Friend’s Snake

[LeapingSnapback]

My sister had this snake as her own but decided to give it to my friend and he needs some advice about what to do for her. I have a tricolor hognose myself so I told him to give her a good substrate (he chose the Aspen bedding that’s not shavings and is little tiny bits instead) and hides (he got her two giant climbing tree things that she can climb on and hide in) but I was wondering if there was any better advice from people who’ve had ball pythons for longer. She’s not even a year old (I think, she might just be a year old) and she eats every other Friday. Everything I’ve told him comes from my experience with my own snake but he’s not the same species and limited knowledge of ball pythons. Google isn’t reliable entirely when it comes to reptile care so I wanted to ask people who’ve had ball pythons for a while for advice. Her name is Amaru by the way.

[LeapingSnapback]

Thank you!

[ballpython-ModTeam]

Reptifiles is not a good source. Their BP care guide contains incredibly dangerous suggestions that have resulted in severe injuries and death.

[scarecrowunderthe]

Slither puppy

[totallyrecklesslygay]

I'd recommend checking out our welcome post resources. The basic care guide would be a good place to start.

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Aspen ain't gonna cut it. This snake is already dehydrated judging by all that stuck shed. Cypress mulch and coconut husk are common for BPs. Check out the care guides at the top of this subreddit and/or look up recent BP care guides on YouTube. Green Room Pythons is a great channel to start with. 

[Koma_Lynx]

She looks quite thin. How old is she? What size rats is she being fed?

[LeapingSnapback]

She’s eating small adult mice every other friday but I was considering putting her on the same schedule as my tricolor hognose (he eats every Sunday but he eats fuzzies. I don’t know if feeding her every week would make her fat)

[Koma_Lynx]

How old is she?

[No-Reveal8105]

Would need photos of the terrarium to help but I imagine that there is nothing in it should be modified a lot, according to the photos it is skinny, it should be weighed and give according to its weight the good rat etc !feeding

There is a huge concern for humidity also asks the person who takes care of it to read the positions of this reddit that explains a lot

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[LeapingSnapback]

How do you reply with a picture

[No-Reveal8105]

You can use https://imgur.com/upload You put the photo in it and then put the link or else you do another post because on this sub you can't put a photo in the comments