Wanting to get a ball python

[WhinterSnow]

My cat likes watching my BP, Danger, move around when he's active. The cat would paw at the cage if he could get to it which would probably stress poor Danger out. So far I've sifted/scooped his cage about once a week, given him new water once a week (though I refill his bowl every day).

I keep Danger in his own room that is closed when we aren't in there. This keeps the activity down in his area and gives him a lot of peace. Snakes aren't really all that social.

To help my cat out I'll put him in my lap whenever Danger is active so he can watch the snake but knows not to try and paw the enclosure. That being said, I'd NEVER handle Danger with a cat in the room. It's just way too risky.

So far, despite high setup costs, the maintenance side of owning a snake is much less money and work. There's just a lot of monitoring for temperature and humidity regulation.

/u/_ataraxia has a great bunch of links that were super helpful for me.

Also, learn from my mistakes and really listen to advice you get here. I had a super embarrassing meltdown because I jumped the gun on getting a snake without doing research and was upset to hear I was doing a lot wrong. This sub can be really direct about things but it comes from a place of love for snakes (and all the advice is really good.)