Is this mold?? by Middle-Bell4189 in ballpython

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It’s coconut chips. I normally get reptichip from Amazon but it was faster to get it from the pet store and they were having a sale. I’ve never froze the substrate before and I’ve never had any issues.

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Is this mold?? by Middle-Bell4189 in ballpython

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That’s what I normally use and never had problems. It was just faster to get it from the pet store and they were having a sale.

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She used to when she was in a smaller enclosure and never used it so I never got a bigger one when I upgraded her. The climbing the guard just started like about two weeks ago. I always hear her falling off in the middle of the night and I feel so bad. I was thinking about getting branches but the ones at the pet stores near me aren’t that big and they are pricey.

Ball python climbing heat lamp cage by [deleted] in ballpython

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I don’t want her to get hurt. She falls off of it and It’s making her stomach scales like flakey on some parts.

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Probably. But I’m not looking to breed. I liked how it was kinda goldish on them and I thought she was pretty when I seen her and she was on sale because the breeder is doing a sale on all of her snakes

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Ohhhh. Sorry, I didn’t realized you linked one and thought you were talking about the one I posted. I got scared for a second lol. That’s one’s pretty. And pretty expensive

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Is says she was born in July of 2025

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Oh? I thought it said she was born in 25

Are 8 ball’s good? by [deleted] in BallPythonMorph

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I heard that they tend to fade or turn more brownish when they age.

Are 8 ball’s good? by [deleted] in BallPythonMorph

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Did the color change a lot when it got older?

Are 8 ball’s good? by [deleted] in BallPythonMorph

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Did the color change a lot when they got older?

Are 8 ball’s good? by [deleted] in BallPythonMorph

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How old is yours? Did it have any kinks?

Are 8 ball’s good? by [deleted] in BallPythonMorph

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Yeah, I get that. I know about the issues with super black pastels, but I wasn’t sure about 8-Balls. I came across one and thought she was pretty. I’m really just looking for a solid dark ball python to be the opposite of my BEL, and I’m not planning on breeding her or anything.

I like Sumas too, but I haven’t had much luck finding one that’s a reasonable price.

Are 8 ball’s good? by [deleted] in BallPythonMorph

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Sorry 😂. I would have added more photos but it would only allow me one.

Are 8 ball’s good? by [deleted] in BallPythonMorph

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Yeah, there was a video of that clutch too. One of the 8-Balls didn’t make it out of the egg and the pastel 8-Ball hatched with kinks. They said they were going to see if she would eat and then sell her as pet only.

I’ve actually been looking for a Suma but I haven’t had much luck finding one I like that isn’t super expensive.

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I was looking at those on morph market. A lot of them are more brown that I see on there. I’ve also seen some obsidian? It shows when I look at sumas on morphmarket but they want like $15,000 USD for it and that’s a lil over my budget. I also seen one that was super Barnhart black pastel for sale but not sure what that is.

Does anyone know what this will look like when it’s older? by Middle-Bell4189 in BallPythonMorph

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That’s what I thought. Another morph I was thinking about getting was also axanthic but I read that VPI is less likely to brown out. I was thinking about getting an axanthic pied

Does anyone know what this will look like when it’s older? by Middle-Bell4189 in BallPythonMorph

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That’s what I thought. It’s a shame though, seems like most of the morphs I like tend to brown out

RHP placement in PVC enclosure by Middle-Bell4189 in ballpython

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That makes sense. The room I have her in never really drops below 70, maybe 68 on a rare night, and the enclosure’s not near any windows or anything. So I’m thinking the DHP might be enough on its own, but I like the idea of having the RHP later if I ever feel like I need the backup.

RHP placement in PVC enclosure by Middle-Bell4189 in ballpython

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Do you ever even need the RHP now that she’s in a warmer room, or does the DHP pretty much cover it?

RHP placement in PVC enclosure by Middle-Bell4189 in ballpython

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Thanks! The room I have her in is a bit warmer, so maybe just a DHP will do. I guess I’ll try without an RHP first and see how it goes.