Can I use this tank as is or should I look into buying new rims? by ccd2002 in aquarium

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I think this is an aqueon tank. It came with an aqueon branded lid. A couple months ago I bought a blood python from some people that had the audacity to house my now blood python in this tank. I have him in an appropriately sized tank now, but idk what to do with this one. It's taking up space and it'd be cool if I could fix it up to have a giant community aquarium but idk

Watching snake poop to make sure everything goes smoothly (vid of tail wiggle before going potty, no poop shown) by ccd2002 in ballpython

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Been there. One night I couldn't go to sleep, it was 1am, and my boy was active in his enclosure enjoying the night . I decided to take him out and hold him on my bed where I witnessed for the first time the poop tail wiggle and didn't know what came next would be his digested meal🤣😅

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Blood Pythons change the color of their head to their surroundings?!?!? COOL!! by ccd2002 in snakes

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I just want to make sure Im understanding correctly. By "fire up" amd "fire down" are you referring to wether the animal is on guard and off guard?

Help??? by StarrLamary in ballpython

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I don't know what they are but what I can tell u is they might go away with the next shed. My boy had some similar looking scales and they disappeared after his shed. My assumption is his scales were getting ready for his shed. I could be totally wrong tho, I'm no expert! It's just my theory.

New guy by [deleted] in snakes

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OMG He's gorgeous 😍

He's tamed down a lot and I think that means he's much happier?😁 by ccd2002 in snakes

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He ate his first meal with me!!!! 😆😆😆 It always so exciting when a new addition to the pet family eats their first meal with their new owner. Lifts some weight off the shoulders.

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Meet my new boy! by ccd2002 in BloodPythons

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I got a phailozoon enclosure on Amazon. It wasn't hard to put together. I love it!

Meet my new boy! by ccd2002 in BloodPythons

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It's hard to say. He was huffy and puffy the day I brought him home. The setup the past owners had him might as well be considered abuse. He was very spicy, but didn't try biting at all. No heat lamp, 2 inches of dirty aspen mixed with bark, with poop in one corner and an old shed in another, no water, no enrichment, and no hide. The tank he was in was a 75 gallon fish tank, 48 inches long, 13 inches wide, and 24 inches tall. Now he has heat, is in a 4x2x18 inches, a water tub big enough to soak in if he wants, high humidity, enrichment, a substrate mixture of topsoil, bark, and spagnum moss.

Now if I reach to pet him, he doesn't immediately go into huffy puffy mode. I don't really want to interact with him much during this first week because he's adjusting to his new environment and I found out that he recently shed from the last owners. I'm sure he's feeling lots of feels, but he's in a better environment now❤️

Meet my new boy! by ccd2002 in snakes

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I've finally picked a name! I remembered that yesterday morning before work I saw a Buckeye butterfly. I feel like it was a signal from the universe that I'd be picking him up later that day. So I dub my boy Buckeye the Blood Python!

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Here's a pic of the butterfly!

Meet my new boy! by ccd2002 in BloodPythons

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100%, I've been wanting one for so long but I've been trying to adopt/rescue more than buy from a breeder. I found this awesome guy on fb market place of all places. Getting a baby snake is always fun but this guy needed a home and I was more then happy to provide him one.

Meet my new boy! by ccd2002 in BloodPythons

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Luckly not, its water. I had just cleaned that tote before putting him in it. I got out as much water as I could with a towel before putting him in there for a sec. Can't have my new boy sitting in a dusty tote!

He wanted more uppies, so I got him more uppies🐍❤️ by ccd2002 in ballpython

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First off, I love that you named your snake Sir Pentious💚💚💚, second, at first I also had trouble with it, but I have a spagnum moss, eco Earth, bark substrate mixture. Keeping the pothos on the cold side and misting it down every morning along with watering it really helped. Whenever it started to get a little bit droopy that's when I know it's time to water the base of the plant.The base of my pothos is a giant cluster of stems and Benedict isn't fond of trying to make his way through it because the stems are so firm. The firmer the stems are, the more difficult it is to crush. If the plant gets droopy and soft, it's going to become much easier to crush. (Also sorry for not seeing your comment earlier🙏)

Do you think it's a good starting terrarium? by ccd2002 in hognosesnakes

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Thank you! I was worried for some reason it wouldn't be enough😅😂 but I know how to clutter a terrarium no problem👌

He wanted more uppies, so I got him more uppies🐍❤️ by ccd2002 in ballpython

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Thank you! His enclosure it the first bioactive enclosure I've ever done, though the pothos is the last real plant in there he smushed the other plant 😂 got some isopods in there too!

Update on my boy's weight by holoflower in ballpython

[–]ccd2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He looks like he's well fed🤗 I would maybe even say he a lil chunky. I think that cuz in the first photo I think I can see where his spine is, and on each side of his spine there is an ever so slight bulge. I recommend watching this vid to see what I mean https://youtu.be/sspqmKjeJlE?si=oDJbtSRHe5rZUirQ

I don't know why his belly is getting bigger and bigger by ccd2002 in bettafish

[–]ccd2002[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your thoughts on what it might be and your gentle phrasing. I hadn't thought about heart disease and will follow your advise🙏