why come off as an a$$hole for no reason.

this person just got a new snake and was willing to come here and honestly ask for help to people that know more than about care and husbandry, instead of just doing whatever and letting the snake suffer.

they didnt deserve that remark.

as for the help you asked for, at the top of the ball python page, there is a list of subforums and a care sheet for ball pythons, read it over a couple times.

bps are shy animals, that need a good series of hides along their temperature gradient. i use 4 ft aquariums for mine,( a large rubbermaid tote should do fine however) with one end at 92 degrees and the other at 78. usually 3ft by 18" is recomended, but you have a pretty big snake so i would go a bit bigger

i have a water dish big enough for my snakes to curl up and submerge in( they sometimes like to soak) i keep my humidity at around 50-60, and spike it to 80% when they are shedding.

feed a bp prey that is no larger than the widest part of their body, and dont feed a snake a live rat, it can kill the snake.

rats are better than mice, their bones are denser, and an apropriate sized rat is easier to find than jumbo mice.

feed once a week, as with your corns. i prefer to keep to a feeding schedule. if you are useing a wood chip or mulch substrate, dont feed in the cage, as this may lead to impactions. i use indoor outdoor carpet, and wash frequently, but others recomend against this. if you do go with carpet bleach and scrub it no less than once a month, it may harbor bacteria. alot of big breeders use newspaper, but i found this kept the environment too dry for good sheds.



again these are just a few quick and dirty care suggestions. refer to the care sheat above, and look up other care sheets on the net, and on some of the big bp breeder sites,



ps enjoy your new pet

pps what phases are your corns? mine are amel and blizzard

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