Reptile & Amphibian Forums

Hi guys.
I'm kinda new to snakes,i've only had my 1st BP for 2 months and he's doing well.
I was interested in getting a female one also,but I was wondering if they require special/different treatments compared to males.
I've read in some posts about them not being fed for a bit,but can someone clarify this for me? Is it because they are going to be bred that they underfeed or something?
I'm prolly guessing that the 1st year or so the care doesn't differ,but I just want to be sure.
I'm really interested in getting an Albino BP...
Thanks in advance for all your help.

No - males and females are kept the same - during the winter both of them could possibly go off feed - this is sole up to the animal and has little to do with the sex - just their instinct.
-----
Tosha

"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"

11.42.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)
1.0.0 Angolan Python (Anakin Skywalker)
0.0.1 Green Tree Python (Verdi - yeah I know but my kids love the book)
0.1.0 Bredls Python (Smurfette)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Desert Tortoise (Pope John Paul aka JP )
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.0 frogs rescued from pool skimmer

Most people say that they feed their males every other week and their females every week. What kind of feeding scedule do you use?
-----
1.1 Balls (1.0 het clown 0.1 normal)
1.1 Kittys and
0.1 WC Human
"I need evaluation...and dinner; and by dinner I don't mean gnome heads!"

All my animals get fed once a week.
-----
Tosha

"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"

11.42.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and gang)
1.0.0 Angolan Python (Anakin Skywalker)
0.0.1 Green Tree Python (Verdi - yeah I know but my kids love the book)
0.1.0 Bredls Python (Smurfette)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Desert Tortoise (Pope John Paul aka JP )
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.0 frogs rescued from pool skimmer

Once a week??? If my wife fed us once a week we would starve!
-----
Bryan, Atlanta GA

1-0-0 Rescued Ball Python - Apep
0-1-0 Rescued Mountain Horned Dragon - Ki
0-0-1 Rescued Aggressive Bearded Dragon - Zeus
0-0-1 Rescued Non-Alpha Green Iguana - Bud
1-1-0 Rescued Rats... no wait... ROTTEN Little Cats - Ra, Bastet
0-0-1 Rescued Dieting Panda Hamster - Mr. Fluffy
0-1-0 Rescued Little Angelic Kitten - Isis
1-0-0 Horse... whoops... BIG Golden Retriever - Jake
0-1-0 Wife
2-0-0 Kids

>>Most people say that they feed their males every other week and their females every week. What kind of feeding scedule do you use?
>>-----
>>1.1 Balls (1.0 het clown 0.1 normal)
>>1.1 Kittys and
>>0.1 WC Human
>>"I need evaluation...and dinner; and by dinner I don't mean gnome heads!"

That's because they are trying to get their females up to size for the next breeding season. You don't really need a really large male to breed.
-----
Jay A. Martin
Jay Martin Reptiles

Thanks alot for the promt reply and clearing it up for me!

Actually, if you intend to breed them, females should get fed MORE than males. What you are probably thinking of is that a lot of wild caught females are very hard to get to feed. there are other times that females may not feed but there are other people here that know more about that than me so I'll leave it to them to elaborate. Hope that clarifies it for you.
-----
1.1 Balls (1.0 het clown 0.1 normal)
1.1 Kittys and
0.1 WC Human
"I need evaluation...and dinner; and by dinner I don't mean gnome heads!"

Thanks for quick reply,and helping me understand it more ^^