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I am new to this forum but my whole family are snake lovers. In Oct of 2002 we got my 11 year old son a baby ball python he named Verdi. In December of 2003 we adopted a ball python that a neighbor had found abandoned in the street that our son named Medusa (and pretty much became my husband's). And just last month I got mine. A little baby ball python that I named Kaasha.
But I have a question on Medusa. Is there any way to tell how old a snake is? Medusa has only shed twice since we got her and she's alredy right about 4 feet long. She has a LOT of trouble feeding. She misses most of the time. By accident we discovered she feeds better if we hold her and aim her at the mouse. (We haven't tried rats since she isn't very good with the mice) We figure she might be very old, poor vision or something. Whoever abandoned her treated her horribly. It took 3-4 months before she was comfortable with us. She also had big bite scars all over her. I wish I could find her previous owner and tell them a thing or two.
I love reading all about everyone's snakes and can't believe I never got a snake until just a couple of years ago. But it is true that snakes are like Lays. You can't get just one.

Welcome! And you're right...they are like potato chips (just see my signature). Would love to see pics!
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Check Out My Albums

1.0 Ball Python "Aragorn"
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa "Gimli"
1.0 Saharan Sand Boa "Frodo"
0.1 Rough-Scale Sand Boa "Arwen"
0.1 California Kingsnake "Gentoo"
1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Indigo"
1.0 Snow Corn snake "Chile"

0.0.1 Crested Gecko

0.1 Australian Cattle Dog/Pointer
"Kira"

I'll have to take new ones. I'm not very good with my digital camera. Have some up soon.
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Veronica

that are impairing her vision. It might be worth a trip to an experienced reptile vet to check.

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I can't figure out how to attach the pics!
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Veronica

Have you uploaded them to an online hosting site (the pics have to be on the Internet-not your pc)? If not, Kingsnake has a free photo gallery you can use. Just look for the link up above.

Once uploaded, when creating a post/message you can click on the "Tools and Toys" button below the message box for details on the proper syntax. If you upload to the Kingsnake gallery, you can also insert a pic by simply selecting the pic from the "Select Image from Photo Gallery" drop down box that appears below the message box.
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Check Out My Albums

1.0 Ball Python "Aragorn"
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa "Gimli"
1.0 Saharan Sand Boa "Frodo"
0.1 Rough-Scale Sand Boa "Arwen"
0.1 California Kingsnake "Gentoo"
1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Indigo"
1.0 Snow Corn snake "Chile"

0.0.1 Crested Gecko
0.0.1 Irian Jaya BlueTongued Skink

0.1 Australian Cattle Dog/Pointer
"Kira"

Your snakes are gorgeous!

Thanks for the Upload help!

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Veronica

I'm not very good at this. I can't figure out how to put more than one pic in at a time.

This one is Kaasha - my ball python.

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Veronica

This one is Verdi - my son's ball python

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Veronica

This one is Medusa - my husband's ball python

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Veronica

You're very welcome, and thanks for the compliments. Your snakes are gorgeous - but aren't all ball pythons! Thanks for sharing the pics.
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Check Out My Albums

1.0 Ball Python "Aragorn"
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa "Gimli"
1.0 Saharan Sand Boa "Frodo"
0.1 Rough-Scale Sand Boa "Arwen"
0.1 California Kingsnake "Gentoo"
1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Indigo"
1.0 Snow Corn snake "Chile"

0.0.1 Crested Gecko
0.0.1 Irian Jaya BlueTongued Skink

0.1 Australian Cattle Dog/Pointer
"Kira"

Their not all balls? The two were bought at Petco (Verdi and Kaasha) we were told were balls.

What kind are all them, do you know?

Thanks!
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Veronica

I meant aren't all ball pythons gorgeous.

Sorry for the confusion - your snakes are definitely all ball pythons.
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Check Out My Albums

1.0 Ball Python "Aragorn"
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa "Gimli"
1.0 Saharan Sand Boa "Frodo"
0.1 Rough-Scale Sand Boa "Arwen"
0.1 California Kingsnake "Gentoo"
1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Indigo"
1.0 Snow Corn snake "Chile"

0.0.1 Crested Gecko
0.0.1 Irian Jaya BlueTongued Skink

0.1 Australian Cattle Dog/Pointer
"Kira"