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OK.. I just bought 2.1 ball pythons as a rescue-type thing. The guy had no clue how to take care of them; had them all in a 55g tank with a CHE and no belly heat, and dirty water and... pine shavings.
The female and larger male are roughly 4' each, a little light. The little male is about 2.5 feet and around 422 grams. I didn't get a chance to weigh the bigger 2 becuz they needed a fast soak.
The bigger male had a ton of retained shed on him. I merely soaked him in a rubbermaid for a few hours, and the crap came off so easily in py hands. Poor guy just needed humidity. He has a parfect white belly all the way down.
The female's eye was pretty much concave at first, she was so dehydrated. You can see the eye moving around under the retained eyecap though, so there should be no permanent damage.
So all in all, I got three BPs and a nice 55g tank, plus heavy wooden stand, for $200.
I am basically treating them as I would imports; letting them settle in.
Any advice on acclimation would be greatly appreciated!
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2.1 Ball pythons
2.1 newly rescued ball pythons *new*
1.0 Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1 albino Cranwell's horned frog
1.0 bearded dragon
1.0 Tiger salamander
1.1 breeding Clawed frogs
1.0 black kittycat
3.1 Oscar cichlids
0.1 Paint horse mare

The first thing I would do is to get them all into their own separate space. Let them mellow out and gain back thier health, it'll be easier (less stressful) to do if they don't have the other snakes to compete with. A vet trip may also be in order to make sure they don't have parasites or infections (all these things can cause problems with sheds and dehydration as well as thier previous poor living conditions). Are they eating well? Rescues can be hard work, over the years I've taken in several, and they can be difficult or they can be easy, it depends on the snake, but I've also ended up placing some great snakes with new families.
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Tosha

8.10.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and currently un-named)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Dessert Tortoise (Pope)
7.9.5 Fish (1,2,3,4...)
0.0.1 Frog rescued from pool skimmer
0.0.2 Lizards rescued from pool skimmer

They are each in their own cage now. It had to be so stressful, having no hidespot and being crammed into one dry tank. I'll keep ya posted!
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2.1 Ball pythons
2.1 newly rescued ball pythons *new*
1.0 Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1 albino Cranwell's horned frog
1.0 bearded dragon
1.0 Tiger salamander
1.1 breeding Clawed frogs
1.0 black kittycat
3.1 Oscar cichlids
0.1 Paint horse mare