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Hi All,

I am the proud new mommy of a female ball named "Gar" We are not sure how old she is, but she is a good 2-3ft long. She was sold as a male, but the lack of any kind of spurs are tipping the scale in the favor of a female.

Just thought I'd introduce myself....here is a pic....and yes, she is a climber!

Leyla x

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1.0 husband
1.3 kids
0.1 african sulcata tortoise
1.0 Argentine Black & white tegu
1.0 green iguana
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.0 egyptian Uromastyx
1.2 canine buddies
1.0 Nubian Dairy Goat

Welcome, nice looking snake. I just found out one of my females is a climber as well. Forgot to lock both latches last night and found her on top of my computer this morning. Good luck with him and happy holidays(I guess its close enough to say that). Tim

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3 ex wives
2 daughters
0.2 cats
way to many snakes(or so the ex wives say)

Thanks for the warm welcome!!

So far Gar has been a complete joy to have, she hasnt eaten anything yet, but we have only had her for a couple days and she is still settling in. Does anyone have any tried and true feeding methods??

Tnx,

Leyla x
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1.0 husband
1.3 kids
0.1 african sulcata tortoise
1.0 Argentine Black & white tegu
1.0 green iguana
1.0 egyptian Uromastyx
2.3 canine buddies
0.1 Ball Python

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Jay A. Martin
Jay Martin Reptiles

Welcome and congratulations!

Just so you know - all balls have spurs - they do get damaged, sometimes lost and some less savory ball people have been known to remove them to sell a male as female to someone that does not know any better. If it's important to you to know - then have him/her properly sexed, if not - then you can pretty much call it whatever you like - she won't mind (even if she is a he!). LOL

Welcome to the forum!

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Tosha

"Nihil facimus sed id bene facimus"

7.33.0 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)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Desert Tortoise (Pope John Paul aka JP )
2.2.1 Fish (1,2,3,4)
0.0.2 frogs rescued from pool skimmer

Wow, deception is something else!!

I really don't mind whether Gar is a male/female, it makes no difference to me! I'll either have a big sweet boy, or a bigger sweet girl

Thanks...

Leyla x
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1.0 husband
1.3 kids
0.1 african sulcata tortoise
1.0 Argentine Black & white tegu
1.0 green iguana
1.0 egyptian Uromastyx
2.3 canine buddies
0.1 Ball Python

Aren't there people out there who do similar deceptive surgeries on men?
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Isn't it cooler that serpent's don't walk anymore?
(Genesis 3:14)

my wife and I used to think that our female ball was a male. Back then she was a horrible eater, didnt grow, not unheathly necessarily but maybe 1 mouse every 2 weeks (at this size she should have been eating small-med rats) anyway, when we had her sexed and found out it actually was a girl, changed her name and seriously that week she ate 2 small rats in 10 days and now eats like a champ and has been ever since that day.
Just thought id share a wierd story