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i just got this ball python i know nothing about them ... what are there normal colors and any way to tell the sex this one is pretty big ...

why do you have an animal that you dont know how to care for?
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0.1 CB 2005 Normal Ball Python @ 24.56"/285g

i do know how to care for a snake i 6 cornsnakes pal ... i just asked a few questions ...thanks for nothing

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

what are your questions. we would be happy to answer any questions you have to the best of our knowlage and if i dont know the answer i will look it up in my ball python bible (the complete ball python from nerd)
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2.1.0 ball python (aragorn, frodo, arwen)
2.0.0 columbian boa (wiggles and squiggles)
1.0.0 rat snake (alabastered)
0.1.0 corn snake (baby)
3.3.0 cats (rockie, bs, brownie, lerrado, kole, camie)
1.3.0 kids (dilyen, dakota, chyanne, sierra)
Brian n Chrissy

I'd start with the ball python guide here at Kingsnake.com. If you look around the web, you'll find numerous caresheets. There's some variation among them on the details, but the basics are pretty similar. Most of the websites in the sponsors' block on this page have caresheets. If you click through the sponsors of this forum, you'll find plenty of information. Care will be somewhat similar to that for your corn snakes, but you'll want to read the details for yourself.

I can't see your picture all that well, but I think your snake is the normal color pattern. The question of how to tell the sex gets quite a bit of attention around here, but I'm not experienced enough to address it.

Bill
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It's not how many snakes you have. It's how happy and healthy you can keep them.

IMO..the reason for the second post was due to the fact that the questions in the first post sounded very careless..he was worried about the color and sexing of the snake...when i first read it, it sounded like a 5 year old asking questions.. and before you purchase a pet, shouldn't you do some if not a least minimal reading because you have to find out what type of home it needs before you buy the animal...and one word 'GOOOGLE'...it works wonders...the guy obviously has cornsnakes and probably does research about them, therefore a ball python is no different...i have found this forum to be very informative, and that is only after i have done extensive research on my own and i am always looking for more info on snakes so i turn to this forum as a leisurely activity and very informative...

btw: im not trying to sound like a jerk, im just stating the facts of the situation and how questions come off to people....just think before you post.
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