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Ball Pythons

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2006.
Gallery Photo: ronald_durst
Gallery Photo: ronald_durst

The Ball Python Python regius is the smallest of the African pythons and is a popular pet available in many color mutations. Adults generally do not grow to more than 3.0-4.0 ft in length, although some specimens have reached 5-6 feet, but this is very rare. Found in Africa from Senegal, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Niger and Nigeria through Cameroon, Chad and the Central African Republic to Sudan and Uganda, in the wild they prefer grasslands, savannahs and sparsely wooded areas. The name ball python refers to the animal's tendency to curl into a ball when stressed or frightened. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of ball pythons. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting: Terms of Service.

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European imports?
by cornobbled - Oct 21, 2006 06:15 PM
1 Oct 22, 2006 06:13 AM
by rkreptiles
My New Lesser Platy Boy
by janeothejungle - Oct 21, 2006 02:13 PM
1 Oct 21, 2006 06:38 PM
by Oz
Cleaning Day Pics
by rwoodyer - Oct 21, 2006 02:05 PM
3 Oct 22, 2006 05:19 PM
by rwoodyer
Woma and Spider comparison
by EmberBall - Oct 21, 2006 01:10 PM
8 Oct 22, 2006 05:47 PM
by EmberBall
Updated pics of my little guys
by Chance - Oct 21, 2006 12:35 PM
2 Oct 21, 2006 10:50 PM
by Chance
Spider breeding question
by dragonsnake - Oct 21, 2006 03:37 AM
4 Oct 21, 2006 11:55 PM
by RandyRemington
HoneyBee Question
by dragonsnake - Oct 21, 2006 03:28 AM
4 Oct 21, 2006 12:19 PM
by dragonsnake
Raise from an egg?
by buggirlforever - Oct 21, 2006 12:40 AM
5 Oct 21, 2006 05:10 PM
by jfmoore
WE GOT A NEW BALL
by jndspendolini - Oct 20, 2006 10:14 PM
0 No replies
Spider Girl
by pichereptiles - Oct 20, 2006 09:58 PM
0 No replies
dumb question, i know...
by chondrolove - Oct 20, 2006 08:30 PM
1 Oct 21, 2006 02:41 AM
by coldthumb
06 male spider !!!
by kennyscott - Oct 20, 2006 04:38 PM
2 Oct 21, 2006 12:19 PM
by Chance
06 male mojave !!!
by kennyscott - Oct 20, 2006 04:34 PM
0 No replies
eating habits
by j3nnay - Oct 20, 2006 03:24 PM
0 No replies
Clarification on IL Animal Welfare Act
by jjuchems - Oct 20, 2006 02:18 PM
3 Oct 22, 2006 06:45 PM
by thecaiman
Periscope!
by j3nnay - Oct 20, 2006 01:07 PM
2 Oct 21, 2006 06:33 AM
by NsM
Spider/Mojave/Yellowbelly?
by ChrisJonesUK - Oct 20, 2006 04:54 AM
1 Oct 20, 2006 01:35 PM
by j3nnay
Just posting some pics
by ChrisJonesUK - Oct 20, 2006 04:49 AM
0 No replies
Photo's of some new ball pythons I have
by snakebstr - Oct 20, 2006 01:11 AM
2 Oct 20, 2006 11:50 PM
by coldthumb
Paradox Albino
by njtom732 - Oct 19, 2006 09:14 PM
36 Nov 02, 2006 09:15 PM
by rubbadadolphin
Het. Axanthic
by Kaa22 - Oct 19, 2006 08:29 PM
0 No replies
Calico question
by njtom732 - Oct 19, 2006 06:00 PM
2 Oct 21, 2006 04:48 PM
by ballroom
Pastel Ball
by snakeman55 - Oct 19, 2006 05:56 PM
1 Oct 19, 2006 06:13 PM
by jasballs
New addition, 100% hets are fo sho!
by dnreptiles - Oct 19, 2006 04:18 PM
3 Oct 19, 2006 06:07 PM
by XtremeXteriors
teach me!!!! plz
by lovepig78 - Oct 19, 2006 01:43 PM
4 Oct 19, 2006 08:44 PM
by jfmoore
help with stubborn hatching PLEASE!
by jpman78 - Oct 19, 2006 12:59 PM
8 Oct 20, 2006 04:30 PM
by happysurgeman
An interesting talk
by johnavilla - Oct 19, 2006 12:22 PM
17 Oct 21, 2006 10:20 AM
by raisnok
Banana Ball Pictures
by Lizards of Oz - Oct 19, 2006 11:53 AM
0 No replies
Animal Plastics rack Q...
by johnavilla - Oct 19, 2006 11:41 AM
4 Oct 20, 2006 10:44 AM
by johnavilla
Pastel nerd X Pastel graziani
by nahual - Oct 19, 2006 11:27 AM
1 Oct 19, 2006 12:05 PM
by Pfan151
BB
by RoyalVariations - Oct 19, 2006 10:16 AM
4 Oct 19, 2006 08:38 PM
by RoyalVariations
Can some one tell me the difference.....
by Jasin - Oct 19, 2006 09:43 AM
4 Oct 20, 2006 11:25 AM
by sSadie
Spider question
by dragonsnake - Oct 19, 2006 06:47 AM
1 Oct 19, 2006 06:54 AM
by dragonsnake
females
by burmmania - Oct 19, 2006 01:56 AM
5 Oct 19, 2006 05:51 PM
by LadyOhh
Nice albino photo
by morphevolutions - Oct 19, 2006 12:43 AM
4 Oct 20, 2006 02:51 AM
by morphevolutions
pic update - from 1-8 months
by bluemike - Oct 18, 2006 09:52 PM
0 No replies
Jester ball new updated pictures
by albinosunlimited - Oct 18, 2006 09:47 PM
13 Oct 19, 2006 11:39 PM
by JaredHorenstein
Eucalyptus mulch
by survey33 - Oct 18, 2006 08:32 PM
5 Oct 21, 2006 10:46 AM
by raisnok
High Contrast!
by jmartin104 - Oct 18, 2006 08:24 PM
2 Oct 19, 2006 12:46 AM
by morphevolutions
New baby - update
by evilbill - Oct 18, 2006 07:37 PM
1 Oct 19, 2006 12:47 AM
by morphevolutions
GREG POWER/B.O.A Inc
by insomthegreat - Oct 18, 2006 06:41 PM
1 Oct 19, 2006 09:15 AM
by methistina
IL law affects all species
by thecaiman - Oct 18, 2006 06:27 PM
10 Oct 22, 2006 06:40 PM
by thecaiman
a question about mites!!!
by evercraig190 - Oct 18, 2006 04:10 PM
1 Oct 18, 2006 04:34 PM
by BlakeDeffenbaugh
This may open a can of worms, but.....
by LadyOhh - Oct 18, 2006 03:27 PM
14 Oct 20, 2006 08:23 AM
by micahdenton
Insurance Question???
by melindas - Oct 18, 2006 02:38 PM
6 Oct 19, 2006 04:53 PM
by aviansinoil
Albino Het Market crashed???
by Melinda666 - Oct 18, 2006 01:53 PM
6 Oct 19, 2006 01:03 PM
by johnavilla
An under-rated morph...
by chrisssanjose - Oct 18, 2006 01:33 PM
6 Oct 19, 2006 03:12 AM
by chonjoepython
Charles Mills info?
by LadyOhh - Oct 18, 2006 12:56 PM
1 Oct 21, 2006 03:06 PM
by gmherps
Anyone know how to reach Mark Kennedy?
by mturner01 - Oct 18, 2006 12:16 PM
3 Oct 19, 2006 08:32 PM
by marksherps
Live Food... in my opinion
by bpfreak - Oct 18, 2006 11:54 AM
1 Oct 18, 2006 07:07 PM
by SnakeSmith
Someon Answer my Question PLZ
by jimmyeo3 - Oct 18, 2006 11:41 AM
2 Oct 18, 2006 06:36 PM
by nita
wise investment?
by ballfreak - Oct 18, 2006 09:36 AM
4 Oct 19, 2006 01:05 PM
by johnavilla
06 spider
by ehuang - Oct 18, 2006 03:27 AM
1 Oct 18, 2006 07:57 PM
by theandrew
ball question...
by jndspendolini - Oct 18, 2006 12:22 AM
5 Oct 18, 2006 06:40 PM
by nita
Ghost hatchling pics
by coldbloodaddict - Oct 17, 2006 11:29 PM
3 Oct 18, 2006 07:11 PM
by SnakeSmith
Keeping with the theme.. effect photos..
by morphevolutions - Oct 17, 2006 10:16 PM
0 No replies
Cage disinfectant
by danthesnakeman1 - Oct 17, 2006 09:57 PM
2 Oct 18, 2006 09:46 AM
by mingdurga
How many have started....
by reptilemadn - Oct 17, 2006 09:11 PM
10 Oct 19, 2006 08:06 PM
by reptilemadn
Richard Miller ( Miller Snakes)
by njtom732 - Oct 17, 2006 07:19 PM
0 No replies
rat bites snake??
by ballfreak - Oct 17, 2006 06:37 PM
3 Oct 18, 2006 01:58 AM
by j3nnay
Nice looking '06 CB normal male
by gardenmum - Oct 17, 2006 05:13 PM
0 No replies
Lump in throat
by jeserlin - Oct 17, 2006 04:20 PM
2 Oct 17, 2006 07:42 PM
by PHLdyPayne
My male lost interest in breeding.
by RyanT - Oct 17, 2006 03:35 PM
9 Oct 18, 2006 10:44 AM
by RyanT
ovulation question?
by stevebp - Oct 17, 2006 03:04 PM
1 Oct 17, 2006 04:44 PM
by RyanT
does your ball do this??
by ballfreak - Oct 17, 2006 02:21 PM
5 Oct 18, 2006 09:04 AM
by johnavilla
MITE QUESTION
by STEVEN_UCF - Oct 17, 2006 12:24 PM
1 Oct 17, 2006 12:58 PM
by jfmoore
What Happened???
by melindas - Oct 17, 2006 09:23 AM
12 Oct 17, 2006 04:24 PM
by melindas
Jester Ball
by reptilemadn - Oct 17, 2006 08:54 AM
6 Oct 20, 2006 10:19 PM
by midnightherps
Platinum
by reptilemadn - Oct 17, 2006 08:50 AM
11 Oct 18, 2006 06:52 PM
by nita
"Lemon" Pastels
by VaranusAqua - Oct 17, 2006 04:45 AM
2 Oct 17, 2006 04:41 PM
by xXVanXx
Best Racks
by VaranusAqua - Oct 17, 2006 04:26 AM
10 Oct 18, 2006 07:54 AM
by burmmania
PICS OF MY BALLS!!!!!! SHOUT OUT EVILMOR
by reptilemadn - Oct 17, 2006 12:00 AM
0 No replies
t rex desert snow
by phantompoo - Oct 16, 2006 11:45 PM
4 Oct 17, 2006 08:56 PM
by phantompoo
Value of Normals
by reptilemadn - Oct 16, 2006 11:35 PM
6 Oct 18, 2006 08:16 AM
by jcaustralia
Clown Male
by vwillisjr - Oct 16, 2006 11:10 PM
1 Oct 17, 2006 07:48 PM
by CaseyWagner
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