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Ball Pythons

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2004.
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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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Bored Chad?
by cagecrafters - Oct 30, 2004 11:30 AM
11 Nov 01, 2004 12:38 AM
by eunectes4
Ball not eating.....Please help..
by bachman - Oct 30, 2004 10:52 AM
7 Nov 09, 2004 10:15 AM
by onedoesit
Cedar shavings?
by bachman - Oct 30, 2004 10:51 AM
5 Oct 30, 2004 03:07 PM
by jyohe
Can I keep 3 Balls in the same cage?
by bachman - Oct 30, 2004 10:49 AM
6 Oct 31, 2004 11:55 AM
by bachman
Do I have a bunch of morphs?
by bachman - Oct 30, 2004 10:35 AM
4 Oct 30, 2004 01:19 PM
by glkherp
oh no!!
by mantisman - Oct 30, 2004 08:10 AM
3 Oct 30, 2004 12:10 PM
by bugboy0011
Sorry, Blonde not blond. My bad! n/p
by wingert - Oct 30, 2004 12:17 AM
0 No replies
0 No replies
Contact info for Doug Beard
by snakedr - Oct 29, 2004 10:30 PM
1 Oct 30, 2004 06:23 AM
by scott pasqua
2 Nov 01, 2004 11:10 AM
by aliaime
9 Oct 29, 2004 08:25 PM
by kylescott
new bp is eating
by MISKIE - Oct 29, 2004 03:28 PM
1 Oct 29, 2004 05:40 PM
by BallBoutique
Question about clean-up
by aliaime - Oct 29, 2004 02:55 PM
1 Oct 29, 2004 07:54 PM
by ALBRIGHT
Question Concerning The Burgundy Balls
by Randy_Middleton - Oct 29, 2004 02:36 PM
7 Nov 01, 2004 11:27 PM
by chrisssanjose
3 Oct 29, 2004 02:48 PM
by aliaime
Labyrinth or Classic Jungle
by dempserg - Oct 29, 2004 01:43 PM
13 Nov 14, 2004 05:28 PM
by snakebstr
FECES!!!!
by aliaime - Oct 29, 2004 12:35 PM
1 Oct 29, 2004 02:36 PM
by dangerously
Question about my baby ball
by BallMike - Oct 29, 2004 10:21 AM
5 Oct 29, 2004 03:24 PM
by kylescott
oh now!!
by mantisman - Oct 29, 2004 06:16 AM
10 Oct 29, 2004 05:19 PM
by mantisman
"Super Tiger Ball Pythons"????
by oldskool28 - Oct 29, 2004 12:10 AM
8 Oct 31, 2004 01:42 PM
by ericdaley
EXTRA Nice Site to See LOOK
by Boaboy00 - Oct 28, 2004 11:44 PM
13 Oct 30, 2004 01:44 PM
by coldthumb
SUPER PASTELS
by XtremeXteriors - Oct 28, 2004 11:06 PM
3 Oct 29, 2004 11:35 AM
by RoyalConstrictor
BALL BREEDING VIDEO/DVD --F.I.R.E. show
by ALBRIGHT - Oct 28, 2004 10:58 PM
0 No replies
Confused yet Intrigued!!
by rob1217r - Oct 28, 2004 09:36 PM
0 No replies
Live to Prekillied
by pdiddy101 - Oct 28, 2004 09:16 PM
2 Oct 29, 2004 01:00 PM
by HerpHandler
Young normal BP
by Slamdaccord96 - Oct 28, 2004 09:13 PM
0 No replies
Pastel Butter Ball...
by miba8055 - Oct 28, 2004 07:28 PM
1 Oct 28, 2004 10:14 PM
by Murphinski
Lesser X Ghost babies
by designersnakes - Oct 28, 2004 06:17 PM
7 Oct 29, 2004 08:25 AM
by RandyRemington
Want to see something SUPER!
by jrsnakeman - Oct 28, 2004 05:17 PM
8 Oct 29, 2004 04:23 PM
by dempserg
FAN OR WINDOW DRAFT??????
by aliaime - Oct 28, 2004 03:25 PM
2 Oct 28, 2004 06:53 PM
by JYOHE
CARPET BEDDING?????
by aliaime - Oct 28, 2004 03:22 PM
2 Oct 28, 2004 05:21 PM
by aliaime
ULTRASONIC FOGGER???
by aliaime - Oct 28, 2004 03:18 PM
2 Oct 28, 2004 06:33 PM
by jeff favelle
LIVE OR FROZEN????
by aliaime - Oct 28, 2004 02:36 PM
14 Oct 28, 2004 09:43 PM
by jasonmattes
Hunger Strikes!
by CJBianco - Oct 28, 2004 02:07 PM
11 Oct 29, 2004 12:07 AM
by XtremeXteriors
News papaer?? Thoughts and experience!!
by corsimorphs - Oct 28, 2004 01:51 PM
4 Oct 28, 2004 05:15 PM
by anson
Would like to share my small collection
by thomasboxertko - Oct 28, 2004 01:30 PM
2 Oct 28, 2004 07:49 PM
by extensive
Contact for Mark Bell Reptile Industries?
by boastud - Oct 28, 2004 01:23 PM
1 Oct 28, 2004 06:22 PM
by bachman
thinking of obtaining
by brennakimi - Oct 28, 2004 12:47 PM
1 Oct 28, 2004 09:14 PM
by ALBRIGHT
why has my BP gone aggresive on me ?
by eddisson - Oct 28, 2004 10:48 AM
2 Oct 29, 2004 09:36 AM
by eddisson
Substrate
by hustler_619 - Oct 28, 2004 01:22 AM
4 Oct 28, 2004 09:53 PM
by dangerously
IS THIS A MORPH
by XtremeXteriors - Oct 27, 2004 11:00 PM
10 Oct 28, 2004 04:35 PM
by bachman
HOW DO I POST PICS IN THE FORUM
by XtremeXteriors - Oct 27, 2004 10:32 PM
4 Oct 27, 2004 11:33 PM
by XtremeXteriors
het vs. normal
by bmelv24 - Oct 27, 2004 09:20 PM
10 Oct 28, 2004 11:15 AM
by nogard
What do you get when...
by tigerlilie2 - Oct 27, 2004 06:38 PM
3 Oct 28, 2004 08:11 AM
by RandyRemington
Mojave Love (Pics)
by TonyB - Oct 27, 2004 06:29 PM
4 Oct 28, 2004 06:40 PM
by Matt...Hennek
images
by speedingbandit - Oct 27, 2004 06:05 PM
0 No replies
Caging Question
by rob1217r - Oct 27, 2004 05:20 PM
0 No replies
Updated Super Motley Pic
by BoaRepublic - Oct 27, 2004 05:10 PM
6 Oct 27, 2004 08:53 PM
by BoaRepublic
Christmas came a little early this year!
by boastud - Oct 27, 2004 04:57 PM
3 Oct 28, 2004 11:45 AM
by boastud
Het. pied female
by lbrat - Oct 27, 2004 11:20 AM
0 No replies
Heater Questions
by bristen - Oct 27, 2004 10:00 AM
8 Oct 28, 2004 01:22 PM
by bristen
Just got my first bp (questions)
by MISKIE - Oct 27, 2004 06:57 AM
3 Oct 27, 2004 07:00 PM
by MISKIE
orange ghost
by speedingbandit - Oct 27, 2004 01:31 AM
5 Oct 27, 2004 04:39 PM
by speedingbandit
Unproven 2200 gram Female Burgundy!
by PristinePythons - Oct 27, 2004 12:23 AM
11 Oct 29, 2004 03:37 AM
by Tompa
Need a home for my BP ... expert advice pls ...
by scarface - Oct 26, 2004 10:42 PM
2 Oct 28, 2004 07:55 PM
by ALBRIGHT
It came from a rubbermaid tub....
by Langi - Oct 26, 2004 10:13 PM
1 Oct 27, 2004 02:56 PM
by bachman
Experience of breeding wild-caught females?
by prprjp - Oct 26, 2004 07:17 PM
10 Oct 27, 2004 05:17 PM
by jyohe
She's So Unusual!
by anson - Oct 26, 2004 06:47 PM
24 Oct 28, 2004 06:16 PM
by bachman
Austin Stevens..
by pdiddy101 - Oct 26, 2004 06:34 PM
15 Oct 28, 2004 05:49 PM
by eunectes4
Check this out...LONG!!!
by Camlon Reptiles - Oct 26, 2004 02:06 PM
5 Oct 27, 2004 01:59 AM
by slackajack
Ok we have lift off!!
by jcmonitor - Oct 26, 2004 01:16 PM
0 No replies
Published Works?
by herperboy - Oct 26, 2004 10:02 AM
5 Oct 27, 2004 08:21 PM
by herperboy
Ball python drooling
by firenewt88 - Oct 26, 2004 09:00 AM
2 Oct 26, 2004 03:17 PM
by agrrlandherguy
thermostate went bad, quick question
by neilgolli - Oct 26, 2004 08:04 AM
3 Oct 26, 2004 01:34 PM
by coldthumb
Morphs
by agrrlandherguy - Oct 26, 2004 02:04 AM
4 Oct 26, 2004 03:52 PM
by nhballpython
have eggs ever been produced without cycling female balls ?
by imridethelghtng - Oct 26, 2004 12:47 AM
3 Oct 26, 2004 09:00 PM
by bachman
retained eye caps
by nogard - Oct 25, 2004 10:50 PM
2 Oct 26, 2004 08:33 AM
by sijae
Some new additions to the gang>>>
by wyatt - Oct 25, 2004 09:01 PM
2 Oct 26, 2004 05:44 AM
by RandyRemington
Got this Mojave today!! Take a look!!
by Thomas j - Oct 25, 2004 08:27 PM
1 Oct 26, 2004 06:28 AM
by JaredHorenstein
Black and White Photo
by morphkingreptile - Oct 25, 2004 07:43 PM
9 Oct 26, 2004 07:38 PM
by princeofpythons
Ball Python weight
by pdiddy101 - Oct 25, 2004 07:07 PM
2 Oct 26, 2004 01:01 PM
by snakewrangler69
Dehydrated Ball....
by pdiddy101 - Oct 25, 2004 07:03 PM
2 Oct 25, 2004 08:21 PM
by coldthumb
Tank size?
by bootsofleather - Oct 25, 2004 06:21 PM
0 No replies
a new pic of my newest girl..
by jasonmattes - Oct 25, 2004 06:00 PM
1 Oct 25, 2004 07:51 PM
by Tigergenesis
Getting my first Ball Python (advice?)
by chjade84 - Oct 25, 2004 04:56 PM
2 Oct 25, 2004 11:03 PM
by MKS
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