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Ball Pythons

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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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Only 6 days until BHB unveils...........
by BrianPotter - Oct 07, 2007 10:07 AM
7 Oct 08, 2007 04:40 PM
by Amelia
Watering systems
by Rick247 - Oct 07, 2007 08:49 AM
2 Oct 07, 2007 09:20 PM
by milkman2
Ball Python Defecation (young snakes)
by eryc - Oct 07, 2007 08:20 AM
6 Oct 07, 2007 11:25 PM
by eryc
Caramel Albino female.. No Flash
by JKBREPTILES - Oct 06, 2007 08:10 PM
9 Oct 07, 2007 02:58 PM
by balls4all
Caramel Female 07
by JKBREPTILES - Oct 06, 2007 07:30 PM
3 Oct 07, 2007 01:07 PM
by SnakeRookie
New Caramel Male
by JKBREPTILES - Oct 06, 2007 07:26 PM
4 Oct 07, 2007 06:41 PM
by JKBREPTILES
Tail Shaking?
by SPJ01 - Oct 06, 2007 07:22 PM
3 Oct 07, 2007 11:05 AM
by nephrurus
What to breed to a...
by nephrurus - Oct 06, 2007 05:45 PM
7 Oct 07, 2007 03:53 PM
by joshhutto
homemade hide
by mezmerize - Oct 06, 2007 05:24 PM
5 Oct 07, 2007 01:53 PM
by mezmerize
Thoughts/Opinions Needed (HELP!)(Long)
by illbeyoursoldier - Oct 06, 2007 03:51 PM
40 Oct 08, 2007 09:09 AM
by rsherman79
Strange Pastels
by ChrisJonesUK - Oct 06, 2007 03:21 PM
7 Oct 08, 2007 01:43 PM
by ChrisJonesUK
New Hampshire Show
by blowitch - Oct 06, 2007 01:16 PM
4 Oct 07, 2007 09:12 PM
by Heat
Question about caramels
by kirby - Oct 06, 2007 09:54 AM
8 Oct 06, 2007 08:20 PM
by bigwill0630
Breeding?!?!
by RussellLe - Oct 05, 2007 11:27 PM
6 Oct 06, 2007 01:17 PM
by blowitch
Got me 2 new girls tonight
by royalkreationz - Oct 05, 2007 09:47 PM
9 Oct 07, 2007 03:08 AM
by fgs
Simplest Sweaterbox set up
by yeahyeah - Oct 05, 2007 08:45 PM
7 Oct 07, 2007 03:50 AM
by JenHarrison
Simples Sweaterbox set up
by yeahyeah - Oct 05, 2007 08:44 PM
0 No replies
A couple snakes I got from Mr, Stoltz
by bboa - Oct 05, 2007 07:40 PM
4 Oct 06, 2007 04:00 PM
by illbeyoursoldier
Crawl
by caparu - Oct 05, 2007 07:32 PM
2 Oct 06, 2007 04:31 AM
by caparu
Pied, Fire & Bumblebee
by dbherp - Oct 05, 2007 04:01 PM
2 Oct 06, 2007 03:37 AM
by alpharoyals
Heating a Wooden enclosure
by mezmerize - Oct 05, 2007 12:13 PM
0 No replies
Another.....Did you see?
by royalkreationz - Oct 05, 2007 09:57 AM
5 Oct 06, 2007 08:35 PM
by royalkreationz
Simple Reccessive
by jlotto22 - Oct 05, 2007 08:27 AM
1 Oct 05, 2007 08:47 AM
by HandInTheFlame
Question about Hovabator
by happysurgeman - Oct 05, 2007 02:27 AM
5 Oct 05, 2007 03:39 PM
by mistysprouse
Has anyone heard about...............
by royalkreationz - Oct 05, 2007 01:35 AM
24 Oct 09, 2007 04:50 PM
by tiny
Caramel Pieds anyone?
by royalkreationz - Oct 05, 2007 12:01 AM
12 Oct 05, 2007 09:59 PM
by royalkreationz
Some of my 07 Females...
by tristan - Oct 04, 2007 09:32 PM
8 Oct 05, 2007 11:41 AM
by BackBeat
Newbie to Ball Pythons
by NCBoas - Oct 04, 2007 08:55 PM
4 Oct 08, 2007 09:15 AM
by illbeyoursoldier
Who has the females like this male?
by SPJ01 - Oct 04, 2007 08:44 PM
1 Oct 04, 2007 09:00 PM
by constrictorkeepr
just wanted to let everyone know
by sandman221 - Oct 04, 2007 07:59 PM
1 Oct 04, 2007 09:51 PM
by melindaste
Suckling rats with diarreha......
by DZBReptiles - Oct 04, 2007 06:33 PM
3 Oct 05, 2007 07:16 AM
by DZBReptiles
feeding problems
by amelthia - Oct 04, 2007 06:31 PM
5 Oct 06, 2007 09:00 PM
by JenH
Contrasting Spiders
by Kevin_Arbogast - Oct 04, 2007 05:10 PM
4 Oct 05, 2007 04:18 PM
by Kevin_Arbogast
Future.... opinions wanted....
by inthedeep2 - Oct 04, 2007 04:34 PM
12 Oct 25, 2007 10:10 PM
by bad_boid_bill
Ball vs. Corn vs. Other starter snake?
by DrSteveB - Oct 04, 2007 01:01 PM
16 Oct 05, 2007 09:57 PM
by Bianca
Spider Genetics ?
by PhillyBoyInTN - Oct 04, 2007 12:55 PM
1 Oct 04, 2007 01:02 PM
by PhillyBoyInTN
Thoughts on RI............
by royalkreationz - Oct 04, 2007 11:57 AM
4 Oct 04, 2007 12:26 PM
by toshamc
clowns vs "black backs"
by whatnowreptiles - Oct 04, 2007 10:39 AM
1 Oct 17, 2007 05:11 PM
by pitoon
Caramel Genetic Stripe?
by jpman78 - Oct 04, 2007 08:32 AM
0 No replies
YES!!!
by Kingofspades - Oct 04, 2007 07:24 AM
3 Oct 05, 2007 02:32 AM
by happysurgeman
cinnamon x black pastel
by MATTI1919 - Oct 04, 2007 04:17 AM
0 No replies
newest addition
by chonjoepython - Oct 04, 2007 02:57 AM
1 Oct 04, 2007 09:40 AM
by John Q
Cypress Mulch?
by Jeffk - Oct 03, 2007 10:38 PM
11 Oct 06, 2007 04:42 AM
by larry_suttles
Black headed python diet???
by tsusnakeguy - Oct 03, 2007 09:32 PM
5 Oct 05, 2007 08:07 PM
by jyohe
future?
by inthedeep2 - Oct 03, 2007 08:11 PM
1 Oct 04, 2007 10:58 AM
by jeffflanagan
NH show this week
by bigd2832 - Oct 03, 2007 07:49 PM
4 Oct 04, 2007 04:42 PM
by bigd2832
anyone done any of these morphs..
by morphevolution - Oct 03, 2007 04:33 PM
13 Oct 09, 2007 04:03 PM
by swoof
Are there any......
by NCBoas - Oct 03, 2007 02:44 PM
0 No replies
question on Classified Posting
by sjtownsend - Oct 03, 2007 11:41 AM
9 Oct 03, 2007 07:50 PM
by EmberBall
Het Red Axanthic (Ron Billingsley line)
by rockinreptiles2 - Oct 03, 2007 11:12 AM
3 Oct 04, 2007 07:34 AM
by rockinreptiles2
Vanilla question
by kthulhu - Oct 03, 2007 07:09 AM
2 Oct 03, 2007 04:48 PM
by CaseyWagner
Question about piebald/ringers
by captnemo - Oct 03, 2007 12:15 AM
14 Oct 03, 2007 11:37 PM
by captnemo
Super Blast's Hatched
by JCarr1 - Oct 02, 2007 07:48 PM
15 Oct 03, 2007 02:45 PM
by NCBoas
As long as I'm here, how about a serious
by boaphile - Oct 02, 2007 07:02 PM
8 Oct 02, 2007 09:10 PM
by Oz
Alright you Ball Python Crazed Kids!
by boaphile - Oct 02, 2007 07:00 PM
6 Oct 04, 2007 03:37 AM
by BigJim55
Feeding
by JoshMolone - Oct 02, 2007 04:21 PM
5 Oct 02, 2007 09:54 PM
by JoshMolone
J & H Reptiles
by bigwill0630 - Oct 02, 2007 02:19 PM
3 Oct 03, 2007 09:37 PM
by ghetto_reptiles
putting holes in tubs.
by DNREPTILES - Oct 02, 2007 01:50 PM
17 Oct 03, 2007 10:23 PM
by idealreptiles
Who's your daddy?
by artfan1 - Oct 02, 2007 12:38 PM
1 Oct 02, 2007 02:00 PM
by Herpquest
Shy When Shedding?
by WTBowles - Oct 02, 2007 11:19 AM
1 Oct 02, 2007 11:41 AM
by melindaste
MYSTERIOUS!!!!!
by NextGen - Oct 02, 2007 11:15 AM
18 Oct 03, 2007 07:12 AM
by BRC
The two BEES - for BackBeat!
by erikm - Oct 02, 2007 08:54 AM
2 Oct 02, 2007 02:15 PM
by BackBeat
And so it begins
by Kingofspades - Oct 02, 2007 04:30 AM
1 Oct 02, 2007 08:05 AM
by melindaste
Normal Ball Python?
by HandInTheFlame - Oct 01, 2007 11:35 PM
5 Oct 02, 2007 09:09 AM
by PHLdyPayne
RED FLAGS??? What do you think?
by royalkreationz - Oct 01, 2007 08:55 PM
29 Oct 04, 2007 06:09 PM
by sgraff
Young Male Breeders
by dean38 - Oct 01, 2007 08:15 PM
7 Oct 02, 2007 06:09 PM
by dean38
Anyone have a newly hatched...
by EmberBall - Oct 01, 2007 06:59 PM
3 Oct 03, 2007 01:58 PM
by J35J
Herp Enclosures
by milkman2 - Oct 01, 2007 06:33 PM
0 No replies
Finally hit a SUPER!
by JCarr1 - Oct 01, 2007 06:30 PM
8 Oct 02, 2007 04:57 PM
by dmasio13
Anyone have any breeding yet?
by kazproductionz - Oct 01, 2007 06:16 PM
6 Oct 02, 2007 11:31 PM
by SnakesByDesign
pics
by Rowebert - Oct 01, 2007 03:00 PM
0 No replies
Rat Bite Pics
by Rowebert - Oct 01, 2007 03:00 PM
0 No replies
Rat Bite
by Rowebert - Oct 01, 2007 02:58 PM
3 Oct 01, 2007 04:32 PM
by Rowebert
Very Nice Red Axanthic female
by jrsnakeman - Oct 01, 2007 01:09 PM
2 Oct 01, 2007 07:22 PM
by FireStorm
Fire Ball
by wink0083 - Oct 01, 2007 11:27 AM
11 Oct 02, 2007 08:06 PM
by EmberBall
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