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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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2 new future breeders.
by cwrandr - Mar 23, 2011 04:30 AM
9 Mar 23, 2011 05:56 PM
by sloanreptiles
Deli Cups
by Seeves1982 - Mar 22, 2011 05:43 PM
11 Mar 28, 2011 06:50 PM
by robyn@ProExotics
hatchrite 2lb bag
by ballfreak - Mar 22, 2011 01:34 PM
2 Mar 23, 2011 10:01 PM
by JMo
vermiculite?
by ballfreak - Mar 22, 2011 01:30 PM
5 Mar 23, 2011 02:00 PM
by jsschrei
Electronic Trouble
by zippy00_99 - Mar 21, 2011 07:51 PM
12 Mar 23, 2011 04:44 PM
by Watever
What is this????
by Seeves1982 - Mar 21, 2011 01:27 PM
8 Mar 22, 2011 11:20 PM
by Seeves1982
Gravid or not..?
by DavidTetreault - Mar 21, 2011 07:19 AM
5 Mar 22, 2011 06:49 AM
by DavidTetreault
I've got a couple feeding Questions???
by Seeves1982 - Mar 21, 2011 01:09 AM
0 No replies
Super pastel 100% het piebald
by semina - Mar 20, 2011 04:44 PM
2 Mar 21, 2011 12:01 PM
by jkobylka
bee X bee ?'s
by coreygreene - Mar 20, 2011 04:42 PM
1 Apr 06, 2011 11:39 PM
by RandyRemington
What am I?
by EmberBall - Mar 20, 2011 04:12 PM
11 Mar 22, 2011 11:17 PM
by Python Dreams
first season breeding. needs help.
by hollywood_balls - Mar 20, 2011 01:46 PM
2 Mar 20, 2011 04:21 PM
by hollywood_balls
Craigslist score
by kingofspades - Mar 20, 2011 11:42 AM
12 Mar 25, 2011 11:05 AM
by JLballs
Citrus whiteout calico...
by CreativeReptile - Mar 20, 2011 09:14 AM
7 Mar 22, 2011 09:28 AM
by creativereptile
Ball python in rack wth kings & corns
by wbcrows - Mar 20, 2011 08:35 AM
3 Mar 20, 2011 04:07 PM
by wbcrows
Pre Ov Shed/Post Ov Shed/Pre Lay Shed???
by nipro_style - Mar 20, 2011 05:40 AM
1 Mar 20, 2011 12:27 PM
by magicalmorphs
Something about her....what ya think?
by JackJebus - Mar 19, 2011 07:16 PM
4 Mar 20, 2011 12:05 PM
by BuzzardBall
Your thoughts please good or bad lol.
by PastelDreamMorph - Mar 19, 2011 05:08 PM
2 Mar 20, 2011 04:28 PM
by PastelDreamMorph
How many sheds?
by nipro_Style - Mar 19, 2011 11:17 AM
1 Mar 19, 2011 12:09 PM
by ohernz
Got to love the ovulation pics
by lairofdragons - Mar 19, 2011 10:39 AM
5 Mar 21, 2011 12:26 PM
by lairofdragons
barnes and noble...
by chongorojo - Mar 18, 2011 10:54 PM
6 Mar 20, 2011 04:08 PM
by chongorojo
SUPER PASTEL FADER UPDATE!!!!
by laexotics09 - Mar 18, 2011 04:20 PM
9 Mar 19, 2011 03:03 PM
by laexotics09
RI... Again... (sigh)
by insangelic - Mar 18, 2011 03:34 PM
8 Mar 22, 2011 03:04 PM
by insangelic
Caramel Glow x Black Pastel Ghost
by raspoptsis - Mar 18, 2011 02:31 PM
1 Mar 19, 2011 02:16 AM
by RandyRemington
Spector x Pastel Yellow Belly
by raspoptsis - Mar 18, 2011 02:30 PM
2 Mar 18, 2011 09:07 PM
by raspoptsis
Spector Male x Ivory Females #1, #2
by raspoptsis - Mar 18, 2011 02:28 PM
2 Mar 18, 2011 09:09 PM
by raspoptsis
Pregnant ball eat before laying eggs?
by Paige69 - Mar 18, 2011 11:49 AM
10 Mar 21, 2011 12:06 AM
by amos1974
Man I need Help
by Seeves1982 - Mar 17, 2011 05:44 PM
6 Mar 18, 2011 12:50 AM
by chongorojo
Flat Line
by Seeves1982 - Mar 17, 2011 04:18 PM
17 Mar 21, 2011 01:34 AM
by Seeves1982
Super Pastel Champagne
by dwherp - Mar 17, 2011 04:00 PM
5 Mar 18, 2011 02:39 PM
by mlpetros
Chocolate x Lesser clutch 2011
by RockingRoyals - Mar 17, 2011 02:13 PM
9 Mar 21, 2011 01:44 AM
by RandyRemington
Blue Eyed Lucys Confuse Me
by Seeves1982 - Mar 17, 2011 01:06 PM
9 Mar 21, 2011 10:33 AM
by Seeves1982
breeding question
by hollywood_balls - Mar 17, 2011 12:51 PM
2 Mar 17, 2011 05:17 PM
by hollywood_balls
High Yellow Pewter Female
by Herp_Herp_Hooray - Mar 17, 2011 11:57 AM
2 Mar 18, 2011 07:21 AM
by Herp_Herp_Hooray
Needing some Feedback & Opinions
by SnakeJunkie77 - Mar 17, 2011 11:40 AM
3 Mar 18, 2011 12:11 AM
by SnakeJunkie77
New FireFly male video
by Herp_Herp_Hooray - Mar 17, 2011 11:21 AM
0 No replies
New Clown female video
by Herp_Herp_Hooray - Mar 17, 2011 11:17 AM
0 No replies
RED STRIPE and SUPER RED STRIPES! - pics
by nextworld3 - Mar 16, 2011 07:42 PM
3 Mar 19, 2011 04:29 PM
by AScottHager
What do you guys think.
by passionreptiles - Mar 16, 2011 01:23 PM
13 Mar 20, 2011 05:21 PM
by serpentmorphs
Het Pied Female??? Need opinions
by killerbps91 - Mar 15, 2011 10:20 PM
5 Mar 17, 2011 08:44 AM
by pfan151
poop???
by lilroc338 - Mar 15, 2011 07:24 PM
4 Mar 16, 2011 05:15 PM
by JYohe
need some help...
by lilroc338 - Mar 15, 2011 04:36 PM
0 No replies
poop question
by amberlynnx717 - Mar 15, 2011 04:03 PM
7 Mar 17, 2011 08:09 AM
by ssnakes
Updated Pic-Orange Ghost Granite Pastel
by evansnakes - Mar 15, 2011 09:28 AM
2 Mar 15, 2011 12:19 PM
by jsschrei
Basic feeding questions.
by Seeves1982 - Mar 14, 2011 08:12 AM
2 Mar 15, 2011 01:20 AM
by FGS
Basic feeding questions.
by Seeves1982 - Mar 14, 2011 08:08 AM
1 Mar 14, 2011 05:02 PM
by kingofspades
Alternatives to an Axanthic
by Seeves1982 - Mar 14, 2011 07:13 AM
8 Mar 15, 2011 01:49 PM
by KBuckler
what if?????????????
by lilroc338 - Mar 13, 2011 09:41 PM
2 Mar 14, 2011 05:04 AM
by ohernz
Im CORNFUSED!
by zippy00_99 - Mar 13, 2011 12:04 PM
16 Mar 15, 2011 11:40 PM
by clintkb
Breeding Question
by kevinvs - Mar 12, 2011 05:49 PM
3 Mar 13, 2011 06:44 PM
by joshhutto
Champagne
by grafke07 - Mar 12, 2011 01:10 PM
16 Mar 16, 2011 04:18 PM
by TerryHeuring
Omaha Expo
by Bolitochrome - Mar 12, 2011 09:30 AM
0 No replies
always liked these kind of pics
by imridethelghtng - Mar 12, 2011 08:11 AM
1 Mar 12, 2011 11:31 AM
by Pitoon
need help......please
by lilroc338 - Mar 11, 2011 08:22 PM
2 Mar 12, 2011 07:38 PM
by SteveinIL
Fedex certification question
by kingofspades - Mar 11, 2011 06:40 PM
24 Mar 19, 2011 05:13 PM
by toshamc
feeling follicles?
by mx318 - Mar 11, 2011 01:14 PM
3 Mar 11, 2011 07:39 PM
by JYohe
MY NEW FIRE CALICO MALE
by amos1974 - Mar 11, 2011 11:51 AM
7 Mar 15, 2011 12:26 PM
by amos1974
new here need some help
by lilroc338 - Mar 11, 2011 08:31 AM
2 Mar 11, 2011 09:33 AM
by Matt97
Glad they deleted "you know what"! np
by BuzzardBall - Mar 11, 2011 07:20 AM
0 No replies
going on vacation and need opinion?
by ballfreak - Mar 10, 2011 06:29 PM
8 Mar 12, 2011 10:17 AM
by Pitoon
super cinnamon spider???
by edenspets - Mar 10, 2011 03:29 PM
9 Mar 11, 2011 03:38 PM
by zippy00_99
Calico "something"
by ArjanW - Mar 10, 2011 10:50 AM
2 Mar 10, 2011 11:14 AM
by ArjanW
Kevin McCurley needs your help!
by MAballs - Mar 10, 2011 09:41 AM
24 Mar 12, 2011 05:59 PM
by JackJebus
Getting my female up to size
by Matt97 - Mar 09, 2011 11:47 PM
7 Mar 10, 2011 04:05 PM
by JYohe
Het red calico
by bznj1 - Mar 09, 2011 03:47 PM
5 Mar 11, 2011 10:27 PM
by S_FlConstrictors
FIRE CALICO
by Oz - Mar 09, 2011 12:28 PM
5 Mar 11, 2011 10:31 PM
by S_FlConstrictors
Spotnose Calico
by dynastyreptiles - Mar 09, 2011 11:27 AM
9 Mar 11, 2011 10:30 PM
by S_FlConstrictors
SUGAR BLAST
by mlpetros - Mar 07, 2011 08:01 PM
11 Mar 12, 2011 06:33 PM
by Coldthumb
Got it!!!
by exoticball - Mar 07, 2011 06:40 PM
0 No replies
combos
by TerryHeuring - Mar 07, 2011 06:10 PM
12 Mar 13, 2011 11:38 AM
by zippy00_99
Hatchrite and my First Ball Eggs
by Paige69 - Mar 07, 2011 02:47 PM
24 Mar 17, 2011 08:28 AM
by ssnakes
The truth on female Deserts
by TheTruth - Mar 07, 2011 12:16 PM
137 Mar 12, 2011 07:31 AM
by imridethelghtng
hovabator question
by ballfreak - Mar 06, 2011 12:14 PM
10 Mar 08, 2011 09:28 AM
by John_Yezbak
Desert breeding
by TerryHeuring - Mar 06, 2011 10:39 AM
6 Mar 07, 2011 12:14 PM
by TerryHeuring
Double Milled Cypress in NJ
by jason - Mar 06, 2011 07:09 AM
0 No replies
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