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Ball Pythons

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2007.
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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Bee's after first shed---- Lots of PIC's
by DragonDavy - Aug 27, 2007 09:32 AM
4 Aug 27, 2007 10:33 AM
by DragonDavy
Advice on Fireballs.
by jlotto22 - Aug 27, 2007 08:53 AM
2 Aug 27, 2007 07:38 PM
by BRhaco
new funky hatchling
by mikev - Aug 27, 2007 05:53 AM
12 Aug 27, 2007 09:42 PM
by mikev
Fake Respiratory Infection
by brianray - Aug 27, 2007 03:35 AM
6 Aug 28, 2007 03:03 PM
by brianray
Substrate consumation.
by joeedmark - Aug 27, 2007 02:33 AM
3 Aug 27, 2007 03:55 PM
by joeedmark
Brian Oakley O/T
by gmpythons - Aug 27, 2007 12:06 AM
13 Aug 29, 2007 04:23 AM
by sandman221
tank heat
by sir_eats_alot789 - Aug 26, 2007 11:57 PM
9 Aug 27, 2007 03:12 PM
by Coldthumb
my girlfriend fed my snakes...
by tragic8ball - Aug 26, 2007 11:28 PM
11 Aug 27, 2007 05:02 PM
by alpharoyals
hey is this possible
by c_bruck - Aug 26, 2007 11:00 PM
25 Aug 29, 2007 05:29 AM
by dcgator8
pinkie press
by jkearney - Aug 26, 2007 10:35 PM
10 Aug 27, 2007 08:54 PM
by wh00h0069
Stolen!!!!
by RussellLe - Aug 26, 2007 10:11 PM
1 Aug 26, 2007 11:04 PM
by j3nnay
Spider 100% Het Ghost
by malesh02 - Aug 26, 2007 09:41 PM
1 Aug 26, 2007 11:18 PM
by Brian Oakley
Baby learning curve?
by stringfellow - Aug 26, 2007 08:59 PM
4 Aug 26, 2007 10:31 PM
by piedpeddler
Shocking Photos
by Rowebert - Aug 26, 2007 08:44 PM
10 Aug 27, 2007 05:11 PM
by illbeyoursoldier
Incubater
by bigwill0630 - Aug 26, 2007 07:16 PM
0 No replies
Shed help
by sir_eats_alot789 - Aug 26, 2007 06:59 PM
12 Aug 26, 2007 10:29 PM
by FireStorm
BumbleBee
by JoshMolone - Aug 26, 2007 05:56 PM
2 Sep 02, 2007 09:31 PM
by mykee
My first morph!
by bartleyreptiles - Aug 26, 2007 03:15 PM
9 Aug 27, 2007 01:41 AM
by balls4all
News Paper
by JoshMolone - Aug 26, 2007 02:54 PM
4 Aug 26, 2007 07:32 PM
by zefdin
Axanthic question
by EmberBall - Aug 26, 2007 02:51 PM
4 Aug 27, 2007 01:04 AM
by RandyRemington
My newest addition...
by FireStorm - Aug 26, 2007 02:22 PM
3 Aug 26, 2007 06:36 PM
by sgraff
well that was unexpected
by mikeslrsrpnts - Aug 26, 2007 01:38 PM
2 Aug 26, 2007 02:32 PM
by Herpout
An AWESOME DAY!! We proved the Sunburst!
by rkreptiles - Aug 26, 2007 01:21 PM
4 Aug 27, 2007 03:21 PM
by Coldthumb
Bedding
by bigwill0630 - Aug 26, 2007 09:59 AM
14 Aug 27, 2007 06:02 PM
by WALL2WALLREPTILE
Ephesus & NERD
by Gregory - Aug 26, 2007 09:42 AM
2 Aug 26, 2007 07:40 PM
by Gregory
hatchlings feeding... how long
by sgraff - Aug 26, 2007 08:46 AM
2 Aug 26, 2007 09:57 AM
by sgraff
Remote notification for temp problems?
by JP - Aug 26, 2007 07:42 AM
7 Aug 26, 2007 05:20 PM
by JP
Thermostat question
by Kingofspades - Aug 26, 2007 06:01 AM
4 Aug 26, 2007 11:50 PM
by glkherp
Morph Questions!
by JoshMolone - Aug 26, 2007 12:14 AM
15 Aug 27, 2007 07:29 PM
by jyohe
Western Ghats.....here I come.
by RussellLe - Aug 25, 2007 11:53 PM
9 Aug 27, 2007 01:19 AM
by WALL2WALLREPTILE
07 Black Jungles
by JaredHorenstein - Aug 25, 2007 11:51 PM
4 Aug 27, 2007 08:32 AM
by bristen
Genetic Jungle type. . . . pics
by JaredHorenstein - Aug 25, 2007 11:40 PM
6 Aug 27, 2007 08:36 AM
by bristen
Pewter Question
by JoshMolone - Aug 25, 2007 11:15 PM
12 Aug 26, 2007 02:26 PM
by mykee
I Love It When They Get Curious Look
by fgs - Aug 25, 2007 10:29 PM
5 Aug 26, 2007 12:57 PM
by spider916
Ball Python Inquiry
by fhayden1 - Aug 25, 2007 10:26 PM
6 Aug 26, 2007 07:37 PM
by fhayden1
Sterling Pastel
by AFR - Aug 25, 2007 10:04 PM
15 Aug 27, 2007 12:05 PM
by Explicit_reptiles
2007 ENCHIS
by jnemani - Aug 25, 2007 08:48 PM
3 Aug 26, 2007 08:53 AM
by sgraff
Cute pic..
by JasBalls - Aug 25, 2007 08:43 PM
5 Aug 25, 2007 11:25 PM
by Coldthumb
GREAT ODDS!!!!
by dumje - Aug 25, 2007 08:16 PM
1 Aug 25, 2007 10:07 PM
by AFR
Eggs past their hatch date...
by mrredsdesigns - Aug 25, 2007 07:55 PM
10 Aug 26, 2007 09:50 AM
by mykee
care sheets
by blyndsnypr - Aug 25, 2007 06:09 PM
3 Aug 26, 2007 05:51 AM
by alicecobb
Is it worth it to ....
by MannyRottie - Aug 25, 2007 05:16 PM
15 Aug 27, 2007 05:43 PM
by JSpythons
double recess. hets ?
by MATTI1919 - Aug 25, 2007 04:39 PM
3 Aug 26, 2007 04:14 PM
by MATTI1919
my daytona purchases
by spider916 - Aug 25, 2007 02:42 PM
3 Aug 25, 2007 04:57 PM
by Herpout
Different morphs, weaken genes?
by MannyRottie - Aug 25, 2007 01:10 PM
12 Aug 26, 2007 09:53 AM
by mykee
Showin off some balls!
by chad-hulker - Aug 25, 2007 10:17 AM
3 Aug 25, 2007 06:49 PM
by alicecobb
Poss. Hets
by JoshMolone - Aug 25, 2007 09:52 AM
11 Aug 26, 2007 02:54 AM
by balls4all
Herpetologist in training
by GLZ - Aug 25, 2007 08:11 AM
2 Aug 25, 2007 10:04 AM
by GLZ
Mafia Hatchlings
by RussellLe - Aug 24, 2007 11:27 PM
4 Aug 25, 2007 12:39 PM
by BackBeat
Piebald questions
by fullhousereptile - Aug 24, 2007 11:11 PM
15 Aug 25, 2007 12:19 PM
by JenHarrison
shedding
by Epstein - Aug 24, 2007 08:43 PM
1 Aug 25, 2007 07:44 AM
by melindaste
New pastel male
by pythona - Aug 24, 2007 08:15 PM
7 Aug 26, 2007 08:57 AM
by pythona
Black Pastel
by JoshMolone - Aug 24, 2007 06:41 PM
1 Aug 24, 2007 06:50 PM
by RatliffReptiles
Pewters
by JoshMolone - Aug 24, 2007 05:09 PM
8 Aug 25, 2007 09:30 AM
by wh00h0069
Het. G-Stripe
by LibertyReptiles - Aug 24, 2007 04:48 PM
0 No replies
spider916?????? so what did she lay?
by jyohe - Aug 24, 2007 03:59 PM
8 Aug 25, 2007 06:27 PM
by jyohe
Just Taking Some Pics Today!
by Greg Graziani - Aug 24, 2007 01:23 PM
11 Aug 24, 2007 11:09 PM
by havic
Mirror, mirror on the ...
by jmartin104 - Aug 24, 2007 12:24 PM
13 Aug 24, 2007 11:12 PM
by havic
A few photos of some '06s (DUW)
by jgjulander - Aug 24, 2007 10:28 AM
1 Aug 24, 2007 11:07 PM
by havic
Spider x Pinstripe x Pastel
by Kavo - Aug 24, 2007 09:18 AM
12 Aug 26, 2007 11:55 AM
by johnavilla
New Ball Owner!!
by willzy - Aug 24, 2007 07:52 AM
3 Aug 24, 2007 07:03 PM
by JSpythons
how do you get a BANANA BALL??
by boadave1313 - Aug 24, 2007 07:08 AM
8 Aug 25, 2007 06:35 PM
by jyohe
Comercially Available Hides?
by balls4all - Aug 24, 2007 02:58 AM
5 Aug 25, 2007 06:38 PM
by jyohe
Mixing Snakes
by Trainingday - Aug 23, 2007 10:03 PM
15 Aug 26, 2007 11:22 AM
by trainingday
Petco snakes sexing
by Trainingday - Aug 23, 2007 09:59 PM
6 Aug 24, 2007 05:12 PM
by jkearney
Some New Additions
by gmpythons - Aug 23, 2007 09:03 PM
8 Aug 24, 2007 01:07 AM
by BackBeat
Reduced Pattern
by JoshMolone - Aug 23, 2007 07:56 PM
14 Aug 24, 2007 09:36 AM
by oldskool28
Difference in sperm plugs & Urine Crust
by Rowebert - Aug 23, 2007 07:48 PM
0 No replies
Beak Moss in Hide Box[img]http://forums.
by Rowebert - Aug 23, 2007 07:44 PM
1 Sep 17, 2007 02:05 PM
by GrotesqueBurgess
Ball Python Hatching Video
by ben_renick - Aug 23, 2007 06:41 PM
3 Aug 23, 2007 08:50 PM
by ben_renick
Can my ball ever be tamed?
by Dave763 - Aug 23, 2007 06:26 PM
6 Aug 24, 2007 12:32 PM
by GrotesqueBurgess
What do you think?
by raybueno - Aug 23, 2007 06:24 PM
0 No replies
Daytona Pictures!!! Lots Of Them!!
by latin1956 - Aug 23, 2007 06:23 PM
4 Aug 24, 2007 03:16 AM
by JenHarrison
Got a Yellow Belly? Look here
by JoshMolone - Aug 23, 2007 05:25 PM
15 Aug 25, 2007 08:36 AM
by RandyRemington
Bad odds? Or bad genes?
by jpman78 - Aug 23, 2007 02:26 PM
10 Aug 24, 2007 12:23 PM
by jpman78
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