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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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het pied X het albino?
by ryan0705 - Aug 23, 2007 01:44 PM
2 Aug 30, 2007 07:08 PM
by JoshMolone
First Shed
by sir_eats_alot789 - Aug 23, 2007 01:05 PM
2 Aug 24, 2007 12:55 AM
by balls4all
?Question Ball?
by illbeyoursoldier - Aug 23, 2007 11:46 AM
7 Aug 24, 2007 12:45 PM
by Just_Ders
Looking for your thoughts...
by artbilly - Aug 23, 2007 06:17 AM
5 Aug 24, 2007 01:05 AM
by balls4all
Hidebox...necessity?!
by RussellLe - Aug 23, 2007 02:47 AM
7 Aug 24, 2007 01:12 AM
by balls4all
Sad story pointless death...............
by levi987 - Aug 23, 2007 02:08 AM
26 Aug 23, 2007 06:44 PM
by tomorrow264
Scale gone haywire
by Heat - Aug 23, 2007 01:16 AM
2 Aug 23, 2007 05:48 PM
by tatersalad
Nest size up from shoebox?
by Heat - Aug 23, 2007 01:07 AM
6 Aug 23, 2007 11:24 AM
by wh00h0069
Water Kill
by RussellLe - Aug 23, 2007 12:04 AM
5 Aug 24, 2007 03:07 AM
by anthony james mc
Ball Python Rack
by jkearney - Aug 22, 2007 10:10 PM
5 Aug 23, 2007 01:58 PM
by muddoc
Daytona videos - Kevin McCurley
by jeffb - Aug 22, 2007 09:51 PM
12 Aug 23, 2007 05:45 PM
by JoshMolone
Cool pic
by netoibarra - Aug 22, 2007 08:57 PM
2 Aug 23, 2007 10:12 AM
by j3nnay
Breeder in PA
by runuidiot - Aug 22, 2007 07:15 PM
6 Aug 23, 2007 06:38 PM
by jyohe
question about wood substrate shavings
by glz - Aug 22, 2007 07:06 PM
7 Aug 22, 2007 10:46 PM
by GLZ
Our New Morph!
by kazproductionz - Aug 22, 2007 05:16 PM
1 Aug 22, 2007 05:38 PM
by sgraff
Daytona
by TerryHeuring - Aug 22, 2007 03:47 PM
3 Aug 22, 2007 06:39 PM
by JSpythons
Yello Belly owners...
by DNReptiles - Aug 22, 2007 02:50 PM
8 Aug 23, 2007 05:46 PM
by JoshMolone
i need help!
by theluthier711 - Aug 22, 2007 01:59 PM
5 Aug 23, 2007 03:15 PM
by melindaste
what did my girl lay??? help please!!!
by spider916 - Aug 22, 2007 01:31 PM
15 Aug 23, 2007 06:44 PM
by jyohe
Is My female Gravid??
by happysurgeman - Aug 22, 2007 11:27 AM
2 Aug 22, 2007 11:39 AM
by toshamc
New to breeding ball pythons.
by jlotto22 - Aug 22, 2007 09:12 AM
2 Aug 22, 2007 04:54 PM
by jlotto22
Just wanted to say THANK YOU
by pythona - Aug 22, 2007 08:17 AM
7 Aug 22, 2007 08:47 PM
by illbeyoursoldier
Common Breeding Mistakes
by brianray - Aug 22, 2007 03:28 AM
6 Aug 22, 2007 04:42 PM
by Brian Oakley
my "slow" balls eating habits *long post
by fatscales - Aug 22, 2007 01:10 AM
3 Aug 22, 2007 08:13 PM
by fatscales
Thunderglow
by Cypresscreek - Aug 22, 2007 12:24 AM
5 Aug 22, 2007 05:44 PM
by sgraff
Yellow stripe...
by JenHarrison - Aug 21, 2007 11:52 PM
4 Aug 22, 2007 10:01 PM
by JenHarrison
Naming Morphs.....
by jaysitesreptiles - Aug 21, 2007 08:37 PM
6 Aug 23, 2007 03:43 PM
by leehafley
Red Axanthic Hatchlings!
by tombarnhart - Aug 21, 2007 08:13 PM
4 Aug 22, 2007 09:10 PM
by vdr
Saw an odd ball @ Daytona...
by SRX - Aug 21, 2007 07:59 PM
0 No replies
Sweet new Ball pythons!
by JoshMolone - Aug 21, 2007 07:14 PM
3 Aug 21, 2007 08:54 PM
by np27
OUR NEW ADDITION !!!
by albinosunlimited - Aug 21, 2007 07:02 PM
19 Aug 22, 2007 07:29 PM
by bsr inc
Cinnamon x Black Pastel....Do they still
by DavidKendrick - Aug 21, 2007 06:40 PM
7 Aug 22, 2007 02:26 PM
by RandyRemington
Something else I picked up in Daytona
by steelcityexotics - Aug 21, 2007 06:33 PM
2 Aug 21, 2007 11:36 PM
by sterlingbp
Something I picked up in Daytona
by steelcityexotics - Aug 21, 2007 06:26 PM
3 Aug 22, 2007 03:31 PM
by Explicit_reptiles
Look I struck SILVER
by steelcityexotics - Aug 21, 2007 05:54 PM
5 Aug 22, 2007 03:30 PM
by Explicit_reptiles
What is this?
by JoshMolone - Aug 21, 2007 05:43 PM
4 Aug 21, 2007 08:40 PM
by johnavilla
Babies - After Their First Shed
by oc-balls - Aug 21, 2007 04:00 PM
2 Aug 21, 2007 06:29 PM
by Camlon Reptiles
majsetic balls
by spider916 - Aug 21, 2007 03:58 PM
6 Aug 23, 2007 05:39 PM
by karlbuckler
Super Fire ?
by medusah - Aug 21, 2007 03:56 PM
2 Aug 21, 2007 05:27 PM
by medusah
Back from Daytona with a lot of pics
by GaBallPythons - Aug 21, 2007 01:25 PM
8 Aug 22, 2007 11:26 PM
by bloodpythons
Albino super black pastel?
by JenHarrison - Aug 21, 2007 11:58 AM
4 Aug 21, 2007 01:24 PM
by JoshHutto
Is She Gravid?
by happysurgeman - Aug 21, 2007 11:48 AM
2 Aug 21, 2007 11:59 AM
by happysurgeman
Show in Valparaiso Indiana on Sat
by justinmatthew - Aug 21, 2007 11:15 AM
2 Aug 21, 2007 10:35 PM
by thebigsquease
MALE OR FEMALE?
by anoevere - Aug 21, 2007 10:40 AM
4 Aug 26, 2007 06:16 PM
by anoevere
New cages
by jbwanted - Aug 21, 2007 09:19 AM
5 Aug 21, 2007 01:48 PM
by jbwanted
Anyone else having trouble selling....?
by JP - Aug 21, 2007 09:09 AM
2 Sep 01, 2007 02:59 PM
by BackBeat
Morph names
by stringfellow - Aug 21, 2007 08:16 AM
6 Aug 21, 2007 11:33 AM
by JasBalls
Herpstat or Helix?
by FireStorm - Aug 21, 2007 07:24 AM
7 Aug 22, 2007 09:43 AM
by FireStorm
My first mojave hatchlings!!!
by HTDesigns - Aug 21, 2007 06:13 AM
3 Aug 21, 2007 11:40 AM
by fgs
Look at this girl...
by BeppeB - Aug 21, 2007 05:38 AM
3 Aug 22, 2007 04:06 AM
by BeppeB
Plot Twist...
by Kingofspades - Aug 21, 2007 04:20 AM
1 Aug 21, 2007 07:42 AM
by Snakesatsunset
Spider
by survey33 - Aug 21, 2007 12:35 AM
2 Aug 21, 2007 11:46 AM
by havic
2007 Daytona NRBE Photos!
by wetceal - Aug 21, 2007 12:34 AM
11 Aug 21, 2007 12:24 PM
by BackBeat
Albino
by survey33 - Aug 21, 2007 12:33 AM
0 No replies
Bumble Bee
by survey33 - Aug 21, 2007 12:31 AM
1 Aug 21, 2007 12:25 PM
by havic
The Balls @ Daytona, no pics but info
by karlbuckler - Aug 20, 2007 11:46 PM
5 Aug 21, 2007 03:48 PM
by spider916
Cage Setup?????
by alex_reid33 - Aug 20, 2007 11:28 PM
1 Aug 21, 2007 02:06 AM
by JenHarrison
ball pythons
by blakemolone - Aug 20, 2007 09:34 PM
2 Aug 20, 2007 10:56 PM
by melindaste
I am thinking of picking this guy up....
by DNReptiles - Aug 20, 2007 07:31 PM
5 Aug 21, 2007 07:58 PM
by johnavilla
more 50% het xanthics...
by Scott_Austin - Aug 20, 2007 06:49 PM
1 Aug 20, 2007 07:55 PM
by toshamc
PIED SHOWING OZZY SOME LOVE
by Oz - Aug 20, 2007 06:23 PM
8 Aug 22, 2007 07:04 PM
by jyohe
Crossing Ghosts
by Kavo - Aug 20, 2007 05:50 PM
10 Aug 21, 2007 10:11 PM
by cobra93
Hold Back 07 Female Blushing Mojave
by fgs - Aug 20, 2007 03:54 PM
4 Aug 21, 2007 11:10 AM
by Explicit_reptiles
Is there a genetic marker for clown's ?
by boaswithballs1 - Aug 20, 2007 02:59 PM
1 Aug 22, 2007 12:12 AM
by RandyRemington
Longets Time laying After POS
by scott pasqua - Aug 20, 2007 02:32 PM
7 Aug 21, 2007 03:53 AM
by BrandonSander
Very cranky ball, was tame before??
by gothicbambi - Aug 20, 2007 02:11 PM
5 Aug 21, 2007 01:59 AM
by JenHarrison
anyone deal with EZMORPHS before?
by sandman221 - Aug 20, 2007 02:03 PM
0 No replies
Contact info: Mark & Kim Bell
by dmasio13 - Aug 20, 2007 01:45 PM
5 Aug 21, 2007 06:24 PM
by dmasio13
question:
by superdave1781 - Aug 20, 2007 01:38 PM
2 Aug 20, 2007 03:19 PM
by toshamc
Back from Daytona...Off to India!!!
by RussellLe - Aug 20, 2007 12:06 PM
4 Aug 20, 2007 07:34 PM
by RussellLe
Unusual New Baby
by boaswithballs1 - Aug 20, 2007 11:42 AM
7 Aug 21, 2007 11:40 AM
by bristen
No Daytona Pics???
by ExoticHobbyist - Aug 20, 2007 10:54 AM
2 Aug 20, 2007 11:27 AM
by autotunz
Help with new ball python!?!?!?!
by bobbydelaneyiii - Aug 20, 2007 09:05 AM
4 Aug 21, 2007 02:52 AM
by JessicaRenee
!00% pastel hatcling!!
by gasse - Aug 20, 2007 02:54 AM
9 Aug 20, 2007 11:27 AM
by TimS
Daytona snake pick?
by sgraff - Aug 19, 2007 10:25 PM
10 Aug 20, 2007 12:40 PM
by boadave1313
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