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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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Some 08 morphs
by TomSundin - Jan 13, 2009 08:48 PM
3 Jan 15, 2009 03:48 AM
by alicecobb
ovulation!!
by caseywagner - Jan 13, 2009 08:40 PM
4 Jan 14, 2009 03:40 PM
by caseywagner
Potential Combo
by 4ktung - Jan 13, 2009 07:35 PM
2 Jan 13, 2009 11:13 PM
by 4ktung
good cage cleaners??
by ballfreak - Jan 13, 2009 05:54 PM
4 Jan 15, 2009 05:26 PM
by jyohe
Question about Cinny n Black pastels
by saintz - Jan 13, 2009 05:53 PM
3 Jan 15, 2009 08:48 AM
by ExecutiveReptiles
pic request
by cfr - Jan 13, 2009 05:50 PM
4 Jan 15, 2009 02:27 AM
by cfr
most common sized shipping box?
by pitoon - Jan 13, 2009 05:04 PM
8 Jan 14, 2009 06:43 PM
by BrandonSander
Random Photo time... (DUW)
by LadyOhh - Jan 13, 2009 01:06 PM
7 Jan 14, 2009 10:46 PM
by Maki
Pastel Butter
by terrysxtreme - Jan 13, 2009 12:59 PM
4 Jan 15, 2009 07:23 PM
by boxienuts
My Lockups so Far!
by Latin1956 - Jan 13, 2009 12:04 PM
2 Jan 13, 2009 08:26 PM
by latin1956
Mojave Update
by bigbearhook - Jan 13, 2009 11:26 AM
2 Jan 13, 2009 09:44 PM
by RandyRemington
Is this a Yellow Belly???
by bigbearhook - Jan 13, 2009 11:22 AM
7 Jan 16, 2009 11:04 AM
by Kingmorph69
Merry Christmas
by bigbearhook - Jan 13, 2009 11:20 AM
2 Jan 14, 2009 05:43 PM
by illbeyoursoldier
Finally!!!
by stevebp - Jan 13, 2009 10:57 AM
1 Jan 13, 2009 11:10 AM
by pitoon
Infertile female?
by brianlovescheese - Jan 13, 2009 09:52 AM
6 Jan 14, 2009 09:46 AM
by brianlovescheese
Hovabator Question??
by stevebp - Jan 13, 2009 08:30 AM
4 Jan 13, 2009 11:15 PM
by amador7872
dinker project
by reedsdragons08 - Jan 13, 2009 02:38 AM
1 Jan 13, 2009 09:39 AM
by brianlovescheese
ghost breeding!
by reedsdragons08 - Jan 13, 2009 02:29 AM
0 No replies
Vin Russo Question
by BrianMRay - Jan 12, 2009 11:23 PM
3 Jan 14, 2009 06:13 PM
by amcroyals
couple from tonight...
by morphevolutions - Jan 12, 2009 11:04 PM
2 Jan 14, 2009 03:13 PM
by morphevolutions
eye dents?
by defiall - Jan 12, 2009 10:20 PM
3 Jan 13, 2009 06:11 AM
by defiall
what do you think Ember ?
by dsreptiel - Jan 12, 2009 10:17 PM
7 Jan 13, 2009 07:21 PM
by dsreptiel
How did you get started?
by Tempo - Jan 12, 2009 10:15 PM
27 Jan 16, 2009 12:00 PM
by morphed
not a bp...but....(herp tattoo)
by SnakeCharmer77 - Jan 12, 2009 09:21 PM
3 Jan 13, 2009 11:43 AM
by SnakeCharmer77
New Jems from Indy Weekend
by hiss_n_herps - Jan 12, 2009 09:07 PM
1 Jan 12, 2009 09:47 PM
by brianlovescheese
Couple more...
by Scott_Austin - Jan 12, 2009 06:48 PM
2 Jan 13, 2009 07:41 PM
by demonsnakes84
Couple weekend lock-ups...
by Scott_Austin - Jan 12, 2009 06:45 PM
1 Jan 12, 2009 07:23 PM
by EmberBall
What do you guys think?
by snakemansnakes - Jan 12, 2009 05:48 PM
17 Jan 16, 2009 12:06 AM
by anthony james mc
Silver Streak
by terrysxtreme - Jan 12, 2009 05:07 PM
7 Jan 14, 2009 01:30 PM
by terrysxtreme
First Lemon Pastel girl
by herp_herp_hooray - Jan 12, 2009 09:38 AM
2 Jan 12, 2009 01:42 PM
by dmasio13
what to get
by reedsdragons08 - Jan 11, 2009 10:59 PM
12 Jan 14, 2009 08:43 PM
by chongorojo
Numbers?
by pulcher - Jan 11, 2009 08:49 PM
4 Jan 14, 2009 02:05 AM
by JonathanPG
POG vs. Honey bee
by jokerfish - Jan 11, 2009 07:02 PM
1 Jan 12, 2009 03:00 PM
by chongorojo
how long to wait before breeding
by gosaints420 - Jan 11, 2009 06:28 PM
11 Jan 13, 2009 10:17 AM
by BrandonSander
another future project
by cfr - Jan 11, 2009 12:05 PM
4 Jan 12, 2009 10:51 PM
by coolluigi007
Ball Python from Italy
by frankye - Jan 11, 2009 04:19 AM
10 Jan 12, 2009 04:34 AM
by Coldthumb
Some Pics
by danthebugman - Jan 10, 2009 09:11 PM
1 Jan 11, 2009 11:25 AM
by BrandonSander
Question on Genetics
by saintz - Jan 10, 2009 08:22 PM
2 Jan 11, 2009 01:20 PM
by saintz
my second lockup of the year
by cfr - Jan 10, 2009 05:52 PM
5 Jan 11, 2009 03:44 PM
by royalvariations
Your opinions on Axanthics..What makes..
by ExecutiveReptiles - Jan 10, 2009 05:21 PM
10 Jan 12, 2009 07:53 PM
by boxienuts
how do i post multiple pics
by ballbreaker - Jan 10, 2009 04:13 PM
4 Jan 10, 2009 09:19 PM
by ballbreaker
Caramel Albino Lines?
by saintz - Jan 10, 2009 03:16 PM
13 Jan 12, 2009 07:28 PM
by chongorojo
how do i post pics from photobucket n/p
by ballbreaker - Jan 10, 2009 02:59 PM
3 Jan 11, 2009 05:11 AM
by MATTI1919
B/B photo
by royalvariations - Jan 10, 2009 01:29 PM
4 Jan 11, 2009 12:19 PM
by royalvariations
My very active baby balls
by pidgejen - Jan 10, 2009 11:17 AM
2 Jan 11, 2009 02:57 PM
by saikyan
Some larger pictures
by terrysxtreme - Jan 10, 2009 10:24 AM
2 Jan 10, 2009 09:19 PM
by queensny
breeding tubs
by reedsdragons08 - Jan 09, 2009 09:04 PM
3 Jan 12, 2009 12:21 PM
by BrandonSander
Yay!
by BCRHerps - Jan 09, 2009 08:33 PM
3 Jan 11, 2009 11:20 AM
by BrandonSander
The last one
by terrysxtreme - Jan 09, 2009 06:57 PM
2 Jan 09, 2009 07:13 PM
by terrysxtreme
a few more
by terrysxtreme - Jan 09, 2009 06:56 PM
0 No replies
A few pictures
by terrysxtreme - Jan 09, 2009 06:54 PM
1 Jan 09, 2009 08:19 PM
by evansnakes
ASFs continued and Question
by bigbearhook - Jan 09, 2009 06:36 PM
2 Jan 10, 2009 08:14 PM
by PHLdyPayne
Some new pics...its been awhile...
by theanimalman - Jan 09, 2009 04:31 PM
1 Jan 10, 2009 10:12 AM
by brianlovescheese
Johnson controls thermostat
by brianlovescheese - Jan 09, 2009 12:13 PM
10 Jan 13, 2009 12:29 AM
by chongorojo
just one of my fav's
by rosaleesmommy - Jan 09, 2009 10:26 AM
2 Jan 09, 2009 06:38 PM
by bigbearhook
african soft fur rats?
by ballfreak - Jan 09, 2009 09:09 AM
37 Jan 11, 2009 12:14 PM
by jyohe
Ivory Eye Color??
by JbuggFL - Jan 09, 2009 01:01 AM
5 Jan 09, 2009 11:24 AM
by toshamc
08 Cinnamon Ball
by ExecutiveReptiles - Jan 08, 2009 10:28 PM
7 Jan 11, 2009 05:50 PM
by CrazyGecko
2 pythons 1 cage
by goodsmeagol - Jan 08, 2009 08:21 PM
3 Jan 13, 2009 11:50 AM
by Danne
morphs
by zippy00_99 - Jan 08, 2009 06:23 PM
7 Jan 10, 2009 02:33 AM
by LadyOhh
I have been bitten
by xrayeric1993 - Jan 08, 2009 01:42 PM
11 Jan 12, 2009 08:42 PM
by chongorojo
MY BALLS
by snakeeyes1618 - Jan 08, 2009 12:13 PM
1 Jan 08, 2009 12:13 PM
by snakeeyes1618
New racks (Before
by snakeeyes1618 - Jan 08, 2009 12:10 PM
13 Jan 08, 2009 02:12 PM
by snakeeyes1618
Can I plug my Helix into a power strip?
by Atlas511 - Jan 08, 2009 12:05 PM
10 Jan 08, 2009 05:29 PM
by PHLdyPayne
Feeding Time: what/when/how much?
by saikyan - Jan 08, 2009 11:46 AM
5 Jan 09, 2009 04:51 PM
by jyohe
How would you handle this?
by brianlovescheese - Jan 08, 2009 11:42 AM
9 Jan 09, 2009 12:23 AM
by dsreptiel
help with ratio
by psypanny - Jan 08, 2009 10:56 AM
19 Jan 09, 2009 04:27 PM
by RandyRemington
First time Breeding!!Sunburst X Sunburst
by rkreptiles - Jan 08, 2009 09:08 AM
5 Jan 08, 2009 10:58 PM
by cfr
One of my new "normal" balls
by cfr - Jan 07, 2009 10:32 PM
2 Jan 08, 2009 05:15 PM
by cfr
A few photos...
by AandBReptile - Jan 07, 2009 05:02 PM
10 Jan 08, 2009 04:43 PM
by AandBReptile
lock up question?
by ballfreak - Jan 07, 2009 03:52 PM
4 Jan 07, 2009 11:22 PM
by reedsdragons08
Albino YellowBelly??
by JbuggFL - Jan 07, 2009 11:05 AM
3 Jan 08, 2009 06:15 PM
by zippy00_99
Scaleless update?
by brianlovescheese - Jan 07, 2009 10:50 AM
31 Jan 12, 2009 03:05 PM
by Amazonreptile
zoomed heat cable
by reedsdragons08 - Jan 07, 2009 12:34 AM
4 Jan 07, 2009 07:13 PM
by Shadow4108
reusing/recycling for snake uses?
by SnakeCharmer77 - Jan 06, 2009 11:29 PM
20 Jan 12, 2009 09:03 PM
by chongorojo
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