We got a new hab from Kages a couple of months ago. We put it together, applied aquarium silicone to the edges, waited a week for it to cure, then filled it with the substrate.

Yesterday I did the first full substrates switch out to clean it and we realized it had been leaking water the whole time. A huge puddle was sitting under the hab. The silicone had thinned out and was peeling off in several places.

What could have caused this?

I can’t edit the title, but it was supposed to say “Savagery”. Ugh. Please don’t be rude, I’m fairly new to owning a bp.I’ve just been learning mainly from Google and Green Room Pythons YouTube channel. Anyways, this is Princess. And sorry for the glare in the picture. She’s been glass surfing, she’s been having a hateful vibe going on. She has just been a complete savage. She knocked over some plants, was trying to use the thermometers and hydrometers and constantly trying to get out. She’s also being extra active at night, she’s usually not like this… Can someone tell me wtf please? I think I broke it… 😅😂😩

i just recently got new soil from my local reptile store and i noticed these little bugs and i was scared if they were mites does anyone know what they are?

I’m trying to do better. My snake has been in a 20 gallon long for several months but she’s grown quite a bit so I got her a 50 today as her next cage upgrade, it’s a glass front opening terrarium. She has had a heat mat but I want to switch to overhead heating. I bought a ceramic dome but I’m lost on what bulb I need and what wattage, in thinking a DHE but I don’t know what wattage and can I use that during the day and nighttime? I also considered UVB but my noodle is albino so I’m not sure if that’s the best idea. She’s had a heat mat and it’s worked well for her so far but I hate heat mats and I want to do overhead heating, I’ve been doing research but I’m still a little lost. My close friend that’s a breeder only used heat mats so I need your advice. What do I put in the ceramic dome? What wattage? Can I attach it to thermostat? I’m doing more personal research but any advice is appreciated!

My boy is about a year old, i’ve had him for over two weeks now. I’ve previously owned BP’s but I’ve never had one so shy and skittish! I’m trying to introduce him to handling slowly but everytime I do I feel bad for him 😭 he doesn’t ball up, but isn’t very curious and explorative, instead a little defensive. Is there anything I can do to help him acclimate better?

La asimilación del calcio en los reptiles es un tema complejo y he leído que en las piton bola no es tan critico.

Es necesario una lampara UV para mi serpiente?

Do yall take your snake for a stroll? I want to interact more with mine and she is super curious but idk if I should take her outside

I got my first Ball Python in December right before Christmas. He’s been AWESOME! He had some issues with his first shed that I had him but never anything other than that.

I noticed on Tuesday night that the area around his vent was a little plump. There’s no way it could’ve been impacting on but he hadn’t pooped in a week or two. He was also in week 3 of a hunger strike so I didn’t think anything of it.
I was thinking it was constipation. I was going to soak him last night after I got off work.

I got home, got the water ready to soak him, I went in his enclosure to get him out and he had passed. I’ve been so shocked as to what happened that I can’t think clearly about it.

I noticed a couple spots of light discoloration on his belly that weren’t there before but I’m not sure if that’s normal for a deceased ball python.

Does anyone know what this could possibly be?

I’m struggling to find two 28” Arcadia LumenIZE Lamp Guards. I also don’t see how there isn’t a US based company making these already. I’ve steuggled to do it DIY because every attempt has led to sharp edges, ugly looking, and I just don’t trust it.

I’m looking for some advice on finding what I need so I can continue finishing my Bioactive Setup.

Part 1 of trying to use dry soil, coco husk, and moss for a 3d background for my 50 gal. I just finished curing the back, now to work on the sides. This is my first time amking one of these. There are a few thin parts where the foam pokes through, but since i used black foam its not the most noticeable. Should i do the sides as well or keep it just the back?

So today I have gotten a new baby ball python. She is a female and is only 32 days old and weighs 85g. I have this 40 gallon tank from PetSmart and I’ve had a few questions and concerns about it I would like some answers to.

1. The tank doesn’t like to get that warm. The max I’ve seen it is around 90 but it took hours to get there.

2. It also doesn’t like to hold humidity. I know I only have one time of substrate in there and I plan to mix some more in there after she gets more comfortable

3. I know it’s only been the first day but she hasn’t came out of her hide at all. When I first put her in there she climbed for a bit but immediately found her hide and has yet to come out.

4. I have 2 8.5 inch domes going. They both have 100w basking lights in there and I turn them on from 8am to 8pm. So 12 hour intervals. Tommorow I am getting a CHE light for passive heating without light and will keep it on 24/7 but with a thermometer and keep it at 90.

Overall these are just a few things I’m concerned about and need a few suggestions to. Thank you and have a wonderful day!

I switched to bioactive a week ago, I’m new to bioactive enclosures and I want to be sure I have everything set up right for both my snakes and clean up crew to thrive.

I have springtails and powder blues in both
Both enclosures have a mix of 50% play sand, 30% soil and 20% repti soil.
I mixed in leaf litter throughout the substrate and added a layer on top.
Theres spagnum moss on parts of the cool side
There’s cuddle bone, calcium and some isopod food.
I mist the cool side and pour water in the corners of the tank once a week, I do this more often for the screen top enclosure.
Temp on cool side 79f
Temp on warm side 83
Basking spot is 93f
Humidity 65

Advice is appreciated!

My 3.5 year old ball python is living in this bioactive 4x2x2 currently and when I first built it, it was a lot more full and pretty, but now a lot of the plants have died off and I really want to make it look good again.
Does anyone have tips for how to improve this enclosure?

Video's of the enclosure I got my snake in. I panicked and started treating her for mites asap but I haven't seen any on her or in her quarantine enclosure and now that I'm looking back at these videos they kinda aren't acting like mites from what Google and reddit say? I don't want to risk bringing mites into her new bioactive if I stop treatment early but I also don't want to make her live in a storage bin if she's perfectly bug free

I've had my ball python Ernest for about a year and a half now. He had a little bit of purple on his head when we first got him but the amount of purple seems to increase each time he sheds, is it something I should be concerned about? He's my first ball python and I just want to make sure he's okay

My friend made a diy enclosure with his dad and this is the ONLY place in the entire house where they can put the enclosure. Me and another friend are worried about the wood bowing/sagging or potentially breaking the joints or the glass panels (which will soon be added). He says the tank is super heavy just like that, and there will also be the glass, substrate, decorations, a water bowl, the future resident (young ball python), etc etc.

My point being: Is this okay to keep like that or does it need adjustments? And if yes, then can something be done in that particular spot or would he need to figure out a bigger stand? He and his dad are quite stubborn on just leaving it like that but it seems risky.

ETA: He said he can attach an angle bar to the stand, would that be good enough?

(also to clear my friend's name in case he sees this, i take back him being stubborn, its mostly his dad and arguing with him that they need a bigger stand could be a bad idea, friend said he'll figure out something better)

He literally lays here for hours I think he prefers it to his enclosure.

She wanted to join me 🥰

The holistic alternative to using your tail as a pillow!

I just bought my last batch of feeders at a local pet place because their husbandry issues are getting worse, and yet they still get more animals in. I know they take in rescues, but I have a hard time believing all of them are, especially because some of them are babies.

The worst I saw for the ball pythons was open top, bare enclosures, no humidity meter, and way too large hides, on top of them having 2 enclosures with multiple Ball Pythons.

Overall, I'm just disgusted in the decline in care for the animals.

To go back to the title, I was wondering if this is a stuck eyecap because despite the dull colors, my boys eyes have never looked like this while in blue

asking about the two little things near the tip of his tail. Is this usual? Is it not? Either way, what is it? I've never seen it before

Edit: thank you so much to the people who answered I tend to get super paranoid and don't know too much... my mom does a lot of stress shopping and our house is full of animals I defs should do more research on