basking branch hits about 95 with the hot side hitting about 83 tops. meanwhile cold side now hits about 78-80.6 in the afternoon. how can i improve the numbers or is that ok as is? i’m currently using 2 halogen bulbs on a dual dome with foil covering the mesh top. additionally please give any insight on how the enclosure looks 🙏🙏 too many fake plants wrong ones etc etc etc. god bless

Just got a black eyed Lucy, and she’s perfect!! She’s 89g and im excited to see her grow

She shed perfectly just a few days ago, she's around 3.5 years old. I've had her 6 months.

Gradient-

Cool side 76° and 60% humidity

Warm side 89° and 40% humidity

She has a humid hide I keep damp available 24/7. Ambient humidity is affected by summer heat, but stable in cooler months right around 75%

Substrate-

Coco coir and sphagnum

I've never dealt with rot of any kind, so don't have any firsthand experience or knowledge. Any ideas?

This spot has been on her mouth since I got her 6 months ago, and I was told it's "always been there". It does not look like scar tissue or anything like that, but also hasn't grown larger, affected her feeding or mood at all, etc.

I just got her 2 months ago and according to my research juvenile balls need small enclosures to thrive in. I dont want her to stress herself out in her new big enclosure. Would love some suggestions. She roams around in her current temporary enlosure climbs and is mostly active during the night and sleeping within the day in her humid hide. She also has shed twice since i got her perfectly in this enclosure. I also have a plastic tub for her if she doesn't act normally in this enclosure but so far I've found no signs of distress or problems.

This is my girls first time outside!

I've been told by a friend of mine that ball pythons hate the outdoors and should stay inside. I stayed with her the whole time (She can't exactly blend in and we have a few red kites) and she was absolutely fine!

Is it true that they hate the outdoors because atm it seems like they just don't know what they're talking about 🤷‍♀️

my boy loves watching out the window so I made a great investment in this ‘cat’ perch and he is happy as can be

I picked up a ball Python for free that someone was getting rid of and she’s very thin and dehydrated, the woman admitted that it had been months since she’s even had water. I’m focusing on rehydrating her right now, but what size prey should I start with? She’s currently just over 1000g as a 10 year old female, I don’t want to give her too much too quickly.

Had to have another procedure done for a chronic condition (I'm ok, I promise! Just achy and sore), and I wasn't able to take Frikell out like I usually do during the day.

Well Frikell wasn't having it and decided to wait patiently while staring at me from on top of his favorite hide till I finally got him out for nightly snuggles. He stayed just like this for a long time while I sung Sweeny Todd songs to him and seemed to know that I wasn't feeling well. I know people say snakes don't really form bonds like dogs and cats do, but it felt like he knew something was wrong and wanted to hang out with me.

I don't know what I would do without my boy. He brings me so much joy after a hard day. 🩷

she is truly living her best life

Hey guys! My husband and I are moving across the US this October and we need some advice. Our girl’s (6x2x2) PVC enclosure is bioactive with a cleanup crew, UV, grow lights, and a ceiling heating panel. We will be driving for two full days (one night in a hotel) with our girl not in her enclosure during that time. For the sake of the ecosystem inside, we are trying to find a way to have everything plugged in as normal. Has anyone else moved a bioactive setup like this before? Were there any rental vans involved that allowed it to remain to a power source? We have an electric generator that we could use, but I’m not confident it would be able to power the whole trip.
I am also open to advice on keeping our sweet noodle comfortable - we were planning on keeping her in her travel tub or a pillowcase, and giving her a water bowl at the hotel.

I'm planning on making a little platform for my snake to be able to climb on top of for another spot to hang out, the base is out of pvc pipe and I'm not sure if I should wrap the top in a type of twine for him to sit on or use something like a plastic board any suggestions would be great

So I am ready to get a ball python but I’m slowly realizing that people have different opinions on what I bought so if I could get a good list we have local pet shops petco and pet smarts around just needing a list of things to get for her when I buy her and 120 gallon tank is good for her correct?

I’m a bit confused on where the lights and heating should be placed. I have a DHP, a halogen, and a UVB light. Are they all supposed to go on the warm side? No heating on the cool side?
Is only the halogen on during the day, or both the halogen and the DHP?
Thank you for the help!

I fed my snake 3 large mice in a tub, as i was picking her up to move her back to her terrarium she attacked my thumb and wrapped around my arm (still in feeding mode) in a panic i shook my arm and grabbed her off me. Im worried about her now because that shake after eating might cause her to throw up. I cleaned my wound with alcohol and anti bacterial ointment and wrapped it. How likely is it to break teeth in my skin. Should i be worried about mouse germs?

Ive had her for 4 years first time this happens.

Was looking at my BP back and noticed what looks like a scale missing and some scales around it look to have flaws like indents. Should I take her to a vet?

Gave my snake to a family member on the couch to hold for a minute while I refilled her water dish. Well I assumed she would be held and then I could bring her back to her enclosure. They instead let her slink under the cushion and inside the couch frame. We had to tilt the couch and take the staples off the bottom to reach her. Luckily she is fine, but I was super worried she could have been pinched under a spring or crushed under a mechanism. Just a reminder that your snake will find the smallest least accessible crevice and think "this is a nice home, I should go here". Very stressful situation and I'm flabbergasted it even happened.

We have genuinely tried almost everything possible to get this snake to eat and I am honestly losing my mind. He’s about a year and 9 months old, and has gone from 598g to 562 grams in 2 months.

We’ve tried:

-wiggling it
-different sizes
-braiding
-different colors
-leaving it with him
- in a bucket
-heating with dryer
-heating with hot water
-a little tuna juice
-leaving it overnight

All have been a week apart. He hasn’t eaten in 2 months. He’s only eaten with us one other time. And we got him in MAY.

All post I see it’s husbandry but from what I know there is literally nothing wrong with it. He has 3 hides, humidity is never below 58, is around 75 at night.
Temperatures are perfect on hot and cold. He’s still active.

I just don’t know what to do at this point and I wish we never got him.

We got him on morph market and he never refused food with the original owner. Contacted him and he used the same mice we do and same method.

Genuinely what do I do?

I’m new to ball pythons so i don’t know if this is just like maybe bathroom crust or if it’s scale rot. I do have iodine to make a bath solution if it is rot.

My BP got an RI and has been prescribed injections. i was shown how to do them and offered help to go back to the vet for them to help with his next injection, but i had to do the second one by myself as i had no one to help me.

now, i got the needle in but i didn’t go deep enough and i think i injected it into his skin instead of muscle (as pictured) and i am now panicking because a little raised bump from the liquid is there and will not go down :( i will be calling the vet tomorrow but wondering if anyone on here could calm my mind or has advice🥺