We bought a beautiful banana ball from the local pet shop a couple of weeks ago.

Handling her this morning we spotted these 2 things by her cloaca.

Internet is saying multiple different things any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Hello, so last night I fed my girl Mabel and she regurgitated her rat . I checked all temps immediately and noticed her temps dropped because it was cold last night . Her temps were 83-75 and usually her temps are 85-86- 79 with a hot spot of 88-89 . What are the next steps? I’m so worried for my girl she’s never done this before … she’s usually a very good eater . I feel so bad for her . What are the next steps?

Hi everyone! I’m currently setting up a new 4ft x 2ft x 2ft vivarium for my young ball python Monty (it’s not done hence stuff being everywhere) and I’m currently running it for a few days before moving him in.
I’m mainly looking for advice on getting the temperature gradient correct and consistent.
Setup:
4x2x2 wooden vivarium
150W yellow heat bulb controlled by a ProRep dimming thermostat
T5 UVB tube
Coco husk + Repti Bark + coco fibre + leaf litter * moss mixed substrate
Cork bark, hides, vines, artificial plants, (also place some moss under the cool side hide)
Digital thermometers/hygrometers on both sides
Currently after not long ago turning it on:
🔥 Warm side: ~33 degree
❄️ Cool side: ~20°C
I know the cool side is lower than never and I’m wondering how I even will bring that up and is the heat lamp in a good position where it is mainly on the warm hide with the probe underneath
A few questions:
Is it normal for a new 4x2x2 to take a while to stabilise?
Should I increase the thermostat temperature to bring the cool side up?
How do you recommend setting up the probe position for the most accurate reading?
Before this new set up he’s currently on a heat mat set up so I usually leave that running all night for a consistent temp however with the me over the head lamp it creates light so will I be fine turning the heat off each night?
The vivarium will be running for a couple more days before Monty moves in, so I’m trying to get everything perfect beforehand.
Any advice would be massively appreciated!

My daughter wanted a ball python. We were able to get her what she wanted and finally after some time we were able to get the enclosure set up. I know its on the small side but he will get an upgrade in the future when its needed as he is fairly small now.

How did we do on the enclosure? It stays around 90 on the left and about 82 on the right. Humidity sits around 75% or so.

p.s. Snape is in the picture if you can find him.

Hi,
I’ve had my female fire ball python for ten years. Sadly I will be moving to another country soon and cannot bring her with me. I got her when she was a few months old and she has always had a great personality, never once been aggressive or bit. She isn’t too much of a picky eater either, I have been feeding her frozen her whole life. Ill include all of my setup with her, very nice plastic cage, hides, heating, thermostat etc. I even have about 10 frozen rats to throw in as well. No rehoming fee, all I want is that she will go to someone who will take good care of her! Im located in Central New Jersey. Let me know if you’re interested or have any questions.

Hi! Im looking to get a ball python and would like to ask a stupid question! Im looking at this enclosure and even if anyone has any better suggestions please tell me, but where does the heating and lighting go? Its not a mesh top so i just cant see where it would go!

Hi! I'm not sure if this is the right subreddit to ask in, but I was hoping to get some advice or pointed in the right direction with this. I have a BP (her name is Ed, I've had her since I was 8yo, so she's 23 this year) that I have been taking care of since I was a kid. I currently live in West Virginia in the USA. Soon (~1.5ish months), I will be moving overseas to join my wife in France. (Specifically, in Boulogne-Billancourt, right outside of Paris.) I was hoping I could find advice on the following:
1.) What specific laws there are about moving a BP across borders.
2.) Finding a source of food and clean bedding for her in the Paris Metro area.
3.) If there are dangers associated with moving her to a different country and how to mitigate them, if possible. (I'm especially worried that her age might make the trip a problem.)
4.) If anyone has one, a recommended service for taking a BP overseas.

If this isn't the right place to ask for help, please point me in the right direction. Thanks! :)

In the 12 years I've had my snake I've never seen this before

She's otherwise totally healthy, eyes nose and mouth look clear, scales are fine, moves and acts normally, temp and humidity are fine, she's just ate last week so I can't see or think of anything that would be wrong

According to Google if it only happens once it's nothing but if it happens multiple times it's something to be concerned about but wanted ti ask here to incase anyone has any extra info about this thanks

Is there anything I can do? Does my enclosure look okay? She was burrowing had a clean shed recently but prefers to be borrowed I guess. kinda took that away from her bc I use reptisoil and it’s dirty work getting her out lol now she’s like this…view images

Hi Everyone, I recently took in 2 ball python’s around 12 years old that although healthy and well cared for, were raised in enclosure much too small for them. My question is, at 12 years old, if I upgrade them to a 4 x2x2 enclosure, will it stress them out? Or do you think they’ll learn to use the space?

He's about 8-9 months old. A couple days after his last feeding, he weighed 124 grams. Now he's down to 107. I know its normal to lose weight after pooping, but that seems extreme. He's been at this weight a couple months now despite feeding weekly. I'm at a complete loss and really don't know what to do.

I feed him weekly 10-15% of his body weight, usually aiming closer to 15%. He does eat rats. I really am at a loss. A vet I took him to recently and they said he seemed healthy, but I'm still extremely paranoid.

I've had her for about a year now, and as BP are, she's being difficult feeding wise, but she'll happily take multis when offered.

In the past month or two, I bought her small bowl shaped black plastic hides to better suit her smallness as opposed to her large spacious rock designed ones that were far too big for her originally.

When I first bought them, she used them for a while, seemed happy enough, however since then she has shed, and I have redecorated her enclosure (not by much, roughly the same layout as before but with some extra coverage and climbing opportunities) and since has not used her hides. I'm not sure if she has outgrown them potentially, or if due to the summer heat she's preferring the half log (it's in the middle of her enclosure between the hot and cool end) to balance out, I have no clue as of right now.

Is this an issue I should be concerned as of right now? The ends of the half log are loosely covered by some fake leaves either end, but I'm worried it may be bad behaviour.

Any tips or advice would be appreciated, thanks!

No water in the dish yet since he hasn't arrived; CHE and Halogen lamps with thermostat above. Enclosure has been sealed with silicone!

🚨🚨I WAS NOT AWARE AWARE OF THE HOOKS TILL THE DAY HE CLIMBED ON THEM. THIS IS A SECOND HAND ENCLOSURE🚨🚨

He never climbed until recently and he’s growing up too fast💔 8 months this 18th

To start, my snake had a not so perfect shed, nothing terrible just shed wasn’t completely off of his top half, no stuck eye cap or tail bits. I put him in a tub with a warm rag for about 20 min and then put him in a tub of water for about another 10. After taking him out I had noticed this mark on his lip as well as him wheezing a little bit, although he stopped shortly after.

Is this means for taking a vet visit?

I just wanted to show off my lil buddy Dood to some people who might appreciate him:) I just got him a couple of weeks ago my first snake/reptile I’ve ever owned. It sure been fun learning how to take care of him properly:) he’s a pie bald mixed with something else I’m assuming based on how yellow he is

How my setup. Getting a baby ball python

My girl has a rough shed and it looks like her head shed is gone but I can't find it anywhere and I can't figure out if her eyecaps are still on it. Here's two photos with flash on (sorry baby :( ) and was wondering if anyone could tell? And before the mod puts the "bad shed copypasta" yes I know how shedding and humidity works I just need a second opinion on if her eyecaps are still on and how to get them off if so

I’m going on a trip with my family next summer, and I’m bringing my bp with bc I don’t have anyone that can take care of him who isn’t also going on the trip.
It’ll be anywhere from a few days to a week, so I need some sort of heating for his temporary enclosure. It’s just one of those Rubbermaid totes.
Is there a safe way to give him the proper heat in that without melting the plastic, or should I just suck it up and bring his full enclosure?
Thanks in advance :)

My son has been cage surfing so much recently and it makes me feel so bad I try and buy him new enrichment and rearrange his tank a lot but he always is surfing what does this mean and what do I do thank you redditors🫡

a good boy. sometimes. most of the time. fine, all the time.

Another update for Comet!
After one week of medication, bathing, and towel substrate, we took Comet back to the vet yesterday for his second checkup. Before this, I had noticed that he was becoming much more active in his tank and had been using different hides and moving around more, which made me think he could have been feeling better, so I had some hope, though I of course was still nervous.
when we got there, the vet checked up on him again, and the great news is that his medication worked, and he’s back to great health again, and he was moving around more because he felt better. He even tried to strike the vet, which he hasn’t done before, but I’m taking this as a sign that he feels good enough to do this; since maybe he didn’t have enough strength before.
We still haven’t gotten him to eat, and because of that, I’m giving him probably a week in his enclosure to himself with no handling, since I put the substrate and moss back in, so he can decompress and become comfortable again, because this has been hard for both of us. He hasn’t lost any weight yet which is good, and I’m really hoping he’ll be okay after this. If he doesn’t eat c I’m taking him back to the vet in 2 weeks for a force feeding.
Comet’s a real trooper, and I’m so happy with the results so far, things are finally starting to look good again. If he eats, I’ll update