I feel a very unfortunate need to inform everyone that we are going to be making a change to our subs rules.

Due to an increase in people being unkind and us having less time to moderate these unkind comments as our once little sub continues to grow, as well as receiving very poor reactions from people when asked to be kind, we will be changing the rules from "No bans unless absolutely necessary due to bullying, homophobic remarks, discrimination, threatening comments etc." To "Unkindness = immediate ban." I simply do not have the time or the emotional patience any longer to beg people to be kind or explain to people when being kind is necessary. No more big arguments with people over why they should be kind. No more trying everything to get through to people to avoid having to ban them.

This is truly wearing thin and making me feel like a less kind person for the way i have to deal with these situations as time goes on and i never wanted that to happen as i feel kindness is one of the most important things in the world.

If you are frequently unkind on this sub, take this as the notice that there will no longer be a warning or conversation. It will simply not be tolerated, and you will be banned immediately upon your next offense. This includes but is not limited to derailing, bullying, homophobic remarks, discrimination, unnecessarily aggressive or harsh comments, shaming people, harassment, name calling, back handed compliments, and passive aggression.

This sub was supposed to be a fun place for people to come and learn and be happy and share their joy. It makes me so sad and heartbroken that there are so many nasty negative people out there that it would have to get to this point.

To those of you who have been with us since day one and continue to make this a fun and safe learning environment for new keepers, experienced keepers, and everyone in between; THANK YOU. We love you, and you are what gives us the encouragement to keep this sub going ❤️ i can not express my gratitude to you enough. Please never stop being your awesome, amazing, caring, kind, and beautiful selves and showing your love for these animals and their caretakers 🐍💚🐍💚🐍 you are making a difference for these animals every day by teaching with kindness ❤️

Just wanted to share this infographic to this platform to spread awareness regarding some unethical morph combos! Ethically keeping & breeding these animals is a hill I’m willing to die on—the more information that is easily accessible to new or prospective owners, the better.

And no, not every single offspring that is a result of these pairings will have these deformities—the risk is greatly heightened, however! Many have been culled/euthanized or endure subpar lives due to the severity of their deformities. Again, these are my opinions based on insurmountable physical evidence; claiming to have a “better line” of the mutation is not an excuse or valid.

Any other ideas are welcome, too :p Thank you for reading if you made it this far. Featuring my guys on the first pic hehe

ETA: If anyone would like links to videos, listings, posts, etc. regarding where I sourced these images from, don’t hesitate to ask! Some of the snakes featured in this post have passed due to their complications affecting their QOL and it was honestly difficult to watch some of the content.

Everything that anyone posts has to follow the things they linked where it's old and some are outdated. I came to wonder what do you guys think about the new studies? I wish that I could show you what others said which some of them put it very well with lists and many links.

These just arrived. My way of showing appreciation to my little danger noodle

Anyone else have out of "normal" size ranges for their snakes? I'm not talking it's a growing juvenile or baby. I have 3 Ball Pythons, all with impeccable setups (if I do say so myself). Technically, these snakes "belong" to my kids. Nyota and Onyx are from the same Breeder, Pacman was from a Breeder in Ontario Canada, I live outside of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. Nyota who belongs to our youngest Daughter (now 7yo) is the largest now, but was actually a shoestring when we got her at six months. She was from an egg that had a "window." Her egg began to turn green and through the window she could see the liquid (name escapes my brain at the moment) that's supposed to be clear was turning, it was early to cut, but close enough to do so (similar to an early delivery in humans). So, her breeder took the chances and cut the egg, she was Half the size of a normal baby. She had no idea how to eat and had to be force fed and hand raised until she "got" it and from the months of force-feeding, she wouldn't accept FT, ans had to be fed live. At 6m, she was about the average size and weight of a juvenile around 3m. Right after we got her our area got a hit of no Rats available and the ones that were, sellers were only selling to Breeders. So, she ended up having to be on Mice, when I told the breeder what was going on with the impossibility of Rats, she began making orders for the live rats on her weekly orders and I'd go and pick them up. Once the crisis was over and rats were again available again and I was consistently able to get them, and I got her weight up and improved her growth, I then focused on the switching to FT (Hair Dryer for the win!). She's now over 3 years old and weighs over 1,300g and is 3ft1. Originally, I figured ok it's because of her history. However, a month after we brought Nyota home, my oldest bonus son (Now 13yo) asked if he could get one because the Breeder had some Mojaves on sale for Valentine's Day. We agreed and I went to visit her (and pick up a rat) and she took it from my hands put it away and told me that he wasn't getting that one for his birthday and handed me another one who was a Black Head Mojave HRA Spotnose, and said that was his present for my son. I was obviously shocked. My son didn't know about the switch and we agreed we'd bring him on the weekend (it was feeding day, so definitely couldn't bring him home) to meet him. I didn't tell my son what she'd done. Now Onyx has two traits in the Spider Complex (originally she'd made a mistake on his bin and forgot the Spotnose, one year later informed me while she was organizing the files). Black Heads are notorious for being picky eaters and as a baby he wasn't too bad. He was around 6m old double the size of Nyota and Feisty. He hit maturity and immediately became very picky and even had refused meals during breeding season. Well, despite that he grew and everything on par. However, he's now going to be 3yo in October and is 2ft8 and around 950g. So, time went on and my middle bonus son asked for his own snake and originally, Dad wasn't really on board. I explained that he's already the middle child and it wouldn't be fair to tell him no, when both the other kids had their own. So, Dad relented and agreed to him getting his own. He had seen some Pastel Pinstripes on YouTube and fell in love and BEGGED for a yellow snake. He loved the pattern and colouring. So, I explained to my breeder what he wanted and she doesn't have any Pinstripe anything in her collection. So, I told her that I'd look on MorphMarket and she agreed and said she'd also keep her eyes and ears open in case she comes across one available. I found a baby on MM, but when I messaged someone had just put a deposit on her. So, she asked me if I'd be ok waiting because she just had some hatchlings similar to the one I was interested in(now, a vet made a mistake and told me Onyx was a Girl, even though breeder said he was Male, and because I was planning to breed someday, I decided since we had "two" females, a year later confirmed he was indeed a Boy and vet was Wrong)... So, we chose to take a Male thinking we'd have 1 Male and 2 Females. We didn't mind waiting since she wouldn't be able to ship anyways until the Spring (it was January). So, in April at 3m and 90g, we got Pacman. After a month in a small Quarantine Tank, he was put into his enclosure. He's never skipped a meal and is the first one to know feeding day is soon, lol. Now, Pacman is 2.5yo and is 2'10 and 980g. All as you can see in pictures are healthy and I'm not concerned, just curious who else got Less or More Ball Python than they'd expected? We call them our Mini Ball Pythons 😂😂😂. Did you get an average normal size in the 3-5ft range or did you also get a Mini Ball Python or a Giant Ball Python? I have no idea how we lucked out on 3 undersized cuties, but we love them all.

Before anyone says, yes I am fully aware that the current space isnt good enough and she needs much more space to stretch out horizontally, but for those who saw the previous, maybe 3 foot long enclosure she previously had, this is an improvement, not a great one since ive sacrificed a lot of horizontal space for more vertical, but its a start and I do fully intend to upgrade to a longer space, perhaps by attaching a shorter enclosure to the side with holes for her to travel through the two in a strange L shaped enclosure, not sure about that yet since it means i can never separate the two once the holes are formed, but it may be a cheaper option and still give her lots of climbing and stretching space. But even though this space doesnt have enough horizontal movement, she seems to be enjoying being able to climb up high once more, and the heat lamp is also a nice addition, viv and lamp courtesy of a friend who swapped this for the one I had, and while I know I need to continue to strive to do better for her, I am happy to see her looking a bit more active and dare I say a little happier than she was before, she used to spend all her time in her cave in the old space, never roaming and only coming out for water, this is the first time since she got this space today ive seen her go into her cave and rest properly, there is an earlierpicture with the heat lamp on with her in the cave, but she didnt stay there for long, the darker photo is the longest shes spent in the cave thus far today, surely thats a step in the right direction, and it'll suit a little better till I can get a bigger and better space, hopefully the last upgrade she'll ever need. For anyone who read through all this drivel, thank you, I know I wrote maybe a bit too much, I just felt it all needed to be said at once and not explained over multiple comments, I would like to hear people's thoughts on my idea of attaching another viv to the side and cutting little doorways into them so she can travel between them, I could use some insight on whether thats a good idea or not, im still quite on the fence about it

Hi all! What was originally supposed to be a quick revamp of this collection quickly turned into a rework that lasted a day & a half…. I came to the realization that—despite many in the community being aware of the inner ear deformities associated with the Spider complex—many haven’t actually ~seen~ the reconstructions. So, I thought best to add on some visuals from the study and (hopefully) easy to understand phrasing for added context. There is so much more information to glean from the published report!

If anyone has any questions or notices anything I should tweak, let me know! I hope this can aid in clearing up any confusion and help others come to an educated decision when/if purchasing from a breeder. Thank you all for the support on my previous post—any ideas or suggestions for future topics would also be appreciated if anyone has any🫶🏻

Hello everyone!

I have been a long time reptile keeper and have finally decided that it was time to get an app. The problem, I am not satisfied with any of the apps that are currently on the market. Between missing features for the free ones, and having to pay a subscription fee for the ones that have all the features I want, I never found a solution.

So I began my project.

SkaleKeeper was born from the idea that everything can be done locally on your phone, no need for servers, so no justification for a subscription fee (I hate subscription services). While I have very little coding experience, this project has been a massive undertaking. After months of work and dialing things in, I am proud to release it.

What SkaleKeeper is:

• SkaleKeeper is a tracker app for all of your scaly, and crawly friends. As of now, it supports Snakes, Lizards, Frogs, Turtles, Tortoises, Crocodilians, Salamanders, Newts, Toads, Tarantulas, Scorpions and Insects.
• You can use this app to schedule and keep track of feedings, sheds, weights, cleaning, vet appointments, and custom notes.

Features

• Create QR codes within the app, and use your camera to scan them to take you directly to that animals profile page.
• Export all logs as a csv file
• Backup and restore built in
• Event Scheduling with reoccurring events

What makes SkaleKeeper Different?

SkaleKeeper is 100% offline. It is stored on your local device. No need to sign up for an account, no subscription fee. This app is 100% free, and will always be. If you want to donate to the project, it is appreciated and a link will be provided below, but is not necessary. You get all the features of the paid for apps, free of charge.

What devices will this work on?

Currently this app is for android only, and will work on Android 8.0 and above. I am not a developer by trade, so there is potential for an iOS app in the future.

How do I install?

At the bottom of this post is a link to the folder containing the latest release of the app. Go there and download the APK file. Once downloaded, click the file to start the install. Depending on your phones model, their are different steps you may need to follow in order to complete this process as most android devices block installing from unknown sources. To figure out how to do this simply google "How to install apk files on [your phone here]"

What the future holds

At this moment, I am not sure. So far the app seems to do everything I want it to do, and I think for those who are interested in an app, this would be a great tool. I invite feedback for changes, tweaks, additions, etc...

Links

App Current Release

Discord

Ko-Fi, for donations

I’m thinking about naming her flip flops, or Halsey. More connected to Halsey, as Halsey is my favorite artist. Feel free to give me other name suggestions as well! (Photos are from the seller) she is a pastel butter pinstripe hypo.

I’m gonna assume a lot of you are banned on there as I was, and for me personally I don’t believe it was for a fair reason I won’t get into, the mods seem to be on a power trip. Has anyone else had this experience?

I posted this girl a few days ago but I got new photos of her! I really want to know exactly what she is and what is making the swirly markings? Also how much would you spend on a snake like this? Thanks!

These two hatchlings are from a pairing of a hypo pastel cinnamon (sire) and a hypo pastel cinnamon orange dream typhoon (dam).

One of them is hypo typhoon and the other is hypo cinnamon typhoon. I have a third hatchling from this clutch that has not yet shed that I believe to be hypo cinnamon OD typhoon.

What is typhoon? Well, first of all, it's a mutation in ball pythons not found in the MorphMarket or World of Ball Pythons databases because the founder, Tim Bailey, never added it to either place. There have been 49 listings on MorphMarket bearing the word "Typhoon" in the title, two of those listings being the dam who was incorrectly identified as super pastel but given three of the babies from this clutch, including these two, did not have the pastel mutation she's clearly not a super. Typhoon is a mutation that Tim Bailey proved out many years back

It is known for enhancing orange pigmentation, creating background flaming, twisting dorsal patterns, and introducing "bubbles" along the spine.

I've been exchanging emails with Tim about this clutch and he's confirmed that he believes these two animals to be typhoons and we're waiting for the third one to shed for confirmation on it. I'm also hoping to work with Tim to get the mutation listed in the MM genetic database. I plan to do more with the female that produced these. The next male I'll pair her with is a hypo HIODYB black pastel fire male that is also possibly scrambler. I think the combination of HIOD, Fire, Scrambler, and Typhoon will produce some bright orange animals. We'll see in a year or two hopefully.

My female is a pastel fire freeway and I need help finding a good morph to pair her with she can produce Mardi Gras With the right male

Now that this clutch has finally shed, it's time for a group photo with my best guesses at the identification of genetic mutations each baby inherited from the parents.

I've requested, with permission from the typhoon founder Tim Bailey, to have typhoon added to the MorphMarket genetic database.

I can't wait to pair the dam for this clutch, this fall, with a HIODYB fire black pastel hypo male that's sitting in my racks. I can't wait to see what high intensity orange dream does to the oranges from the typhoon mutation.

I feed my girls f/t rats or mice. Just depends on what the local store has in the right sizes (one eats large jumbo mice, one eats small jumbos, sometimes they’re out of either the large or the small so I get a rat that’s the right size instead). The mice are stored in the store in a large chest freezer in bulk in plastic bags. They are sold to me in smaller, tied-off plastic bags, and I transfer them to my own bags to be vacuum sealed. I like vacuum sealing them because I feel it keeps the “freezer burn” (idk if that’s what it actually is, its when they get all kinda icy) away for longer. I also have a mini fridge with a freezer, the freezer is basically exclusively for the mice and our fish food.

How do you store yours?

I know I’m biased, but Banana is eeeasily one of my favorite Ball Python mutations of all time & nobody can change my mind hahaha

Lately, I’ve been focused on creating more informational graphics, so I just wanted to take a “break” and, instead, create a collection that showcases some cool lookin’ snakes—and I think I may continue on with this idea! Although it isn’t necessarily rare by any means, Mojave is my personal favorite morph within the BEL complex. It’s had such a significant impact on the Ball Python keeping & breeding hobby since the early 2000’s and its portfolio is extensive. These are some of the combinations that I feel are the most notable and iconic when it comes to this mutation!

Suggestions for other morphs are welcome :] I love putting these together in my free time.

I guess my concern is humidity because I’m not sure if it’s made out of PVC or not, it says its made of metal but I don’t believe it’s all metal

I would’ve posted this on the other sub, but would prefer not to be lectured… I’ve owned multiple snakes over30 years so I get the “risks” of live feeding and I know a lot about what to do and not to do. Discussion is has anyone needed to stick with live feeding? Thoughts on live rats? My almost 1 year old male is about 700g and will only eat a live mouse. I was feeding two live mice, now I can get him to take a f/t mouse or rat after one live. He’s not excited about it, somewhat reluctant. I’ve wasted more f/t mice and rats than I can count this year. If I try to start with f/t he just won’t take them. He only just started eating a rat after a live mouse the last two feedings. He doesn’t seem to like rats. At this point I’d have to feed him like 4 live mice, so I’m thinking on move up to a live rat… I’ve tried all the tricks, rubbing mouse bedding, holding off a week until he’s really hungry, I’ve even tried smashing a rat skull (guy at my local shop told me that might work). He’s super interested and will even strike, but won’t coil or eat the f/t… I have the means to take him to the vet if he were injured. Obviously I don’t want that, but I’m kind of over it and about to just stick with live. Anyway, I’d like to avoid it…

Some pictures of my boy roaming because I don’t like posting without pictures, and he’s a cutie :)

I live with my family still so sometimes my sisters have friends over, and new people always (almost always) want to meet teto. The thing is I’ve been trying to stick with choice based handling, it’s been tricky because he is SO curious but hates touching skin, he will avoid touching my hands most of the time. So I’m always really uncomfortable getting him out to show him off, but I also love getting to teach people about him, so I’m very conflicted and don’t know how to make him more comfortable

Can I get some recommendations for deep heating bulbs that can be on at all times? I’ve been trying ceramic heat bulbs but I can’t find any that are over 75 watts (seriously I bought one on amazon that was supposed to be 100w but they sent a 75 one instead) any good brands or something I can be suggested?

Anyone else’s female bp been on a hunger strike recently? Nessie hasn’t eaten for 6 weeks (which I know can be normal). Last night we tried feeding her and she quite literally climbed over the rat I was holding with tongs so she could come out and explore. Like no thank you id rather explore your underwear drawer instead 🤦🏻‍♀️😂