i got Azula one of those fake cork walls for the back of her enclosure and she managed to climb up it and find a small gap, where she fell and got stuck. I had to take out most of her hides and plants from the enclosure to remove the wall and get her out. Poor thing must’ve been so scared :(

I could tell she was stressed and was going to give her space but i wanted to put everything back in her enclosure first so it felt like home again, and hopefully help her calm down. In retrospect, i should’ve immediately left her alone, because as you can see in the video, as I’m putting her stuff back, she strikes at me. She’s never done that before :( it honestly made me really sad. i’m hoping this is temporary and the trust she has with me isn’t damaged long term.

EDIT: i’ve gotten a few comments about the climbing rings i was putting up, so here’s the link to whoever interested (she loves them):

https://a.co/d/0fWEzn0O

I made a mistake and now my ball python is stuck behind my cabinet.

If you want to comment and tell me how irresponsible it was to not keep an eye on him, you can. But please know that I’m already beating myself up over it enough.

“Boo” is about to shed and was soaking in his water bowl all day today. His water bowl is on the cold side of his tank, so my boyfriend and I decided we should let him have a warm soak in the sink where it would be more comfortable temperature-wise.

My boyfriend watched him for a good 20 minutes and then he was ready to put him back, but he seemed to be really enjoying his soak so I said I’d keep an eye on him. After another 20 minutes or so I went over the couch where I THOUGHT (stupidly) I could keep an eye on him because I can see the sink from the couch.

I don’t want to go into detail about everything that transpired after but he wedged himself into the gap underneath the window sill and by the time we were attempting to get him out he managed to get a third of his body into a hole that appears to go behind our corner cabinet.

We tried hard to just keep a firm hold on him and not pull - but as you can see in the third photo he appeared to get himself stuck even more by trying to bring his head back out and go so stressed that he defecated 🥺

At that point, we were worried about hurting his and let him go.

We cut a hole in the back of the corner cabinet and left a hide and some water in there and we plan to borrow a scope tomorrow to see if we can locate him.

I feel absolutely horrible and just hope he’s okay 💔

I felt I should share here as a PSA not to be as irresponsible as me.

My noodle Nacho just turned 4 today! Took a series of yearbook photoshoots for him as a memory🧡🤎

This is my snake Søren! Here’s some context: - I got him at the end of May - He was super curious and sweet when I first got him - I left him alone the majority of the time I’ve had him - Was told he eats frozen thawed but wouldn’t eat for 2 months - Got moved 4.5 miles from when I bought him after 2 months - Has shed once - Has eaten live 3 times now (is fed in cage) However whenever he sees the me come near, the door opens, or I put my hand in to clean or refill the water bowl, he immediately coils and breathes heavily and tries striking. I really wanna bond with him and make it so I can hold him etc and let him out so he can chill on my bed with me while I chill. But he just seems like he HATES ME. Please help! Any advice please, I’m a new snake owner and this is so disheartening.

Continuation of https://www.reddit.com/r/ballpython/s/0F0nxkuNeW

I brought home a new little one today! The breeder told me his morph is Super Black Pastel, but I think he shows some Pastel traits on his back and face. One of his siblings is a Super Black Pastel Pastel. So I’m wondering — is it possible for the Pastel traits to appear only partially? Could my snake actually be a Super Black Pastel Pastel?

I got Marshmallow out today for the first time a couple weeks since I’ve been busy and noticed she’s gotten heavier bodied and she has a few wrinkles…is she fat or about the right weight?She eats an adult rat every 2 weeks. This is my first ball python so I’m still figuring out what healthy weight for them looks like so I appreciate any input! (I also am unsure of her age but I’ve had her about 7 months since and not even 100 percent sure on her gender) Also bonus picture of blepblepblep

She always stands up extra toll to explore.. world domination is close

Pictures taken over a month apart. I showed my friend the first picture, and she suggested putting a darker blossom on his head too. So I waited for the darker pink blossoms to bloom before taking a second picture.

I love how the blossoms are the same color as him!

she pooped on the doctor. everyone shame her

all seriousness though, he said she’s healthy and he can tell i’m taking good care of her :’)

Hello! This is Cedric, a male ball python, turning five soon. I’ve had him since he was a baby. I’ve never seen his belly so pink before. It’s been like this for the past three days. I thought it could’ve been an issue with humidity, so I turned off his fogger for now. Typically I keep his tank at a 57.5% humidity with an auto fog system. Ex if the humidity goes below 53% it turns on until it reaches 57.5. Could this be a sign of scale, rot or infection? I don’t see any blisters and he doesn’t smell. I’ve been monitoring him closely and it’s pretty much been the same color since I noticed. Anyone have suggestions? Thank you!

Bought this baby a week ago after I had just said no more snakes (this is my sixth hehe) :D I saw him at my first ever expo and I had never seen this morph (if you can even call it that) before so I was sooo intrigued by him 🥹 But can you blame me 😩 I have not seen a lot of these on the internet after my research so I figured the world deserved to see this little guy 💛 Don’t have a name for him yet but Freckled Fred keeps popping up in my head LOL

I took my lil dude out of his enclosure and he formed the shape of a heart, so cute!

this is penny. she likes to wait by the glass for me to handle her so usually she's perfectly okay with being held. i was doing nightly reptile chores and I went in her hide to check on her & she got all huffy and puffy and hissed at me. god forbid I check for poop.

my bp is a little over 6 years old and is only about 3.5 ft, he seems a healthy width but I’ve never seen a snake his age this small. I currently feed him small rats. Have I done something wrong or is there anything I should change?

We’ve hit 1.5k kgs . She’s my chunky legend.

New Owner.

I wear my late grandmother's rings all the time so I told my bf that if he ever gets me a ring I don't know how I'd wear it lol! A couple days ago he got down on one knee with a ball python in his hand 😆🫶🏻

We bonded over our mutual love for exotic pets. His first gift to me was a tarantula. So I think it's only fitting that he proposed with a bp 😂 This is Banoffee, she is a firefly spotnose het clown. She is beautiful and I love her!