Care Sheet for Ball PythonsAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.00 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 11/07/2005 |
Main Category: | Snakes |
Sub Category: | Ball Pythons |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Herp_Breeder101 |
Years Experience: | 10 to 15 Years |
Species: | Ball Python/Royal Python |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | N/A |
Sexing and Characteristics: | You can determine sex by cloacal probing. It is hard to judge sex by looking at ball pythons tails because ball pythons are a short tailed snake. |
Mostly Active During: | Night |
Substrate and Water Needs: | I keep my ball pythons on desert substrate although I keep my female on vermiculite when she is due to give birth because vermiculite is egg friendly. |
Lighting and UVB: | Nocturnal snakes such as ball pythons do not need lighting. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Keep ball pythons from around 70-80 F.
Spray cage once a day with water to keep cage humid. |
Heating and Equipment: | Heat pad at one end of cage so the snake can thermoregulate. |
Caging Provided: | For every foot of snake you need a square foot of floor space. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | They eat on pinkies when they are babies to Medium Rats when they are adults. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | They do not need any supplements. |
Maintenance: | They need spot cleaning every day but the cage needs to be thoroughly cleaned every 2-3 months |
Some Words on this Species: | This is a very good starter snake but I recommend that you look at its feeding record before purchasing one because they sometimes cannot be good feeders. |
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