Care Sheet for Ball PythonsAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 4.00 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 03/13/2006 |
Main Category: | Snakes |
Sub Category: | Ball Pythons |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Anonymous |
Years Experience: | 3 to 5 Years |
Species: | Ball pyhton |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | pythons |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Please don’t try sexing your reptile please have a vet or some one experienced do it. |
Mostly Active During: | Both |
Substrate and Water Needs: | I use Eco earth i like it because it looks a lot like a rain forest and my ball python really likes it. You can use newspaper but i just don’t like the look of it id rather have it looking as much as his habitat as much as i can. don’t use sand or cedar because it caries poisons that can harm your snake. |
Lighting and UVB: | I don’t use UV because they are mostly out at night but one wont cause any harm tho. I think that just a normal light will work to heat up the tank. I use a 75 W white light for the day and a blue night light that is also 75 W that i have on all the time. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | For a basking spot the temp should be around 90-95 then in the other side about 80-85. at night the temps should drop no lower then 75 witch can cause digestion problems. the humidity should be around 50- 60 and when he/she is shedding around 80 to help it come of nice with no problems. |
Heating and Equipment: | I would say i night light about 75 W with a 75 W white light then have on the night light on all day and turn off the white light during the day. and u should a have a under tank heater that cover a good amount of the tank. |
Caging Provided: | For a baby a ten gallon will be good but not for long as they get bigger you will need to upgrade it for an adult i would use a 40 gallon breeder witch is what i use. and that will be good for the rest of his life |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Hatch ling- use pinkie mice
juveniles- use baby rats - adult mice
adult- medium size rats
or for proper size food that will be the thickest part of there body no food should be bigger than that
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Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | The ball python should be alright if u feed it properly but if u want to maybe once month put some calcium powder on the food. |
Maintenance: | Ball pythons pretty easy as long as u can afford the main supplies u need in the begging cage, under tank heater etc. and able to get food near you |
Some Words on this Species: | If you like reptiles that are calm and fairly easy ball python is the way to go. |
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