Care Sheet for Ball PythonsAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.55 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 12/21/2006 |
Main Category: | Snakes |
Sub Category: | Ball Pythons |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Anonymous |
Years Experience: | 3 to 5 Years |
Species: | Ball Python(Royal Python) |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | none |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Males are generally shorter with less girth and females are bigger and usually fatter than males as with all snakes. Males and a hempenis.Your snake can be probed to find out what kind of sex it is. |
Mostly Active During: | Night |
Substrate and Water Needs: | I prefer Aspen but many other substrates an be used like:newspaper,cypress bed,cage carpet,desert snow,sani chips,and many many more.On the wood materials make sure to freeze them or bake them to prevent mites.DO NOT USE CEDAR OR PINE BECAUSE THEY ARE POISONOUS! |
Lighting and UVB: | 75 to 100 watt light bulb or ceramic heater. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | 85 to 90 on the hot side and 75 to 80 on the cool side and at night about 75 to 80. |
Heating and Equipment: | 75 watt to 100 watt depending on snakes cage size.I prefer the reptile bulbs or the ceramic heater and a heat mat can also be used.NO HEAT ROCKS THEY CAN BURN THE SNAKE AND ARE A WASTE OF MONEY! |
Caging Provided: | Many people say a 20 gallon and it is fine but I prefer a 30 to 40 gallon I have a vision cage and it equals out to about 50 gallons if you have the money its worth your money to buy one because you can also stack them. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Baby-Fuzzy to small mouse
Sub adult-Large mouse to small rat
Adult-Medium to large rat |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | None |
Maintenance: | Very easy to take care of just spot check every week change water daily and take out fecal that is left in the tank but other wise very easy to take care of. |
Some Words on this Species: | They are great snakes for the experienced or the beginners and I love mine.Also many people love them because there calm demeanor and they size males 3.5 to 4.5 feet and females 4 to 5 feet. |
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