ball pythons

[atabata]

INTRODUCING.................mr. constricor, <actually i found out he's a she> this is him 2 yeras ago after eating a hopper mouse, in her 2 cent setup kuz it kame home un-expectadly, dont worry its really nice now, <33 gallon, wood shavings, etc.>

[norman]

I LOVE it when they do that standy-uppy thing...It reminds me of 'Hiss' from the animated 'Robin Hood'...

[ThEmAdHaTtEr]

Nice pic! Thanks for sharing. Lol norman, I remember watching that when I was little.

[snake_lover]

Cool, I think Wood shaves isn't good for snakes cause when they eat it could and up in theire mouth but i think the snake would like wodd shaves more then news paper ,lol ,Anyway very cool snake!

[boa]

nice ball python please house him on somthing eles wood shavings is not good at all it will make your snake sick after awile if not the wood savings will kill him cedar is the worst hope this helps.
ps.what do the rest of you's think.

[Matt_K]

There is nothing wrong with using certain types of wood shavings, for instance, many people have and DO keep their snakes very succesfully on Aspen shavings. Also, we do not know what 'atabata' feeding procedure is, perhaps they do not feed their snake in the enclosure.!!

[Burmies]

Thanks for letting us have a look.

Burmies

[Colin Friesen]

Thanks for the pic. Very nice. Just to let people know, i keep my two bp's on aspen and all is well. And yes one should take care when feeding snakes on wood shavings.

[Linds]

Yup, just as Matt mentioned, some shavings work fine as substrates, and have been successfully used for years by both private hobbyists and commercial breeders alike, such as aspen shavings. However, any softwoods (pine, fir, cedar, etc) should be avoided, as the oils are toxic. The toxicity of the oil varies from type to type, pine is a very mild respiratory irritant, while cedar causes neurological damage, and will fatally harm herps. Wood shavings are fine, as long as they aren't dusty and are hardwood shavings (excluding walnut, this is quite toxic).