Just some nice pics: Jasper

[jaleely]

We've had Jasper for two years or so now. He's almost 12! Over 4 feet long.

He has a nice 60 gallon tank he cruises around in, though most of the time he sleeps. He sleeps a LOT. I have wondered if he's older than we were told, when we got him, since he's so large (snakes never stop growing, after all) and he's kind of just...old looking lol

Anyway, here's some nice photos of him soaking. He was blowing bubbles at me. So cute!

First a feeding pic. This one actually goes with the good glottis shots i had of him on another post.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8190/8121163050_905f0d308d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87506818@N06/8121163050/)
Jasper (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87506818@N06/8121163050/) by jaleely (http://www.flickr.com/people/87506818@N06/), on Flickr

Now the pretty ones. BTW this is only the second time i've ever seen him soak. He must have just felt like it, humidity is perfect in the snake room. Still pretty cute and i like how he looks in the bowl cuz he's so big!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8346/8163287804_5a12bc3c31_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87506818@N06/8163287804/)
IMAG0946 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87506818@N06/8163287804/) by jaleely (http://www.flickr.com/people/87506818@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7134/8163259643_74bfd63b50_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87506818@N06/8163259643/)
IMAG0951 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87506818@N06/8163259643/) by jaleely (http://www.flickr.com/people/87506818@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8061/8163284926_49be80a200_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87506818@N06/8163284926/)
IMAG0941 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87506818@N06/8163284926/) by jaleely (http://www.flickr.com/people/87506818@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8065/8163273868_d30998f651_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87506818@N06/8163273868/)
IMAG0924 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87506818@N06/8163273868/) by jaleely (http://www.flickr.com/people/87506818@N06/), on Flickr

Bubble lol

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8206/8163267342_d635e60f29_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87506818@N06/8163267342/)
IMAG0911 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87506818@N06/8163267342/) by jaleely (http://www.flickr.com/people/87506818@N06/), on Flickr

[aaron_cg]

Beautiful!

[marvelfreak]

Such a cutie.

[CK SandBoas]

Jasper is looking good!

[nick654377]

post some of your dumerils!!

[lady_bug87]

Hahaha I have the same water bowl

[Rogue628]

Too cute :D

[iiPink]

i have never seen my ball pythons in there water at all why do they get in the water anyways? and how long can a ball hold there head under the water before u may need to pull them out or just make sure there ok

[Rogue628]

I've seen a few soak in water. Usually it's due to having mites or not enough humidity. Alot of rescues I took in had mites and would do this until I got rid of them.

I did have a ball python that loved the water and would soak for hours. I never saw signs of mites, never had a humidity issue with her. She just loved water. Some snakes just do.

[jaleely]

nick! i will take some just for you! i need updated ones of them, the old photos i have are grainy.

jasper is awesome. I think it's the time of year. He's very sensitive to humidity...when it rains, he goes crazy looking for a female (ball pythons and other snakes do this, wanting to breed..watch them, when it rains!)
and about this time last year he spent a day or so in his water dish. I have an older photo i'll find. A whole year between soaks! lol though i have given him sprays and mists.

I wurb him : )

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[jaleely]

I'll make a better post, nick! i'm reorganizing photos right now, but here's tanzy.

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she's like three times as big now lol

[jaleely]

here's them when i got them, little! Rusty is on the left

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[jaleely]

pink, they can hold their breath for a long time, depends on the size of the snake. they wont' drown themselves though...they will come up, or peek their noses even if they're scared. Jasper actually was fully under the water being a brat, but i was cleaning the snake room and periodically taking pics, and he slowly stuck his nose out, then his head : )