first of all let me do a little intro and what not. This is my first time to this site and it was a little hard to even find the forums here but ive heard references to it over the net and thought it could be cool. Everything so far seems correct too!
In may of 2004 I made the plunge after about 4 months of researching and thinking and got my very first ball python. He came overnight shipping from a great guy named Brandon from albinomophs.com and i couldnt have been happier with the business i got. So with out further adeu.. I present to you Echo in picture the day i got him.
Echo 1
cute isnt he? Followed by a few more pics shortly after him getting used to his new setup.
Echo 2
Echo 3
Echo 4
those are just a few. Since having him, there has never been a dull moment! I dont claim to know a lot about BPs and welcome any advice given. Im finding somethings contrary to my inital research now that i actually own one and i still look stuff up often which brought me here.
I currently feed him baby mice that are no bigger than 2x his head, although one time he took down a fat baby rat and i couldnt believe it. Pet store assured me he could and they were right! He has shed twice now as hes very young yet. His frist shed went totally awesome and not a single problem. Im guessing it had a lot to do with the cypress mulch substrate. I had many problems with that and the water dish in there. (my first exp. with mites, although none of them got to echo.) It made me question how well cypress multh would work in the future, so i got a new water dish and started using paper towels becuase it was easier to spot poopies and clean. Hes been able to put away a live baby mouse every few days for the past few months. I didnt want him to eat live for the longest time but he refused to eat after trying the first f/t mouse after tossing it back. Finnaly i thought i would try a baby mouse (so tiny with closed eyes and mouths yet) and he took it with lots of enthusiasm. I bought a few adult mice and started breeding them for echo only
Since then hes been a health BP! Im going to take some new pics tomorrow of his custom stand and new tank setup and of course; pics of Echo himself.
Just recently he had is second shed and it didnt go so well. It came off in parts. very small parts. He got most of it including the eye caps... i think (hard to tell cuz the eyes look clear) but he couldnt get his tail end. Ive been giving him warm water baths but he HATES them. As soon as hes in he floats to the side and makes every attemp to get out. Could it be just not enough humidity to begin with, should i switch back to cypress? Hope you like the pics!
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