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09-30-11, 07:12 PM
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Young and Wise
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Ball Python Care
I know I have been wanting to get a snake for a long time and I am still trying to convince my parents but I have finaly chose a snake that I actually want. I thought mabye if my parents see me getting into the reading they will rethink the whole thing. So any help will be helpfull. Thank You.
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09-30-11, 07:30 PM
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Snake Child
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Re: Ball Python Care
Read as many care sheets as possible, there's many online. Also once you have learnt a lot write up a essay type thing, and show it to your parents. They'll see you know a lot and are ready for it so hopefully they'll agree. Also tell them that you will do everything for the animal, make sure they know that they won't have to do anything.
PS Corn snakes are amazing first snakes, Ball Pythons are too but IMO Corns are better.
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09-30-11, 07:49 PM
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Re: Ball Python Care
Search the discussions here as well, we have several BP pros right here on the board.
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09-30-11, 08:09 PM
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Young and Wise
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Re: Ball Python Care
Thanks will do the essay thing is a great idea. I was just going to show them some of the stuff but if I wright it they wil know I really care. And I know everything there is to know. I also know alot about corn snakes but I like ball pythons alot more and I am fine with a bit of extra care for my favorite snake.
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09-30-11, 08:25 PM
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Re: Ball Python Care
Hope this helps...
snakes are by far the easiest pets to have, they don't eat every day, they stay quiet, they don't smell bad or bring fleas into the house...etc.
with a BP, you can top off the water bowl and go on vacation for a week and your snake will never even know you left.
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"Where would we be without the agitators of the world attaching the electrodes
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09-30-11, 08:45 PM
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Snake Child
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Re: Ball Python Care
Quote:
Originally Posted by infernalis
Hope this helps...
snakes are by far the easiest pets to have, they don't eat every day, they stay quiet, they don't smell bad or bring fleas into the house...etc.
with a BP, you can top off the water bowl and go on vacation for a week and your snake will never even know you left.
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^^^^ What he said ^^^^
I have high hopes for ya friend! Hopefully your parents will understand. People say lizards are easier to care for, WRONG! Lizards make more noise, smell bad, you have to feed them everyday etc. With a snake, you feed it once a week, fill the water every couple days, but other than that it's like there's nothing there.
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09-30-11, 09:58 PM
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Re: Ball Python Care
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Originally Posted by youngster
^^^^ What he said ^^^^
I have high hopes for ya friend! Hopefully your parents will understand. People say lizards are easier to care for, WRONG! Lizards make more noise, smell bad, you have to feed them everyday etc. With a snake, you feed it once a week, fill the water every couple days, but other than that it's like there's nothing there.
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Nuh UH my lizards smell beautiful.....
ok so the poop is wretched :P
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10-01-11, 06:23 AM
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Re: Ball Python Care
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Originally Posted by lady_bug87
Nuh UH my lizards smell beautiful.....
ok so the poop is wretched :P
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Wretched? OMG The first time I experienced Hendrix poop (Sav Monitor) it made me gag SO bad. NOTHING makes me gag...he does. I prefer the aroma of fetid carcass to the smell of lizard poop!!! 
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You will be fine here none of us are "normal", we are all "morphs" of one kind or another. ~LankyRob 1.0 Child ~ 0.1 Ball Python ~ 3.1 Cats ~ 1.1 Italian Leatherback Dragon ~ 0.1 Hypo Sandfire Dragon ~ 0.1 Reg Dragon ~ 1.0 Sandfire Dragon
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10-01-11, 08:10 AM
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Snake Child
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Re: Ball Python Care
My beardie is a pooping machine and he's in my bedroom so it makes me keep his tank spotless :P Not a bad thing I suppose.
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10-01-11, 08:46 AM
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Re: Ball Python Care
Oh yea, Hendrix viv is cleaned DAILY
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You will be fine here none of us are "normal", we are all "morphs" of one kind or another. ~LankyRob 1.0 Child ~ 0.1 Ball Python ~ 3.1 Cats ~ 1.1 Italian Leatherback Dragon ~ 0.1 Hypo Sandfire Dragon ~ 0.1 Reg Dragon ~ 1.0 Sandfire Dragon
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10-01-11, 08:54 AM
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Young and Wise
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Re: Ball Python Care
Thanks yea Ive heard that snakes are alot easier to care for then alot of animals.
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10-01-11, 09:32 AM
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Young and Wise
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Re: Ball Python Care
Its actually perfect timing because my birthday is in December so then I have a while to convince them. And if I end up "winning" they could get me the stuff for my birthday.
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10-01-11, 09:33 AM
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Young and Wise
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Re: Ball Python Care
Sorry for the triple post but my friend also has a Ball Python that has never bitten. Mabye then she will realise tht they arent horrible because no matter what I say she is always like oh snakes are so horrible I dont want one in my house.
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10-01-11, 09:44 AM
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Snake Child
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Re: Ball Python Care
Yeah unfortunately many people think that way. Really it's only because they are uneducated. I think if you really put your mind to it you can convince her.
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10-01-11, 10:53 AM
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Re: Ball Python Care
Molson,
You can always have your mum come talk to us. Many of us are parents, like myself, who have Ball Pythons. They are easy to care for (IMO) and extremely easy to clean after. I prefer cleaning up after my Sasha (Ball Python) to cleaning up after my cats or Savannah monitor.
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You will be fine here none of us are "normal", we are all "morphs" of one kind or another. ~LankyRob 1.0 Child ~ 0.1 Ball Python ~ 3.1 Cats ~ 1.1 Italian Leatherback Dragon ~ 0.1 Hypo Sandfire Dragon ~ 0.1 Reg Dragon ~ 1.0 Sandfire Dragon
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