Well, I've never owned a snake .. up until tonight.
Heres the story,
I was sitting on my computer talking to people when a girl I know messages me. She says when she was driving on Snake Rd. (Only about 10 minutes away from me, she lives close by) when she saw something odd on the road. She turned back and found out it was a 3-4 foot snake! Now she doesn't know too much about snakes but through a few questions I learn that it's a ball python!
So she asks if I will take it off of her and I agree.
I quickly looked up a bunch of care sheets to review and put together a make shift set up.
I know the tank is a little big for a ball, but is this too big .. 5' x 2' x 18"
I put in a clean dog bowl for water, put a big cardboard box as a hide in each end and turn on the heat lamp.
So far it has taken a nice big drink, roamed a little and curled up in the hide in the hot end. I'm planning on keeping it for at least a few days, get it really well hydrated and try to feed it maybe Sunday. From there I'm not too sure what to do!
I really don't think it was a runaway, there aren't any houses up there for a good bit, it's all old unused farm land. They told me that a lot of pets get dumped up there and they've found kittens, bunnies, puppies and turtles.
Fun night
I forgot to add that the snake is probably around 4 and a half feet, pretty fat but could be bigger, skin looks good other than some pieces of an old shed. Hopefully those will come off with a good soak.
Any comments/questions/concerns?
All help is appreciated
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