pythonregiuscare.com

[Wolfus_305]

The site really does look wonderful! you did an amazing job!

[jaleely]

Great job! At first glance, perfect! I'm going to look closer when i have more time but awesome girly!

[Will0W783]

The site looks great and has a ton of good information. I do have just a few suggestions though.
In the Feeding section, you recommend holding onto the live rat/mouse's feet to prevent it from scratching the snake- IMO that is dangerous and is a risk of being bitten. You shouldn't put your hands in the cage at all when the snake is feeding.

Also, leaving a frozen food item to thaw overnight at room temperature is not safe....it will start to decompose. You can thaw it overnight in the fridge and then warm it up in hot water, or thaw it for several hours on a heater, or quick thaw it in very hot water. Remember, frozen feeders are dead, and will start to decompose as soon as they are warmed up.

I have had frozen feeders fed at night and then in the morning if the snake hasn't eaten it yet it really stinks.

Other than that, awesome site!

[alessia55]

Originally Posted by Will0W783

The site looks great and has a ton of good information. I do have just a few suggestions though.
In the Feeding section, you recommend holding onto the live rat/mouse's feet to prevent it from scratching the snake- IMO that is dangerous and is a risk of being bitten. You shouldn't put your hands in the cage at all when the snake is feeding.

Also, leaving a frozen food item to thaw overnight at room temperature is not safe....it will start to decompose. You can thaw it overnight in the fridge and then warm it up in hot water, or thaw it for several hours on a heater, or quick thaw it in very hot water. Remember, frozen feeders are dead, and will start to decompose as soon as they are warmed up.

I have had frozen feeders fed at night and then in the morning if the snake hasn't eaten it yet it really stinks.

Other than that, awesome site!

I didn't mean leave a rat pup overnight OUTSIDE to thaw... but xxxl rats can take up to 6hrs to thaw. If you thaw overnight, I meant to say that it needs to be in the fridge. I'll clarify it, thanks

From RodentsPro website:

Once the prey item has been thawed it needs to be heated to above room temperature. This can be done by:

Placing the prey, submerged, in hot water.
Placing the prey item under a heat lamp.
Placing the prey by an electric heater.
Using a hair dryer or heat gun.

(The above methods should not be used to thaw the prey ... only to warm them to above room temp).

[MoreliAddict]

looks good so far!

even though you're clear that there are houndreds of morphs out there I'd still try to list alot more of the basic ones. if not you should at least throw a designer morph in there so people get the idea of how morphs can be combined - i'd put a bumblebee in there, maybe a super pastel too which would allow you to explain the "super forms" of morphs

also, i'd use a better quality mojave for the photo.

lastly, there's a photo of a ball python in a fish tank listed as an example of a "good" ball python enclosure - i'd have to disagree as these tanks are not great for holding heat and humidity. You can successfully keep a ball python in a glass tank, but it's not where i'd steer noobs looking for info...

(not saying the above changes would be right, just what I would do)

[alessia55]

Thanks for the suggestions BimthaS, I'll definitely add more morphs to that page

[youngster]

Alessia, in the thermostat section you wrote "Often, new ball pythons are confused as to how to set up a thermostat."

[alessia55]

Originally Posted by youngster

Alessia, in the thermostat section you wrote "Often, new ball pythons are confused as to how to set up a thermostat."

Bahahah I would Changed it

[BarelyBreathing]

No way, I like the old version better. I know my snakes would be confused if they had to set up a thermostat!

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by Will0W783

...I have had frozen feeders fed at night and then in the morning if the snake hasn't eaten it yet it really stinks..

Don't leave on the hot side

[alessia55]

Originally Posted by BarelyBreathing

No way, I like the old version better. I know my snakes would be confused if they had to set up a thermostat!

Hahaha I should've left it for comedic relief

[Will0W783]

Also prey items twice the thickness of the snake or 20% the snake's weight is a bit large I think. I dont go by weight, but I think that 1.5 times the snakes' thickness is the general rule of thumb?

[Rogue628]

Originally Posted by Will0W783

Also prey items twice the thickness of the snake or 20% the snake's weight is a bit large I think. I dont go by weight, but I think that 1.5 times the snakes' thickness is the general rule of thumb?

That's the rule I've used with pythons for years....1.5 times the thickest part of the snake.

IIRC, if you go by weight it can be as much as 15% of the weight of the animal. 12% is average....although I may be wrong about this one lol

[alessia55]

Originally Posted by Will0W783

Also prey items twice the thickness of the snake or 20% the snake's weight is a bit large I think. I dont go by weight, but I think that 1.5 times the snakes' thickness is the general rule of thumb?

Pika ate on Saturday... he weighs 317g and the rat I gave was 59g which is about 18% and he does just fine. If I had to eye-ball it, that rat was definitely closer to 1.5 times his girth than twice it. I've always used the 15-20% rule without a problem; I prefer to rely on the weight of my snake and the weight of the rat rather than eye-balling the size of both and guesstimating 1.5 times the girth.

[alessia55]

Fixed and tweaked a few more minor things, edited the feeding and thawing section accordingly, added to the FAQs section, added urates & feces under behavior... Working on adding a few more pages to the site too.