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Lilyeyes · 01-22-10, 11:16 PM

Hey everyone! I'm new to the site today! I have 3 big beautiful female bps. I love them they are soo sweet. I would like to hear peoples thoughts on ball pythons as pets. I think they are wonderful. I am also quite fond of the rainbow boa (beautiful creature) if anyone has pics of their rainbow I would love to see them

Squisher · 01-25-10, 10:56 PM

Hello and welcome! I think BPs are great as pets as they generally have a great temperament and will put up with alot of human interaction and that they don't get out of hand size wise. Plus if your into morphs their are TONS of them with this breed. I currently have 7.

infernalis · 01-26-10, 12:22 AM

I have a nice "normal" Royal Python that I took away from a lady who was neglecting him.

My kids just love how calm he is, and we got really lucky with his eating habbits too.

Lilyeyes · 01-26-10, 12:41 AM

I find the morphs are absolutely beautiful as well I would love to see pics of them. All 3 of my bps came from different forms of neglectful situations and they have turned into real sweeties with alot of patience and time. I justdont get how people can be so cruel

Will0W783 · 01-26-10, 09:46 AM

I have 4 BPS: a normal male, a 66% het albino female, and a pair of yellowbellies. You gotta love balls: they are so calm, so docile,and get to a good size without being huge. Whenever anyone tells me they want to get a snake, I recommend a ball as a first.

Hillsberry · 01-26-10, 10:57 AM

I have never had a BPS. But I have heard they are amazing pets. Would love to see some pictures of them. Welcome!!

marvelfreak · 01-26-10, 12:24 PM

Hello! I have a ball their great, but carpets pythons are addictive. You ever want a snake that's get a little bigger but, a lot more active an just as friendly get a carpet. Brazilian rainbow is going to be my next snake. As soon as it's warm enough to get one shipped.

Will0W783 · 01-26-10, 02:56 PM

Yes!! Carpets rule!! By far my favorite snake overall. I have a male IJ, a female jungle, a male jungle/jag sib, and an 8-foot coastal mutt male. They are all incredibly docile, curious, impressive snakes. Their faces are also very similar to the GTP, and I love that dragon-faced look!

Hillsberry · 01-26-10, 03:30 PM

Okay well I just got my first carpet and I am deathly in love with her. Lol. Even though I have only headle her once.:P

mykee · 01-26-10, 09:27 PM

I have 104 adult ball pythons, and over 300 during hatchling season.

"and will put up with alot of human interaction"
Put up with. Not a lot though.

Squisher · 01-26-10, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by mykee

I have 104 adult ball pythons, and over 300 during hatchling season.

"and will put up with alot of human interaction"
Put up with. Not a lot though.

I understand your expertise in breeding BPS although I wonder (and this isn't a jab) how much experience one has with them as pets vs business partners?

Excluding the "undue stress" reasoning for not wanting to interact with them frequently.. I can pull them out 7 times a day and still get the same dispostion. Reason being.. they are my pets. I'm not just a caretaker. I interact with them. Let them experience the world around me.. and on me. It's not just a feed/mist/clean relationship. Maybe in that respect they would not put up with "a lot of human interaction".

infernalis · 01-26-10, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Hillsberry

I have never had a BPS. But I have heard they are amazing pets. Would love to see some pictures of them. Welcome!!

Happy to oblige you.....

Squisher · 01-26-10, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by infernalis

Happy to oblige you.....

Ditto...

By the time he gets in there the hide is slightly off the ground but he loves it.

Squisher · 01-27-10, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Squisher

I understand your expertise in breeding BPS although I wonder (and this isn't a jab) how much experience one has with them as pets vs business partners?

Excluding the "undue stress" reasoning for not wanting to interact with them frequently.. I can pull them out 7 times a day and still get the same dispostion. Reason being.. they are my pets. I'm not just a caretaker. I interact with them. Let them experience the world around me.. and on me. It's not just a feed/mist/clean relationship. Maybe in that respect they would not put up with "a lot of human interaction".

i just wanted to say that my email notification has slightly different wording than the post i replied to yet i do not see that the post has been edited. The wording is enough to illicit two different responses. No harm was intended as i may have misinterpreted

Will0W783 · 01-27-10, 09:23 AM

Squisher, I'm the same way with my snakes. I have around 40, and fully intend to breed them in a few years, but they are also my pets. I worry when one is sick, I handle them frequently, I care for them every day, and I take joy in their presence in my life. I love snakes, and keeping them is first and foremost a hobby and source of joy, and second a possible source of supplemental income. I have sold animals that could be great breeding stock simply because they were too aggressive for my taste. All my snakes, except for my fiance's Nicaraguan boa, are handleable. My GTPs and ETB are just as tame as my ball pythons. I doubt I will ever have significantly more snakes than I do now, because I want them all to be fairly tame and handleable.

IMO, the people who love their animals and see them as more than just "goods" in a business produce much better, well-adjusted, stock. Whenever you deal with live animals as a business product, you can't just view them as goods, you have to realize that they are living, breathing, sentient creatures. They feel fear, and pain, and contentment.