New addition

DavethePython · 01-02-12, 07:37 PM

My kids are so awesome , they bought us a new BP for a late Christmas gift . They went up and picked up Tequila the 3 yr old female that was displaced due to an apt fire earlier in November. She is such a good girl , so gentle and calm . Will get pics of both Dave and Tequila soon .

Norm66 · 01-02-12, 07:54 PM

Congratulations!

Swany · 01-02-12, 08:11 PM

Superb ! A very happy Christmas in your home then ;-)

DavethePython · 01-02-12, 09:04 PM

Thanks all , Tequila seems to be settling in just fine. She is very used to being handled . No real signs of stress . Just laying out on her basking space enjoying life. Just wants to come out everytime someone gets near her she starts poking for the top of her viv .

GarterPython · 01-02-12, 09:18 PM

I wish my parents were as nice as your kids. My parents don't care how much I want a snake. They don't like them and I am still working hard at getting one.

KORBIN5895 · 01-02-12, 09:28 PM

Awesome! Enjoy her.

DavethePython · 01-02-12, 10:03 PM

So we measured her this evening and she is 36 inches long . did not get a girth cause she is way too active lol . Not sure of exact age , we were told 3 years old but that info may be wrong and not 100% sure if she is female or not. We do know she was displaced after a fire in the high rise apartment she lived in and was turned over to the pet store . She is very healthy looking , very active and nice deep bright color. She is feeding on 4 adult mice per feeding . I am wondering if it is maybe time to move her up to something else like maybe rats . Any suggestions?

spots · 01-02-12, 10:06 PM

I would go rats as one large meal is better then 4 small ones

DavethePython · 01-02-12, 10:21 PM

This is Tequila . This is her Temporary home until I can get her new one properly set up .

GarterPython · 01-02-12, 10:23 PM

She is beautiful. I love normal Ball Pythons, by far one of the best morphs and the funny part is they are probably the cheapest.

DavethePython · 01-02-12, 10:24 PM

And this is Dave . He is starting to shed so he is a little shy right now . He is 16 inches long and about 6 months old .

DavethePython · 01-03-12, 12:05 AM

Thanks spots , that is kind of what I was thinking too . I am wondering now what would be the best size ? probably a small rat or maybe a medium? I want to be sure it is not too big for her to swallow .

jaleely · 01-03-12, 03:04 AM

That's really cool! NICE kids! And def move up in food size and less frequent. Glad to see she's got an appetite though!

Lankyrob · 01-03-12, 04:27 AM

Not sure where or how you get your rats for feeding, but i go into a reptile shop and get to pick them myself out of the freezer, for my bp i go for a rat that is 1.5 to 2 times the girth of the snake at its widest point.

spots · 01-03-12, 10:50 AM

Tequila is BEAUTIFUL!!

As for your size for rats I would do like Rob says. I raise my own, so I can choose size as need

I find its mostly 46 gram rats I'm feeding my 29" BP. (medium small)