Description
This species needs no introduction, as they are the most
popular pet snakes on the market. The seemingly endless arrays of color
and pattern morphs that seem to pop up every year make this snake very
exciting to work with. They stay within an appropriate small pet snake
size of around 5’ on average. They are mild mannered and pleasant when
handled. They readily eat frozen thawed rodents although they can be
picky eaters from time to time. This is a common characteristic of the
species, so just expect it to happen sometimes and you won’t get so
frustrated when it happens.
Breeding Projects
Seeing as how there are so many
different Ball Python morphs to work with I’ve decided to focus on a few
of my favorites and see what kind of amazing combinations I can make
with them. My primary projects, which I will be focusing on, will
include Pastels, Piebalds, Mojaves, and Clowns. I bred mine for the
first time in 2005 and hope to have offspring to offer for sale in the
summer of 2006 or 2007.
General Care Information
I would recommend this species to anyone. I am going to give
you information on the basic care of this species, as the breeding is
fairly straightforward and similar to how you would breed any other
species of Python. I keep mine in the Vision Ball Python Rack with the
Iris CB-70 tubs, but any similar cage would work just fine. I use
shredded aspen as a substrate. I keep a hide box at the warm end of the
cage, which is set to be in the upper 80’s. I try to keep the cage
slightly humid with a fresh bowl of water at all times. I offer them one
appropriately sized frozen thawed rat once a week. These are the basics
you need to know to successfully keep these great snakes based on my
experience and what has worked for me. I am always happy to supply my
customers with additional information or answer any questions you may
have along the way.
Click HERE to view more photos in my
Python regius
album.
