Ball Python

Description: Animal Species: Snakes / A non-venomous python species found in Africa.

Newest Review: ... way. Wild Caught (WC) - These snakes should be avoided wherever possible, they make poor captives, and very seldom feed well, often being heavily parasitized. Long Term Captive (LTC) - Ball Pythons that were wild caught, but have been in captivity for a long time. I would advise against these snakes too for beginners. I would say a Captive Bred/Captive Farmed Hatchling that is feeding ... more

... well on defrost rats, is perhaps the best choice for the beginning keeper. You know that the snake has not had a long traumatised past, and it is far more likely to be a strong feeder on a permanent basis. It is also likely to prove the least costly way...more

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Ball Python: These make great pets, low maintenance, really interesting, ... (1579 words)
by - written on 09/07/09 (Very useful, 164 readings)
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It is going to be very hard to do ball pythons sufficient justice in one of these reviews, there is so much information that could be covered and so many tips and tricks that could be mentioned that I simply have to condense it all down to just provide a "Detailed Overview". I will start off by saying that if you decide to go ahead and invest in a ball python or two, the best thing to do would be to buy a decent book. The two best books out there as far as I am concerned are "The Complete Ball Python" (written by Kevin McCurley of NERD) and "Pythons of the World Volume 2" (written by Dave & Tracy Barker of VPI). Both these books are ... Read the complete review

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