15 Reasons Ball Pythons are Awesome Pets 

Makayla Crockett nah bro it just means you gotta bark back

Uhhh my snake doesn't bark Is that normal?

You gotta meow at it, show dominance

Makayla Crockett maybe throw a ball at it?

LukeTheDuke oh no that’s not good dude if your snake don’t bark then it’s sick.

Caleb andFriends totally agree 😂

Caleb andFriends samee

HELL YEAH lol

Lots of people are actually like you.

Same

ikr, LOL

Yoooooo I swear I was RIGHT at that part when I read this comment!! 😂😂💀💀

lol

leeanna k Same LoL

My bud is kinda stinky but i dont mind i love my stinky snek

Awesome, congrats on your newest family member!

GoHerping just a question I may be getting a bumble bee ball python do u have any tips such as do they need belly heat and how would I go about doing that?

Hilary ishere You could use a heat pad or heat tape.

"Sweetheart" "cute" "adorable"... I don't know, I just can't fathom attributing words like that to a predatory creature driven entirely by ancient, primal instincts in which the only reason you're not on its menu is because you're not the right size. There's really only a few thoughts that go through a snake's mind: threat, non-threat, hungry, not hungry, warm, cold, edible, non-edible. Beyond that, there's just nobody home in there.

madcapper6 shut up...snakes do have personalities

Ryan Queener You can always get a meowing snake

You can always try drugs

Un chained fuck yeah

bork bork

clucking snake?

JennarniaB idk why but I think there even cuter when they are drinking lol

So cute :3

JennarniaB yes I agree

Yeah

oh YES

Intelkek It doesn't meow, it's a very loud chicken

Intelkek no, It's a cow, it'll moo.

Or go AHHHHHHHHH!!!

Yes

Intelkek no it will hiss lol

Oh yay! So happy for you and your new family member!

How is he

She's really big now, Healthy and beautiful. I'm very happy with her.

Awesome 👏 congrats Zion Garza!

Omg! I wish I could convince my mom.. congrats tho! Hope you had a fun 3 years with her already now ❤️

Rip!

Tic Tac A danger noodle? Maybe a nope rope? A slither lizard?

A murder spagurder?

BBC

There’s actually a morph of ball python called banana heh

*l o n g b r o w n b a n a n a*

Ikr.

Drew Haile OMG I found my old account on this comment, bombastic animals LOL

ah yes shovelsnoots

Luca Grayi balls are cute lol you like balls lol

yes balls are very cute

Yeah that's true. Luckily the positives outweigh the downsides :)

Yes that's more or less the only downside with them. Its frustrating when they don't eat for months, which mine tends to now over winter and spring. I think blood pythons are a good snake too, but they can be nippy whereas ball pythons aren't.

how old is your ball python?

Luckily i haven't had that problem yet with any of my 5. Hopefully will never have that issue as seen as its illegal to live feed mice in uk.

Catie F

Male him watch this video maybe... I try to go to the petstore with him so he can see snakes in a different way than inthe wild

Alex Po it won't be easy but start off by showing him snake videos with people who are young. Like this kid (no offense), show him children holding snakes and then explain how cheaply they can be maintained. Prove to them that it won't be easy to escape and if it does it'll probably hurt the snake (away from immediate essentials) more than anything else.

omg same, my step dad doesnt care about what i get he just cares about the money and smell or space or tf ever he hates animals. my mom is afraid of em so its a straight no... sadly.... i want a gecko or a Python :) sorry my English isnt that good, im brazilian

Ghilliesuitdude same! that's what I did!

Alex Po Prove to teem all the facts go to a petstore talk to a lady who knows about ball pythons in front of ur dad

Peeble Kitty Just bus als big one but put aan lot of atributes in

You can use a plastic tub

There’s no boundaries in the wild so I think it wouldn’t be nearly as big of an issue for a ball python as for say a crestie baby that might not be able to find its food

Other people you walk past: *Gives freaked out look* Uh, I'm not even going to ask.

Kairon Guadalupe yeah hehehe lmao lol

How can thiefs be scared of them? they llitteraly look like little, shunky, noodle puppers.

@@melissathieme9555 depends on the snake, I would say a Burmese python that's about 20 feet roaming the house would scare them far more

Bay Peppard *hear

Same I'm 11 and my mom has held some at the pet store and my dad is scared of them now my mom is trying to convince him to get me one

LMAO

Neat. The name Basil works well since you're Ainsley lol

GoHerping i oil him up daily

GoHerping I watched this video a long time ago but I watch I a lot cause I’m still debating if I should get a ball python or a corn snake btw what is the music

Ugh my mom is the same way. I was gonna get a gecko for my birthday last year, I was gonna pay for it and keep it in my room and everything. She said I can't have any pets besides fish. She doesn't even go into my room that often. She won't even see them, unless I want to handle them around the house. She doesn't like pets that much. But we have a cat, a dog, and 40 fish so she just has to deal with them. Back to snakes, she thinks they'll poison me and eat my future children. I want a ball python, or a gecko, or a bird, or my own dog, a rabbit or two, or cat. (Not too many animals at once). We also might be moving soon, to a bigger house, and I'm gonna probably buy my first reptile then. My sister and I are always like "What if we brought home a cat. What if we just brought home a dog right now." Like we really want another animal.

Thanks! Good luck with your new bp!!

When getting started, you probably want to stick to 15-30 mins per day, however once you think it's used to you, you can keep it out as long as you like. If it starts getting too restless, you might want to put it back or let it rest for a few hours

GoHerping Thank you!

Kurt Cobain I have the exact same one they make great pets

Chad Kyser That's awesome, thanks

Kurt Cobain I'm Kurt Cobain too

TigerLily my dad doesn't either just give it time and let him get to the point where he'll try it out. My dad has always despised snakes so I wanted one and I gave it time. I'm getting my first snake Saturday and my dad now wants one. Hope this helped

Maybe take him to a reptile shop and get him to handle one or show him videos like this one so he can see how sweet and docile they are!

try to convince him that he'll never see it. like it'll stay in your room

xxmakeupgothxx I've tried that, it doesnt work 🙃

TigerLily My dad just doesn't like them as pets and my mom doesn't like them. Show him some cool colors, I show my mom a piebald ball python and she thought it look pretty. Tell him that they are nice and easy to care for! Hope I helped.

Ash Hargis most snakes don't ever bite unless you try to provoke it. Ball pythons in particular are extremely calm and don't bite. The only thing you should pay attention to is the stress level and the way you approach the snake.

Most beginner snakes don't bite often unless you provoke it. Corn snake bites are often very quick and nippy, and even if they hold on it won't cause too much damage (personal experience here). Ball pythons I assume have different teeth structure, but they're so calm and slow they won't bite unless you stress the animal out too much

Snakes are like any cat or dog, if you provoke them to bite, then yes they will bite. Python's of this breed are extremely placid in nature. If you happen to scare them by accident, the most they will probably do is try to get away from you or musk (poop) on you. Keep in mind you're a lot bigger then they are and they can sense that due to their pits. They go, "Okay he's bigger than me. I can't bite him." But due to their calm nature you really have to try to piss one off in order for it to bite you.

Ash Hargis They never bite and that is rare I handle my ball python alone and are GREAT with children

Savannah Rose Handel ooor maybe the FAMILY snake?

I just assumed people would know since I was free-handling one in the video haha. Good point though.

They'll only bite you if you put them in a situation that makes them bite you. Basically, as long as you're careful and calm while handling and doing things in the enclosure, you'll be just fine. While feeding, if you have any scent from it's food on your hands, it may mix up you and the food and might bite you. Just use some snake tongs and keep your hands clear of the snake while feeding. It's also easy to tell when a snake is going to strike out of defense. For example, coiling up into an "S" position means it may strike, hissing, etc. are good things to notice. Even if you are bit, bites from ball pythons or smaller snakes aren't really a big deal and nothing compared to most other pets. I'd rather be bit my one of my snakes than a dog, cat, or even hamster any day lol.

PaC PshycoCute Don't scare them

PaC PshycoCute Well just be cautious Especially during feeding time Sometimes the snakes might just be too hungry and it's possible they might mistake your hand or something for its dinner ...(trust Me it happened with my ball Python.-.;) but the bites dont hurt really Just a little bleeding is all

PaC PshycoCute the ball python doesn't have teeth

PaC PshycoCute they are super calm you don't have to worry about them biting you if you don't hesitate or pick it up by the tail

Thanks!

GoHerping Great vid. What is the name of the song playing throughout the video.

Nitron [GD] yeah he kinda does😃

OMG

Vivian Ramirez-Delgado y tho

And pets mart of all places...if you have to give away any animal, at least give it to someone who'll take care of it...I know this comment's 3 weeks old but yeah...

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"Danger Noodle" Is what my brother's friend Derrick calls my pet ball python. I call mine a mutated worm.

Awesome!

Ethan Trumbley I wouldn't recommend getting one from pet smart, they come from the reptile equivalent of a puppy mill and tend to be sick, most responsible breeders use over night shipping and don't ship when it's too cold or hot, frozen thawed is safer for your snake, for handling it really depends of the snake on how fast they get used to you, it normally doesn't take that long but it's different for each snake, and I wouldn't worry too much about getting bit from one, as even if they bite you it's not any worse than a paper cut and they're extremely unlikely to bite unless you don't wash your hands after feeding, as for "breed" do you mean morph? With morphs they have the same care as any other ball python except they can be more expensive and have a lot of different patterns and colors.

I was never bit :) The only time he ever did bite me was while I was hand-feeding him. I wasn't paying attention and because the scent of mouse was on my hands, he went past the mouse and grabbed my hand instead. He immediately realized it wasn't a mouse and let go, then went for the mouse instead lol. Each ball python is different so you may come across some that are a bit more defensive, however they are generally an extremely docile species. Even when I was bit, there were only a few drops of blood and it healed up in like 2 days.

It's definitely a good choice! I hope you enjoy your future ball python, God of potatoes

1. You can, this basically gives your snake the idea that it's eating live prey so it'll mimic what they do in the wild and constrict a bit tighter so you know that it has a good grip. But if the snake grabs it too quick and pulls it from the tongs/your hands, you don't have to worry since it's not a big deal. 2. Nope, all ball pythons should get food-wise is a mouse or rat about once a week depending on the size of him/her. 3. Some of my favorites are "forest floor bedding", "lizard litter", "aspen snake bedding", "reptile carpet", and even just newspaper or paper towel works fine but you have many other options. Just remember that it's best to avoid sand and walnut shells (both can cause impaction if the snake ingests any and don't use cedar or pine, as they are toxic to many reptiles and amphibians. 4. Some people say you should keep your new animal separate for a few weeks to ensure there are no mites, ticks, etc. that could spread to your other animals. However, I'm bad about this and have never actually done this. (My first snake which happened to be the ball python in this video had a bad case of mites) however, snake mites can't give geckos mites as far as I know. So it's definitely not a bad idea to keep it in a separate room, but I personally haven't. 5. It's true that ball pythons (and most snakes) generally enjoy smaller areas because they can feel more safe and secure. I'd say at the minimum, keep yours in a 20 gallon (like I have mine) and try to avoid anything larger than a 40 gallon. Hope that helps :D

GoHerping this helped a bunch! Thank you so much!

Thanks! Was in the Repticon in Raleigh? I couldn't go today but I've gotten a couple animals from there in the past. And good luck getting a bp!

+NC Nature News Yes! I didn't know they had it 3 times a year in Raleigh. Found a beautiful banana morph there and I was so tempted to get him but I want to learn as much as I can about these animals so I can take proper care of them. Your videos are really helpful!!

Good choice in waiting until you have all the info needed to give your future animal proper care. And thanks!

As often as you feed it. If you're feeding it once a week, it'll poop about once a week. Right now, I'm using paper towel as substrate so I just replace it all each time it gets dirty. If you're using a loose substrate like cypress chips or aspen shavings, etc. you can usually just spot clean, meaning you grab any soiled or wet parts of substrate and add in a little bit more fresh shavings or chips.

Yeah, I try to take all the reptiles I can easily keep up with outside whenever it's warm. I would say it's not much different than a parent taking their kid outside, so there aren't any realistic dangers other than losing them so just keep a close eye lol

I think natural spring water sometimes contains things like fluoride that benefit us but can be dangerous to reptiles. What I do is use tap water with Reptisafe drops. You can also fill some clean water jugs with tap water and let it sit for 24 hours. This lets any chlorine or other chemicals evaporate so by the time you give it to your snake, it'll be distilled water. Reptisafe: www.amazon.com/Zoo-Med-ReptiSafe-Water-Conditioner/dp/B0002568SG

Cool! I know you'll enjoy one

Haha thank you!

I placed my pet ball python on my carpet floor once and pressed my ear on the ground next to it and heard it moving. I love my snake to bits. I've had him for a few months now. He's pretty calm.

You said it best, ball pythons are the sweethearts of snakes haha. 5 exotics is definitely a good family of pets you've got going there. If you ever do get the chance to get a ball python, you won't be disappointed!

He's most likely on a feeding strike. It's completely normal for them. Just ensure that he stays within a healthy weight and wait it out.