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Why is Stan’s enclosure so small? Even though he has MBD, he should still have at least a 75 gallon. Also, where is the substrate and proper decor? No hate, just some recommendations!
TN&T_ Optic I’m not really looking for new friends tbh, I get really attached to people and they either leave or suck and I have to leave. It’s not a good feeling so I’m staying in my current circle, but thanks for the offer
I think BPs with all black eyes are somehow so much cuter 😭😭 They look so innocent and almost cartoonish, just adds something extra to their sweet little faces
I don't have snakes but my 2 favorite types of snakes are Ball Pythons and Hognoses because of how adorable they are I want a Ball Python because I want a bigger snake but hognoses are cool aswell and maybe if I ever do get a Ball python I can get a Hognose afterward. But my mom says I can get a snake when I get married and move out, so I hope I find somebody who likes snakes.
Yes that's right! It's where the cord was attached to the baby when they were in the egg to get nutrients. Then it falls off after they hatch and is known as a bellybutton 😁
Me: I really like banana pinstripe ball pythons, which do you like ? My sister: I love spider ball pythons their head wobbles are so cute ! Me: *disappointed and angry noises*
I went to the page to see if i could buy a ball python and saw that all prices were above $220. And i just glanced over at my yellow bellied ball python that I got for $25 like "oh👁👄👁"
If you watch his videos breaking down how much money he's made from the company you'd understand why-- in both 2019 and 2020 he only made 700$ in profit in an entire year because of the resources he puts into rehab and care. Aka, if he didn't have RU-vid he'd be homeless lol
@@dragonsrule20201 Purely tagging you to add on. He also REALLY cares for these animals. Most of them are sent in from not the best situation and they have to basically rehabilitate the snake. By purchasing from Emerald Scales you are really supporting these people and ensuring good care.
Hey, you’re doing a great job educating people. You’ve helped me a lot in caring for the ball python that was given to me by neighbours who could no longer care for her. I had no idea how neglected she was by previous owners. Stuck shed on eyes, and they only gave her a hide while she was shedding for some reason. Only ever eaten live. She was injured by prey some time last year, but has fully recovered now. Her stuck shed has all come off. She is in a much more suitable enclosure. Still sticks to live though, but we monitor her much more closely and have actually switched her to smaller prey. She is much less hesitant to eat smaller items. No more several months long hunger strikes. You’ve really helped a lot. Know at least this snake is doing infinitely better thanks to you, even if you’ve never met her.
Hey Alex! The little cut on their stomachs is probably where their umbilical cord was, it's the same with beardies, sometimes you can see a small line where the cord was attached!
bp's have puppy faces, minus the pores and since you're a rehoming/rehaber of reptiles, you're the type of person who would get sent the worst of the worst spider bp's since a less bad spider wouldn't be so quickly sent away. not arguing in favor of the gene still, just pointing out the situation is slightly biased
@@jjjm7322 note the last line, i didn't say it was cool i was just pointing out he is in a specific situation where all the spider bp he gets will be biased towards having a terrible/worsening wobble because those are the ones people won't want to deal with after it stops being even slightly "cute"(some people are weird like that)
I've just taken on spider from a friend. He hadn't eaten for them in the nearly 4 months. Ate straight away. Any cheap spiders I see i try to get so i know they won't be bred. The 1 ive just got really struggles with eating...its like trying to feed a baby. Takes alot of patience but he's such a good tempered lil dude...or girl...they were told boy but I think its a girl...i should check really
alex might be one of my favorite youtubers. i started watching him at 12k, and now that he is at 500k, nothing about him has changed. he has gone through some changes as a creator, such as not going herping, but he is still the same guy (unlike many other creators when they blow up). Alex, congrats on coming up on 500k. i know a lot of us like me have grown up while watching your content. your videos are funnier and better than ever, keep it up.
The scar on the bottom could have been from scale rot, which happens when it’s too humid in the enclosure/humidity box, if the latter then the snake might also have spent too much time in the humidity box. It’s a mistake that seems to be made often
Enderslayer906 Coates sorry you think I’d get toxic lmao. I just thought it could be a possibility. Can I ask what you mean by it being the belly button?
I believe the scar that you're referring to it the unbilicus. I work at a Vet Clinic and I brought my Black Pastel Ghost Ball Python in to get weighed and I mentioned it to the doctor. After some research, it looks like only some will retain the scar from the umbilicus, if the scar is lower in the body but not quite to the cloaca. Just a cute little belly button for their cute little pupper faces.
Banana pastel was my favorite too, until I picked up my new baby. His name is Gadsden, a banana het pied ball python with alot of orange in his pattern, and he is just so pretty. I got him last week.
The first snake you shown is a pastel if im not mistaken. Ringer is not a morph, its a term for ball pythons that has a bit of a white pattern (usually rimmed with 'orangey' colour) coming up from their belly, usually at their tail. Its a good indicator that the snake is carrying a pied gene. Then the snake that you're not sure is a firefly. Super pastel has a lot darker bands around their alien head, and are usually a lot orange in colour. Their head are a lot more marbled or blushed, white colour. And super pastel usually has a busier pattern. This one looks a bit duller and has less busy pattern. Then the calico, i think its a calico pastel. There's a lot of blushing on the dark spots between the alien head and on the head.
@@tequila725 alien head is the pattern you see on the side, the one you usually see with two holes. They call it alien heads bcs it looks like the head of an alien with two big eyes 👽
Ciel at 12:08 is so adorable, I fell in love with him on the site immediately when I saw him and I sadly cant convince my parents to let me have him. I have to wait to move out of my house to get a ball python, but I hope that adorable boy and all the other animals get really good homes
I loved the pinstripe banana ball python, the super pastel ball python, the butter ball python, and the albino ball python. I love pythons that have a lot of yellow in them, other reptiles and amphibians that have a lot of yellow too.
My AC is also broken and it’s ALSO 83°! Woo! (central AC broke so we put in a 27 year old window unit that cooled down the room for 1 day & is now failing 🙃)
Hey at least it's not catapulting wasps that made their nest on your window into your room like darts from hell 😂 I have since put some mesh on there. But damn. I hate wasps so much and to have an angry one shoot out of your ac with a vengeance... not. Fun.
i got a Bumblebee Ball Python (pastel x spider) who’s named Dave, i did not do morph research before buying him, but i am very fortunate that he doesn’t show any severe spider traits, but he is the love of my life! now that that i know more about spider issues, i strongly disagree with the breeding of them, but he is the sweetest snake i have ever met and has even helped me teach others about ball pythons/snakes! Dave has helped people overcome their fears of snakes and i’m just happy that he’s helped me show people the beauty of these legless reptiles :)
Alex, I bought a lesser ball python back when they were going for $1500. Now, I couldn't sell her for $500 if I tried. Because the market's saturated so much by the ball python craze, they absolutely depreciate in value over time. Pieds were once $3000, for a cheap one. Now, you can get a real nice one for $500 and a lower white for around $300. This was just in the space of a decade, it's part of the reason I decided not to go ahead with my breeding of them. The only way to 'make it big' with ball python breeding, is to have the money to invest in the REALLY high-end morphs right off the bat, pull what the dude who produced the first Bananas did, and sit on all the babies and not sell any, so they don't lose value with everyone else jumping on the production bandwagon. Wait 'til you have enough of these highly sought-after babies to sell, keep sneaking out info on them, delicious tidbits like good photos of them from hatchling to sub-adult, to adult. Prove them out, tease the competition and work them into a frenzy and then sell a bunch once you've got them hyped up enough.
My sister in law and their roommate got ball pythons from the same clutch, they’re spiders and I think they might have something else because they’re very yellow. At the time they didn’t realize the issues with Spiders, and admittedly other than a slight wobble they’re not very bad. But now knowing all the issues, though they have a male and a female my sister in law, who would love to breed snakes, refuses to allow their snakes to be bred because of the risks. It’s just not worth the quality of life issues for something pretty. I feel the same way about French Bulldogs and Pugs -I know people who have them and they’re super sweet, I even live with one (not mine, the people I live with owns him) but I’ll never buy/support a breeder of these breeds. Or any purebreds. It feels very elitist to knowing breed something with a high chance of a diminished quality of life just because it’s “cute.”
So I work at a pet store and I usually watch you to be more educated about the reptiles so I don’t spread wrong info and over the years my favorite ball python we had was a banana and butter morph. We usually don’t get many morphs because some people just want a simple one to start out with so this one really stood out to me.
I love bananas! I’ve got a banana pastel spider and he’s my everything (also has green eyes which is pretty neat). Yes Ik, he’s a spider, live and learn :/ his symptoms are minimal though and a great eater so I lucked out. I wouldn’t ever buy another though or breed my boy. Anyway love your videos Alex keep thriving
I think that morph you were asking about is part firefly! The black scales with splotches of yellow on them look like flashes from fireflies, hence where they get their name.
funny how I found a ball python in a pet store while picking up catfood and got recommended this vid the next day. I really wish i could get a snake lol.
I work in an exotic animals shop in NY, and we get calicos in all the time, and sell them for $200 lol, and morphmarket price is $250-300 depending on the breeder for adult sized
BELs are my favorite morph and I had no idea they could be born with eye problems like that. Really makes you wonder how often aesthetics are put before health, meanwhile the consumer is none the wiser.
I really want a white or a banana one, God just so badly. They're so mystical looking and beautiful. I hate that they apparently have a vision issue, it's my favorite morph.
Cool selections and choices and awesome video !! My favorites are the Pastave and the Clowns :) I will always adore the normals especially the reduced patterns !!
I love watching these reptiles videos, as if in a future I were to own any.... I just love looking at em, I specially like banana phythons, or mostly yellow ones xD
I mean, I do like how the spider bellies gradually fall to white, and the pattern around the eyes is beautiful. But as you mention later, calicos have that same gradual transition and their eye pattern is also astonishing. Beauty is only skin deep after all.
YAY A BANANA PINSTRIPE!!!! 💛💛💛 I named my 7mo, ‘Sunset’ He’s the best. I’ve only had him for a few months but he’s very confident and chill. He is a stunner! They’re eye catchers. Full of sunshine 😁
Are you sure the "scar" youre talking about isn't their "belly button"? My first snake I freaked out when I saw it but its just where they're attached to the egg as a bab
That mystery morph snake i think is a super pastel butter, I have a small female super pastel butte who looks the same and he has the trademark line in the back of his tail, I may be wrong.
The one at 11:30 looks like a pastel bumblebee! I love those designs, but don't take my word for it, I am by no means an expert in ball python morphs. I'm just a fan.
I noticed my ball python had a cut that looked healed over down near its lower third. I saw it about 3 weeks after i purchased it. My enclosure has no ragged edges, so im guessing i missed it. Weird stuff...
I think its a belly button scar? Because they still do have an umbilical cord in the egg and its kinda in the spot where one would be perfect down the center
I have a BEL with a scratch scar on her belly. I always assumed she was kept in a plastic tub and the air holes were not properly sanded so she scratched herself.
My blue eye lucistic Texas rat snake was crazy when she was a baby its like she was born with oversized adult fish eyes, she's almost grown into them 5 yrs later
