Well it is definitely hard to come across that many people who like snakes 😂. Thanks for watching!

Haha, I love that idea 😂. Yeah I have to admit it's tough to see some of these and stay relaxed about it. Thank you for watching and the feedback!

I know - I wish I'd noticed before feeding! Thanks for watching 🙂

Thank you - I will try to! I haven't forgotten about your previous suggestion for a video by the way, just trying to get everything scheduled. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel like you do! 😊

@ballpythonbreeder.co.uk_ ty you so much. You are the best 😁❤

Usually it's for molting but he molted about a week ago 🤷‍♂️. Most likely answer is it's because I moved him to this larger enclosure recently. I'll keep feeding him in the pot until he gets more confident

@ totally agreed about moulting, but he’ll come out when he’s hungry. There’s no need to worry 👍🏻

That's great! Let's hope he keeps going for a long time yet🤞 Thanks for watching 🙂

Thanks! 🙏

Thanks for watching

Thank you! Much appreciated 🙂

Thanks 👍

😂

She's one of my favourite snakes 🙂

Thank you! He's an Acid het. Clown and Albino

Neat !!

@@DinoKingTheLegendaryKaiju thank you!

Thank you!

Lot of info there - thanks for watching!

Nice choice of name! 🙂

I have a snakes is named cupcake

@@ChipPotatoo another good name - I like it! 🙂

Thank you - I appreciate you taking the time to watch! YB is one of my favourite genes, and you can make some amazing combination morphs with it 🐍🔥

@ballpythonbreeder.co.uk_ yeah I've been researching some cool combos. I'm very limited to what I can get my hands on with being up in the Scottish Highlands. Hopefully il be able to get my hands on something cool to pair her up with in the future 😊

Oh of course, I know delivery up there can be tough! Keep in touch and let me know when you do get to that point though 🙂

Thanks for watching 😁

Yes, you can hear my parakeets in the background. But don't worry - they are kept in their cage when I get the snakes out 🙂

Thought so:) I have a whole flock of my own parakeets and love their background noise. I also have 4 gopher snakes. So far, I've only handled them at night when the birds are asleep, as I do have some free ranging birds, but I hope to someday have a space for the snakes to do their thing. I enjoy your channel. I'm fascinated by the variety of ball pythons. I would like one someday, but how on earth to choose? Lol

@@lorettajackson8759 yes, I think parakeets are great company! Gopher snakes are one of my favourite species, but some of them definitely have an appetite so I can understand keeping them away from the birds! Thank you for watching, I'm glad you enjoy the channel 😁

She is one of my favourites🙂

For sure! It's going to be a while before we see everything Sunset can do 🤔

No, just a bit of a chunk 😂

Hi - don't worry too much just yet! You are doing the right thing by spraying and working on the humidity levels. If her eyes look grey and she's hiding, she probably is just getting ready to shed. The whole process could take over a week, and hiding away constantly is prettty normal. If her eyes were grey, then go normal again, she will be ready to shed. A humidifier can work, but and even easier solution if you think she is just about to shed is spraying the substrate under her favourite hiding spot. If she doesn't shed within a few days, comment again so I get a notification and we will take a closer look. In the meanwhile don't panic: hiding, sulking, long sheds and even refusing the occasional meal are all normal BP behavours (if a little frustrating!)

@@ballpythonbreeder.co.uk_thank you! She just shed last night. Only in a few pieces but it is her first shed so I don’t expect it to be all in one. Thank you for the tips!

Glad to hear it! If you need anything please don't hesitate to get in touch! 🙂

This is a tough one because BPs often stop feeding when moved to a larger enclosure. Sometimes, they have a bit of a sulk and go off food for a couple of months. Other times they will refuse until you move them back to a smaller enclosure. Other measures that can work though include adding more hiding places, or covering the enclosure so less light gets in and the snake feels safer. Can I ask how old he is and how much he weighs?

@ballpythonbreeder.co.uk_ Thanks for your quick response! He's 3 years old and 3 lbs. He moved from his 20 gal to a 40 gal a while ago with no issues. Now he's in a 120 gal. 4 by 2 by 2.

He's 3 years old and 3 lbs. He's been eating medium rats.

Should I put him back into the 40 gallon he came from just for feeding?

He's in a 120 gallon now.

Hi and thanks for watching! No, if the warm spot is still at 88-90f the snake will go there to stay warm and be perfectly fine. It's when there is no heat whatsoever that problems can start 🙂

Good input - thanks for watching!

He's a good boy 😂. And I'm sure you'll get some 👍

Thank you! Yes Bobby is doing great. Only thing is he gains weight easily these days so I have to adjust and keep an eye on it. Thanks for watching 🙂

@@ballpythonbreeder.co.uk_ Curious about just how big of a boy he really is? Do you weigh your animals? We have a bruiser of a boy, our Hypo Desert Ghost male, who is 4 foot and has been steadily staying around the 1800-gram weight range. He's a stunning animal, but he's by far our biggest boy. All of our other males are right in the 900-1100-gram window.

Honestly I should weigh all of my animals but I don't always unless I'm concerned! With Bobby I go by how he looks because I've had him so long. All I can say is he must be at least 2000g - and 1800 or more is what I would consider a pretty big male. It's also true that Bobby could lose a few grams and still be healthy. If your big male has a chunky head but not excessive fat down his flanks then he's probably at a healthy weight for him if that makes sense 🙂

I know this was quite a packed video. Thanks for watching!

Thank you for watching! 🙂

Thanks Patrick! Great to see how your channel has taken off by the way! 🙂

@ thank you bro I appreciate your support as well 💯💪🏽🫡

That's a great size - I find the large males are great breeders too 🙂

They can't dig in the way that an animal with a rigid, fusiform skull can (amphisbaenians for example) or one with a specialized rostral scale. They can burrow through loose substrate though. So no - yours don't dig. Thanks for commenting and helping grow the channel! 🙂

@@naturebrothers1844 a giant Ball Python? I didn't know they existed but thanks for commenting 🙂

I apologize if I came off rude I was blinded by my emotions and was not thinking clearly. I think I assumed that because people have selectively bred dwarf reticulated pythons to be smaller than their wild counterparts they were “giant” ball pythons somewhere. I also thought that even taking into account regional physical differences (like voltas) that male ball pythons would still not exceed 6 ft.

​​​@@naturebrothers1844Dwarf and super dwarf reticulated pythons come from islands where they experience island dwarfism. It isnt selective breeding that caused them to be small. People do breed them to other larger retics to get the genetics for different "morphs" onto the smaller reticulated pythons though. the selective breeding is done for patterns and colors. The snakes on those islands were already small (by comparison at least). Breeding them for color actually makes them bigger because we have to breed them to larger snakes. Thats why dwarf retics ussually say what percentage of their genetics come from which islands.Or at the very least what percentage is dwarf or super dwarf. If you feed them enough though, or just from the randomness of genetics, they can sometimes get bigger than expected. Theres really almost no such thing as average. The range of whats normal is absolutely huge. Take my 2 year old 12ft long African rock python for example. Shes on the upper end of the spectrun. A female African rock python could be half her length at the age and still be perfectly healthy. Snakes arent like people. Two snakes could be the same age and from the same clutch and be multiple times lighter or heavier than their siblings. I have burmese pythons who are siblings and the male is a bit bigger than the female even though i feed the female more, and even though females are supposed to get bigger. They are kept exactly the same way. Snake genetics are wild.

Thank you for such an informative comment! I'm really sorry I missed it when you posted - I think I must have had notifications turned off 😯

Thank you! I'm glad it was useful. Having mats fail is a pain, but I'm glad that it didn't turn into a hazardous situation for you (asides from the snake going off food of course)

Thank you for the kind words! I really appreciate the feedback and it's great to know I'm reaching people as far away as Calgary (which also happens to be in a region on my bucket list to visit)!

Yes, that sounds like a great idea! I only have around a dozen left now, but there are some interesting ones 🙂

@ballpythonbreeder.co.uk_ yay 😁 I will be looking forward to it thank you 😁

I think I've got three or four left: www.morphmarket.com/stores/bpbuk/

He could be stress when move to new home, u should try to check humidity and temperature, if everything ok, 15 day not eat still ok

Hi and thank you for watching! So you can add either an analog or digital hygrometer. Hygrometers aren't super accurate (even the digital ones), but they do give you a rough guide to how humid the enclosure is. For example, if your hygrometer reads 60%, the humidity in your enclosure is probably somewhere between 55 - 65%, if that makes sense. Another good indicator is to pick up the snake, and run your hands along its belly from the tail end towards the head. If it feels like the scales are slightly crispy and catching a little on your fingers, that's a sign the snake is dry. Finally, if your snake's eyes dimple or it has trouble shedding, you will know humidity is too low. I'm sure you will get it right before a shed comes around though 🙂

Sometimes they do make it upstairs, but generally you find them on the same level they escaped on. Don't forget that can also flatten themselves a little to squeeze under heavy stuff. Let me know if you find her. I know how stressful it is 😔

Hey sorry for the late reply! I'm really glad you found it helpful 🙂

Oh nice! Hope you get the chance to go pick something up 😁

I was looking at shows and I think there is one down here around November time so I will try to make it. A mantis is definitely next on my list! The bug hobby is a lot more expansive than I had previously thought. It seems like people are into beetles and even land crabs now too. One of your tarantulas has begun digging tunnels by the way and both have grown a lot 🙂