Ball Python Baby females
BALL PYTHON TEMPERATURE
Provide your ball python with a basking spot temperature of 88 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit and an ambient temperature of 78 to 80 degrees. Ambient temperatures should not fall beneath 74 degrees. It is extremely important to know the exact temperature of the habitat or enclosure you are keeping your pet ball pythons for sale.
BALL PYTHON WATER
Water is important for all living things, and ball pythons are no exception. Provide your baby ball python as well as your juvenile or adult ball python for sale with fresh, clean water. Water is super important for all species of pet Ball python and should be kept in the habitat at all times. Please be sure you are NOT using any type of distilled water for your ball python.
PET BALL PYTHON HUMIDITY
Depending on where you live, and what season it is, humidity within your home is constantly changing. On average, the humidity level in your own home will be between 30% and 50%. Interestingly, a baby ball pythons humidity should not drop below 50%. Here at CB, we recommend keeping your humidity between 55 and 60%. We strongly recommend using a hydrometer in your ball python habitat or setup. Maintaining proper humidity will allow your ball python to shed properly and is therefore very important. Looking for something smaller? check out our corn snake for sale section!
BALL PYTHON LIGHTING
Ball pythons are primarily nocturnal. Because of this, like most noctural reptiles, ball pythons do not require UVB lighting to survive or thrive in captivity. Also, since ball pythons are tropical snakes, they may not need UVB light, however, they do require a good heat source in their enclosure. Ball pythons like to have a day time temperature of 80-85 degrees and a nighttime temperature that hovers in the neighborhood of 72 degrees or even lower.
Supplemental lighting is not normally necessary for ball pythons. However, if used, should run on a 12/12 cycle, meaning 12 hours on and 12 hours off for the lights. Also, do not forget that continuously bright, overhead lighting is stressful for pet ball pythons for sale. This is especially true in nocturnal snakes such as the pet ball python. Also, Ball pythons seem to prefer humidity levels of 50 to 60 percent.
BALL PYTHON HANDLING
It is common knowledge that Ball pythons are generally shy. When they are scared or not used to human contact, they will spend a lot of time hiding. Until used to you, a new baby ball python may initially see you as a threat. Do not be alarmed as he or she will warm up to you once they learn who you are. The bottom line big picture goal is to establish trust between you and your new pet snake.
BABY BALL PYTHON DIET
Ball pythons eat mostly rodents in captivity as pets. In the wild BP will feed on any small rodent they can catch and overpower usually within 1 bite. They may also eat small nesting birds if they come across them. In captivity pet ball pythons can spend their entire lives eating mice, or rats.
BALL PYTHON SUBSTRATE
A substrate is important but can be very easy as well. Some people use newspapers and paper towels because they are the cheapest and easiest substrates for ball pythons. Also, they are easiest of all for cleaning and disinfecting. Cypress mulch and orchid bark are great substrates for maintaining a decent humidity. However, remember that too much humidity can be as bad or worse than too little humidity. Avoid any substrate that contains anything like cedar, as it contains oils that can be deadly to reptiles! Lastly, try your best to completely avoid peat bedding, shavings or sand type substrate.
BALL PYTHON SIZE
Ball python hatchlings are approximately 10-12 inches long. The larger of the sexes, adult female ball pythons average 3.5 to 5.5 feet long. Interestingly, adult male ball pythons average only 2.5 to 3.5 feet in length. Mature female ball pythons are typically much larger than the males. A 5 -foot long ball python is considered a large snake, although lengths of over 6 feet are not uncommon especially if overfed during baby and juvenile stages.
BALL PYTHON LIFE SPAN
With proper care, a baby ball python for sale can live 35 years or even longer. The record age for a pet ball python in captivity is over 42 years old – so plan on a long life for your new pet ball python! Keeping your baby python with the best habitat and set up parameters as well as a proper diet is key to having a happy, healthy pet snake for sale.