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My name's Will and I created Ballpythonbreeder UK to give you as much information as possible to help keep your snakes happy and healthy. This channel might have UK in the name, but it's for everyone, everywhere, who wants some solid advice on keeping and breeding Python regius in captivity.
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Hi there! You have beautiful snakes and being from the UK too, I'd love to know how to keep one better. Do you have any videos on setting up enclosures for younger ball pythons? Also stuff like what you use for bedding, temperatures, humidity (I did see a few videos regarding humidity so I'll go watch those now) Subbed btw!
Thanks for watching and subscribing! Off the top of my head, I have the following videos that might be useful for you... Substrate: kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJmhtK2rhpC4caw.htmlsi=i6u-OOVtzj_AYfjO Caring for babies: kzread.info/dash/bejne/haJ4xKxqetS7epc.htmlsi=rohPIT_3RQ3ntWXJ Setting up tubs: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qGmpl7B9k927n84.htmlsi=EFrr2To89neCdO-2. Temperature: kzread.info/dash/bejne/a52IrJZqkarYhsY.htmlsi=gPvcQMuP2rG5WE6Z
@@ballpythonbreeder.co.uk_ Thanks so much for the wonderful reply! It's been a really big help watching your videos and I feel a lot more confident now that I've got a better idea what to do to improve my young ball python's living enclosure. Had him for a little over 2 weeks at this point and he now seems comfortable but more can always be done! Thank you again for the help x
You are very welcome - I'm glad you found those videos useful! Thanks again for watching and subscribing 🙂
I got a monster cooler I bought for 800.00 not including getting a male confusion ball python that he included into the price.
Nice - sounds like a good deal to me! I'm guessing it was already set up and ready to go?
Can you plase tell me what kind of morph the snake in the thumbnail is? The pattern on the head is absolutely gorgeous. Is it a specific gene that causes this?
Hi there and thanks for watching! The snake in the thumbnail is a Pastel Spotnose Clown. You can probably find one on Morphmarket - there are usually a fair few available
where i am from in th united states its hundreds of dollars to put a n animal down. then u have to have it cremated or buried in an animal cemetary. u cant bury an animal on ur own property. like u home the house ur not u rent it. private property
That's a shame! I knew it was state-by-state over there in terms of laws, but I didn't know any state was that strict. On the one hand, I guess these laws could be enforced because of the possibility of dead animals spreading disease if they get dug up by other animals. On the other hand, the financial burden must make it harder for people to get animals put down humanely. I've had it easy in comparison, but I'm sure similar laws will appear over here too eventually. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I’m also in the US, but I live out in the country. As far as I know, we are allowed to bury our animals that have passed away. I’ve had one dog cremated, but we have built wooden boxes to bury other animals that have passed away in. I’ve never had to take one of my animals to the vet to be euthanized though.
It is NOT hundreds of dollars, that is a lie. If you have an animal, you should have the money to provide him or her with proper treatment. If you are short on funds, you can almost always go to the municipal shelter to have it euthanized humanely. Granted, not every municipality is equipped to treat reptiles and in some Red states, they are horribly backwards and primitive in euthanizing even cats or dogs. Why it's important to know where all the good reptile vets in your area are. As far as burying it, there is reasons counties do not want to have people burying numerous animals like cats or dogs in your yard, but no one is coming to arrest you if you bury a baby ball python or a hamster, so that's somewhat misleading.
Such a nice dosile, stunning snake you have. Thanks for the insight of ending the life of an animal like this.
Thank you! Yes Bobby is pretty chilled-out, I always introduce him to people who are new to snakes because of his laid-back attitude
Thanks, it is interesting to learn from your experience . Thankfully, i have never had that problem .I currently have two snakes that won't eat and have not done since i got them, so i suspect it's just taking them time to settle, and i just need to leave them alone .
That does sound pretty normal - I am always available to help though, so don't hesitate to get in touch if you're worried!
@ballpythonbreeder.co.uk_ Thanks I might if my next move doesn't work . I've had one of them about three months now . Only thing I have not tried is a chick or leaving the prey in overnight . She once looked very interested in a mouse . I don't like leaving things in overnight due to bad memories from years ago .I can't stand that corpse smell 🤮
This worked thank you
Awesome!! Thanks for watching 😊
Lemon blast X Bongo Pastel Killer bongo blast so far ws the nicest one that emerged pattern less with distinct stripe down the entirety of its body
That sounds awesome! I definitely feel like we've only seen the tip of the iceberg with Bongo 🧐
I have a Enchi BP…..hatched 12/18/2023 keep it in a plastic bin….thermostat with heat pad ( purchased BP at reptile show). Hasn’t shed yet🤔? And I feed f/thawed. ~NEW SUBSCRIBER~ from USA-Tennessee
Hi there and thank you for subscribing! That is definitely a long time to go without shedding, but I have heard of it before. To help you out, I first need to ask some questions: 1. Have you been weighing the snake? 2. How much has the snake been eating? And how much does the food weigh? 3. Is the snake doing any part of the shed cycle? Or literally not at all? 4. Has the snake done anything weird like regurgitate?
How big is he?
I honestly don't know. I can't get him to sit still long enough to measure 😂
@@ballpythonbreeder.co.uk_ what I do is measure the most recent shed and add a little to it
Sorry for the late reply! Yes that's probably about the easiest way. The only truly accurate way is to measure along the spine, from tailtip to snout. It means you need to restrain the snake a lot and it's something I don't like doing. Getting an accurate size is always a pain!
Super pastel highway?
Good guess! It is super pastel but also two other genes
My 1 year old pastel gal is most active at her dusk which is when the uvb bulb goes off at 8pm and on again at 10 am and I have a DHP running for 24/7 heat. She seems to be most active between 8pm to about 130-2am because I’ve seen her go back to her hide mostly between 1-2am between when I would typically fall asleep at 1:30-2am. Insomnia is fun. First ball python that I got at 150g in July 2023 I haven’t been awake to see if she is active at dawn she seems crepuscular to me. She is a very good eater. Never declines a meal. She is 700 grams eating a small rat every 2 weeks
That is some really interesting information. I know insomnia sucks - but at least you're getting a rare insight into what these animals are doing when most of us are asleep. Thanks for commenting!
I’m never gonna find my girl. She’s gonna die 🥺 I’m crying rn writing this because she has been out for 3 hours and she’s prolly in the vents and or trapped. I already tried looking it’s 4 am rn and I’m having a panic attack.
Don't panic yet, it takes a long time for one to die! Keep looking, and maybe put down some trails of flour or talc to see if any tracks show up in them tomorrow night (don't use talc if you have pet birds in the house). She will come out when the house is quiet, and she won't be far. If you really think she is in a vent, it might be worth contacting a heating and air conditioning company for advice (it happens more often than you might think). Definitely don't give up though - she's probably found a really good hiding place but will definitely come out sooner or later. Keep me posted!
What size of exo terra hide i should get for a full grown male ball python? XL will be fine?
I think so yes. Thanks for watching!
Love the snake bro ❤ liked and subbed good info 😊 i just got two of my first snakes ever a black head lavender albino and a normal similar to the one your holding in color and pattern.❤
Thank you! 🙂
Good tips! Found her within 15 minutes. She made it 2 stories down.
That's great news - thanks for watching! 🙂
lucky you held on 😂
Thank you Bro. I have been wondering if my ball pythons hide is too small. That helps judging slightly bigger than her. That's not much longer because she is getting big.
You're welcome - I'm glad you found the video helpful! Thanks for taking the time to comment 🙂
How much
Already sold, sorry 😔
Yay was close 😮
Wow! She was keen!
Yes she's grown so fast I've had to move her to a bigger setup again. Some are just great feeders 😊
This useful for me .I really need to try harder .Even though I have seen it done twice in real life I have not pressed hard enough yet ,I didn't want to hurt them .
I think it's one of those things that takes practice, but also some are harder to pop than others. If I have any difficulty I just probe instead to avoid the risk of injury. Probing can usually still be done safely on animals that are more muscular
😂How did you find this version 😂
I don't even know - too much time on KZread 😂
It was the acid morph that brought me to you, I live in the UK and thinking of getting back into the hobby, and my favourite morphs are acid, clown, pied, and anything dark purple / lilac. Top end I love the kraken project's.
Well I'm glad to have you on board! If you want to get back into the hobby and start with Acid, I will be happy to help with advice and any other way I can. I like the dark purple stuff too. I'm also really curious to see what adding Acid and Black Pastel to some Albino Clown combinations would do. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the shout out . Yes i can see it makes sense to specialise and not end up losing to much of your time . At one point i felt like i had gone overboard with tarantulas but now it's a happy balance since i reduced my schedules a bit . The snakes i have fit in very well with the tarantulas since i can have three snakes out wandering around on the shelves at any one time . As i am feeding and watering other things . It must be hard to let go some of those snakes that you have bred and worked towards .
You're welcome. I don't know how you manage not to go overboard with Tarantulas though! If someone offered me an Arizona Blond or a Pink Toe I'd have a hard time turning it down - even if I don't have the room! And yes it was hard to let some of my snakes go. There's one male that I've had since 2009 though and he won't be going anywhere. Guess that's the different between pets and breeders
@ballpythonbreeder.co.uk_ That's your big male normal, I assume . He is one impressive snake .
Yes, you guessed it 😂
@ballpythonbreeder.co.uk_ Isn't he your original ? Bobby . I have heard others say on videos it's good to keep at least one normal around . Now I have a few others I can see the point as its good to kind of see the other bits in mine . I am still trying to form a good relationship with two of my snakes one had been very shy and the other seems to have become more shy . But it's very funny how they develop such different personalities. 🤣
@@tarantularamblings3149 Yes Bobby is the first one I got after coming back to the UK. I agree that it is always best to keep at least one normal around. Your snakes will probably get less shy with time and gentle handling. I see a lot of stuff about "training" them not to be head shy etc but it's mostly nonsense. Animals with long life spans take time to drop their guard is all. In truth almost all of them get extremely tame after a while - it definitely takes longer for some than others though
Normal pastel or not pastel❤❤🎉
Not quite... Keep guessing!
Super pastel vanilla black pastel
Super Pastel is in there... And not a bad guess! It's a tough one though...
Pastel Batman
Pastel is in there...
I want it
Am I the only one person who thinks that this is normal...... and likes to make their younger siblings uncomfortable by showing them these types of videos 😂😂😂
You're not alone 😂
I live in Las vegas which has an average humidity of around 24 percent and throughout the year ranges between 13 and 40 percent. I have my girl in a glass enclosure with a screen top and a fogger running but I get afraid to run it all the time. Even though with it running on the lowest setting it takes the humidity from 55 to 80 percent depending on the time of day and if the central air is running. I know she is getting ready to shed and is eating good. She used to soak in tne water dish before I added the fogger and now she stays in her hide but I'm just afraid that running it will cause RI. I tried spraying and I would have to spray every 30 minutes to keep the humidity at a decent level for any reasonable time.
Living out west definitely makes humidity tough! I remember going to Las Vegas in the summer one year and it was the driest heat I've ever experienced. Honestly I don't think the fogger alone will give her an RI, so long as her temperature and hygiene are good. Obviously you need her to be comfortable and shed well long-term. Usually RIs are a result of high humidity+poor hygiene+poor temperatures. Maybe a good compromise would be to run the fogger all day, but switch it off at night? Hope that makes sense, and thank you for commenting!
Thanks for the reply. I was considering something like that. We got her on February 29th and this is her first she'd with us. Still hasn't happened but her eyes went back to clear so it should be soon. Strangly enough she hasn't stopped eating the whole time. There is a wood log in the middle of the tank she has made her new full time hide even with a hot and cool one on each side. Temps are good. I can't find and poop anywhere and I've been looking. I've checked her and she doesn't seem to have anything stuck inside her. It is a bioactive but I will keep looking.
When I first brought my corn snake home he was a little on the dry side and to me it felt like his belly scales were laminated. I definitely agree that checking the overall condition of the animal is the best indictor of whether you have your husbandry right.
Absolutely - and it's a good skill to have as a keeper! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment 🙂
My Bal Pyton is 35 yrs old. his name is UNO. do you need a snake??
That's a great age for a snake to live to! No I've got too many already - thanks though 😅
❤❤You used Fahrenheit!!❤❤
I can never remember anything in Celsius 😂
You’ve always got great info I haven’t heard before. Thanks for posting!
You're welcome and thank you for commenting! I'm glad you enjoy the channel!
ofc the profit level is the same regardless of currency, as the profit margins aren't dependant on your currency but are instead dependant on suply and demand and as it stands reptile keeping is a more niche pet/hobby so the demand is a bit low, but so is the suply. The suply even more so as it's only a small fraction of reptile owners that decide to breed and sell them. These are also reasons why snakes and other reptiles aren't the cheapest pets, however still cheaper than most dogs as we as a species love dogs a bit too much and are willing to pay more than they are worth (this is especially true when we talk about something like the pug as you are essentially buying an overpriced inbred mess that can't breathe properly)
Inbreeding is actually also much less of a problem with snakes aswell as snake owners greatly desire new beautiful morphs meaning that snake breeders will have to breed their morphs with different ones to get new ones leading to less of the inbreeding we ave seen in animals like dogs where we want them to look one specific way that slowly changes based on our desires, don't get me wrong the snake morph breeding is still desire based, but it's almost like reptile keepers desire unique and individual beauty over the uniform beauty of the dogs. And before you say that there are differences between dogs, and snakes, I am aware of that. However even accounting for historical periods as snakes and reptiles are still rising in popularity and dog have been number one for mellenia only being contested by cats (in egypt specifically) and even though there has been some inbreeding in that time most of it has been for an actual purpose like hunting, tracking or sled pulling, whilst dogs like the pug have been bred to look like they do, purely because we think it's cute and as far as I'm aware reptile keepers don't do that to the same extend, again people will 100% breed 2 different morphs just to see what the mix looks like, but that is mixing the genes and expanding the genepool, not inbreeding wich leeds to less healthy genes and more harmful mutations because of the much smaller genepool
Fascinating points! I'm not 100% sure - but I think there are veterinarians that want to actually ban Pugs and a few other breeds here in the UK. Whether that is right or wrong is something I haven't really thought about. I can definitely appreciate the contrast you are making though, between our hobby which can (and should) produce healthy animals Vs dog breeding which seems to repeatedly produce breeds with a range of health issues. Obviously a few morphs like the spider BP have issues, but they occurred as mutations, rather than a gradual process that was aimed for. Just for clarity I always had mongrels or lurchers when I had dogs: they were way healthier than pedigree breeds. Great comments - thanks for adding to the topic!
Adorable! He knew he was in trouble when that tub was pulled out ❤
Balls aren't my thing, I'm into Pits. But I found your video very informative. Because this is just a hobby for me, Id be stoked just to break even.........That would mean that my hobby is FREE! 😁
Good point - there's nothing better than a free hobby! By the way, Pits will be first on my list if I ever have room to expand the collection 🙂
This is Woking for me . I recently put the two 9 liter rub's into two 50 liter rubs with larger water bowls they still live in the 9 liter but will explore the 50 and take food really well from target training.
That's great!
Enjoyed that one very interesting, we are just planning out our first attempt at breeding, with only two females and one male, I’ve bred corns for years now but never Royals, looking forward to getting into it with the kids too and getting them involved too.
Hey thank you for watching - and sorry my replies are so late at the moment! I think it's a lot of fun, especially if you breed morphs because most of the time you never know what you're going to get. Best of luck, let me know how it goes!
This was a very interesting video ,I had no real idea about the costs . Personally i had only thought about maybe breeding one time just for the experience and even that would depend on market conditions and if i feel there are two many snakes out there already not selling since i wouldn't want seven more as pets 😂.
Thanks for taking the time to watch! Some people might do better than me, but I've definitely found breeding to be a very expensive hobby 😅
Really interesting and useful to hear your thoughts on the subject. I guess the main takeaway is that we shouldn't be made to feel pressured into providing UVB one way or another - as you say it's personal choice 👍
Thank you for the feedback Darren! That's exactly what I was getting at 👍
😂😂😂 just let me clear my throat!!! Getting it down
Love it when they periscope.
Do you feel that the enclosure lighting for albino morphs should be lower than for dark-eyed snakes? Should albinos not be exposed to direct sunlight? As a Yank, I enjoy listening to your British dialect. But why do you say vittamin instead of v-eye-tamin, and albeano instead of alb-eye-no? 🤣
I think it should, yes. Albinos have a much higher chance of getting damaged eyes from strong light - and especially UV radiation. If UV is provided, it's best to only provide a low intensity tube ( l think there's a "Shade dweller" range available). Glad you enjoy the accent - I actually grew up in Indiana but any American accent I had has completely disappeared now 🙂
I have a ball python and she will use the restroom in the hardest to clean places i her cage at the most random times
That sounds about right 😂
I just collected my fifth snake today a 3.5 ft female mojave for free that just needed a good home . I am pretty sure it's a mojave and not a lesser or phantom but so many of these are very similar . That really is it on space now 😂Unless i move house or breed some babies ...
Good for you giving the snake a home! I really should mention more often that there are plenty of snakes available for adoption. Mohave is a great gene that makes some beautiful animals 🙂
I keep hearing on various videos that spider morphs are among the best feeders so maybe it's something to do with that complex .
They definitely are. Problems aside, the Spiders love their food. Shame about the issues with them!
@ballpythonbreeder.co.uk_ I was reading old posts on a forum from years ago. Someone was saying their spider had a bad head wobble but was a great breeder 🫣 I don't think people would do that these days . Hopefully, there will be less and less wobble as time goes by .
It's an interesting question. I think Spiders will be bred less and less, then one day we won't see many at all...
@@ballpythonbreeder.co.uk_ or maybe the only ones we see will have less and less wobble .
Are you crying :(. I hope you’re okay, also thank you for sharing this. Don’t give up
Interesting that's my 1st time seeing a bowel movement, i had a ball python at one point. I cleaned the poop but never seen it happen until now 😂