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New addition to the growing collection.
So, after much deliberation and poking around for a healthy looking fellow, I purchased a ball python today for my husband. He's been pining over the loss of his two for a few years now, not to mention complaining (playfully) that all but one of our snakes are 'mine.'
That being said, he's the python fan, not me, so I'm looking for some little tips or tricks to keep both of them happy. He's very good with the basic care, but I understand that these snakes aren't anything like what I normally work with (thamnophis and nerodia). Any experienced owners have some suggestions? Times they normally go off their food, little indications that they aren't feeling well, tips on shedding help (since I've seen and heard of all the shedding issues they have.)
And before people jump down my throat about having a finicky snake that I don't know much about- again, this is my husband's snake, and he does know about them, but I'm trying to learn more so that I'm closer to his level.
Oh- I'll post pictures soon, but my hubby named him Mephisto, though I call him MaphiBiscuts. Funny story, I had a temp hide in there for him that was a large cardboard tube. The damned snake didn't just curl up in it, he knotted himself and wedged himself in there so tight that I had to peel the tube apart like a tube of biscuit batter in order to get him out so I could put a real hide in his tank. XD
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