I have a bp that just seems to knock everything over and I’m having trouble getting his sticks and bridges meant for climbing to stay up. Does anyone have any recommendations? He loves to climb but I don’t want to set them up again until I can know he won’t hurt himself by causing them to come crashing down. Right now I have suction cups

Hello, I have these ones that came with adhesive pad things, and I have a pvc enclosure. I was thinking of using a small screw to secure them somehow, but i can’t imagine how to do it. please help!

I noticed a slight bulge near my snakes anus and fearing the worst look closer when this popped out. After it did his anus went flat except this. What is it?

Asking because it is currently 25% off. I was originally going to get a glass tank due to price but I found a pvc with a lower price.

Reptizoo Black PVC Reptile Terrarium (40g)

https://www.chewy.com/repti-zoo-black-pvc-reptile-terrarium/dp/1041622?utm_source=app-share&utm_campaign=1041622

I really want a snake. I am.am.not sure if i will get one yet, but i am DEFINITELY considering one. I just need help on deciding which one. These are my standards. 1. They need to be very friendly. Kind of like what clints reptiles calls, a "movie snake" in the sense that it is one of those snakes that will just chill with you. 2. Large but not too big enclosure. Like a 4x2x2. 3. Hardy. I had a veiled chameleon for about 3 years until it passed away. Trust me, if I knew that I would spend about 400 in the setup, and about 700 in medical just for him to one day spontaneously combust due to i dont even know, (i think it was an infection), I would not have got him. I think a ball python fits it perfectly. I just have some questions. No. 1, what do I do if it goes on a hunger strike? I heard that ball pythons are bad with food and that you might be throwing away food. I don't want to do that. What can I do to get him or her to eat? No. 2, I was considering different snakes, like a dumerils boa, bci, or hog island boa. Should I look at those instead?

This is how i found my child today :3

my girls first shed with me 😊😊😊

I posted earlier about my ball pythons eye, and I got some comments concerned on how skinny he looks and I wanted to say something about it but I can’t edit the post. I just wanted to say that I understand why he looks skinny from that point of view, but the rest of him is kind of fat. I was just up close trying to get the camera to focus on his eye. Also to the person who asked if I changed the bedding, I did awhile ago and he seems much happier :) my papa (grandpa) brought me it when I told him I needed it.

Does my setup look okay?

I got her 8/15/25 (hatch date was 7/3/24) And she took about a month to start eating. She has eaten consistently every week since. But she still hasn’t pooped. What should I do to help her? She has mild sausage butt.

Temps on warm side stay about 90° Middle 83° Cool side 77° Humidity usually between 70-75% At its lowest gets down to 64%

She has 4 hides. 2 and 2 identical on either side. Plenty of clutter

Also want to say, she hasn’t shed since I got her either

Thank you! Let me know if you have any more questions :)

I've seen some people talk about using a bleach solution for cleaning parts of their terrariums and was wondering if there was a specific water-to-bleach ratio that is best. I currently clean all my ball pythons things with Dawn dish soap but I bought a fake plant for the first time from Michaels and am wondering if there is a better way to clean it before I put it into the terrarium.

i’ve come on here before and talked about seeing white little bugs crawling around in the enclosure sometimes. i first discovered them in the water dish. i was told that these bugs aren’t harmful because they didn’t cling onto my snakes body. but today when i was holding him i saw kind of like two cream colored “spots” under his scales (he’s a pied) and when i wiped over them the bug came crawling out (it wasn’t clinging to the snake’s body). i don’t know if its clearly obvious that those are harmful mites but either way im really worried. if these are mites i would really really appreciate if someone would give me some advice on how to get rid of them. i really just want him to be okay.

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Bamboo Clown

I woke up last night crying & breathing heavily. I've always drempt vividly where I cannot tell I'm dreaming until I wake up. (I can see, grab, feel texture etc. Like I can irl) I had one of the worst nightmare last night. I drempt I let my ball python free roam around our home living room for a bit. I took my eyes off him for what seemed like a second, and when I looked back at him, he started choking. He was moving his head desperately trying to dislodge something, almost bitting me while I tried to grab and hold onto him. I was rubbing his tummy trying to get him to puke, and also trying to calming him down. In a soft voice I was telling him that I love him so much and everything will be ok. When I looked into his eyes I could tell he was so scared and that broke my heart. He ended up puking and that's when I noticed he had swallowed a thumbtack. I was horrified but before I knew it he quickly passed in my arms. I started screaming no crying. His body got stiff and I placed him near me gently all while I kept saying no repeatedly, then I woke up. When awake I noticed my eyes were full of tears and my breathing was intense. My ball python isn't a pet to me or just a snake, he's family and I'm terrified of him passing.😥

"but before I knew it he quickly passed in my arms"(irl- years ago my cat quickly passed in my arms while I tried rushing him to an emergency vet, that was traumatizing)