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Ball pythons aren't colubrids.
My Leopard Geckos
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1.0 Tangerine Albino het R.A.P.T.O.R (Jaws)
1.0 Tangerine Albino (Champ)
0.1 Super Hypo Tangerine Carrot Tail (Chewy)
0.1 Super Hypo Carrot Tail Baldy (Casper)
0.1 Super Hypo Tangerine Carrot Tail (Stumpy)
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My Bearded Dragon
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1.0 Normal (Draco)
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True, they aren't colubrids. But they will be covered in the next installment. I go back and forth on whether to recommend balls as among the very best for beginners, simply because of their often weird feeding habits as adults. Other than that, they are great. I will discuss them in more detail soon.
Kathy Love
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TheAnole95 (8/19/2008)
what about ball pythons? like kathy & gecko dude said there not colubrids there boids if you want info now heres my caresheet
 SNAKE CHARMER-Legaly boa addicted & licensed teenager. PROUD DEDICATED OWNER OF
1.0.0 BALL PYTHON(Python regius),salazar
1.0.0 COLOMBIAN RED-TAIL BOA(B.C imperator),tarzan
1.0.0 KENYEN SAND-BOA(Gongylophis colubrinus loveridgei),houdini
1.0.0 SAVANNHA MONITOR(Varanus exanthematicus),lois hopefully coming soon female colombian red-tail boa or a hedge hog whatever my grandma decides
You can't say much...I'm the one whos got the gun-snake charmer
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Kathy Love (8/19/2008)
True, they aren't colubrids. But they will be covered in the next installment. I go back and forth on whether to recommend balls as among the very best for beginners, simply because of their often weird feeding habits as adults. Other than that, they are great. I will discuss them in more detail soon. Sorry, my mistake
I'm just starting to collect snakes, its all new to me
The Anole is out
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Current Animals:
1.0.0 Anolis carolinensis
1.0.0 Hlya cineria
1.0.0 Canis familiaris (Doyle)
1.1.12 Mus musculus
0.0.1 Carassius auratus
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Coming soon:
0.0.1 Python regius
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Hi, Kathy Love :waves: Love your books!  I can attest to the fact that corn snakes are the swetest, most docile, PERFECT first herp for anyone. I love mine; Petco has very healthy super-sweet corns and they buy from a reputable breeder.
5 ft. Colombian Red Tail Boa, Hekate
Baby Regular Corn Snake, Demeter "Tell me all your thoughts on God 'Cause I'd really like to meet Her." ~Dishwalla~
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| Hi Kathy, Thanks for the informative post. I recently got two kingsnakes (my first) that are about 2 years old. I've had them for over three weeks and tried to feed them thawed hopper mice twice and they haven't shown any interest whatsoever. I've tried putting them in individual tupperware containers with just the mice and they barely sniffed at the mice. I'm started to get nervous as they are not behaving like the voracious eaters that you described. Is there anything I could do to increase their appetite? Thank you Tim
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There are lots of reasons they might not eat. Most important is to make sure they were healthy at purchase, and were eating before you got them. Find out what they were eating, and how the seller was feeding them (day, night, separate feeding container, etc). Then check your environment for proper temps, hides, substrate, etc. It is possible you might have to offer live mice a couple of times.
It is also possible that the snakes are sensing the beginning of winter, and may feed a lot less often during that season. Even if you keep them warm, they probably sense the shorter days, and instinctively know that they don't want to be caught in a cold snap with a full belly. Sometimes adding a bright light above, set for a couple hours longer than the natural daylight, can help stimulate appetite. Be careful the heat from the light doesn't overheat them though!
Without seeing your animals and set up, I can't really give more specific info than that - hope it helps!
Kathy Love
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