Ball Python Trade

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Does not look like a bumblebee. More like a spider. Really nice score!

That's what I was thinking! I just said pinstripe cuz spider just wasn't poppin in my mind. It's definitely not a bumblebee though cuz those are just insanely bright (like neon yellow) and the black on them are extremely dark. If I remember right. A bumblebee is just a pastel spider.
How much did you get it for?

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I agree its just a spider, although, it has a more broken pattern not typical of most spiders that I see. Unique, nice pickup!
 
It's really pretty! I'm not sure if this one is a bumblebee-- it doesn't look like it to me but I'm pretty new at figuring all of these morphs out. Maybe a pastel pinstripe?

How's its temperament so far? Is it eating frozen/thawed?

It's pretty shy, and really shows you why it's called a "ball" python, lol. But it's not nippy, aggressive, etc which some of the other babies I've had were... so I'm happy on that front. It was on live with the guy that produced it, but it took a F/T yesterday with no objections. *cheers*


That's what I was thinking! I just said pinstripe cuz spider just wasn't poppin in my mind. It's definitely not a bumblebee though cuz those are just insanely bright (like neon yellow) and the black on them are extremely dark. If I remember right. A bumblebee is just a pastel spider.
How much did you get it for?

I traded it for a blood python I had picked up in the early spring. I thought I was going to be more into the bloods, but it ended up that wasn't my cup of tea. The guy I traded it to, lucky for me, was getting out of balls and into bloods so he was elated to have it.


I do find it interesting that the eye is greenish, haven't seen that.
How's the Sav doing?

I thought that was interesting, too. It seems to change slightly with the lighting (or maybe it's actually changing, like how some people eye's can go from blue to green/etc... but I'm not sure if that works the same in reptiles). It has very lovely eye coloring no matter what the lighting is, though.
And Albert is doing great. He's much more active now and he's calmed down a lot (with handling, aggressive feeding, etc). He's was enjoying the summer immensely because I went crayfishing throughout, and brought him home a great many "snacks". He is slightly problematic during free roam time, he's developed a love affair with my fridge... loves to climb up the back and sit on top and watch everyone go about their business. Not such a problem until you forget about it and go for a drink and large tongue forks out into your face. -_- I have to find his thread again and put up pictures of the custom enclosure I picked up for him (another craigslist find).
 
And to everyone else... thanks for the comments. <3
And before anyone asks... no signs of head wobble *fingers crossed* hopefully never any signs of head wobble.
 
What exactly is head wobble, I know its something that happens in morphs, sorry I dont mean to thread jack im just really curious about ball pythons.

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LOL, that is funny. By the way, savannahmonitor.org is gone nowadays, but there's a new care site for Savannah Monitors which is actually even better, and it isn't quite as long.
I'd advise giving it a read, it's great. Plus bunches of pictures.
http://www.savannahmonitor.co/
 
What exactly is head wobble, I know its something that happens in morphs, sorry I dont mean to thread jack im just really curious about ball pythons.

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It occurs in a lot of the more complex morph and is a direct result of inbreeding. Some other genetic problems include eye-bulge (bug eyes), writhing, star gazing, and eyeless. This is the reason so many people loathe designer morphs- it is terrible that we are breeding these traits into snakes and people are spending ridiculous amounts of money to buy these defective snakes up. But I digress.

OP- I hope you enjoy your new pet. I hope it does alright for you.
 
It occurs in a lot of the more complex morph and is a direct result of inbreeding. Some other genetic problems include eye-bulge (bug eyes), writhing, star gazing, and eyeless. This is the reason so many people loathe designer morphs- it is terrible that we are breeding these traits into snakes and people are spending ridiculous amounts of money to buy these defective snakes up. But I digress.

Agreed. I'm fine with morphs as long as the breeders are sensible enough to cull defective individuals; there's absolutely no reason to breed something that's as messed up as some of these snakes are.

No head wobble is a very good sign, black_sun, as it means that your new spider might not be as terribly inbred as some of the others are; it should be a much healthier snake as well then, too.
 
LOL, that is funny. By the way, savannahmonitor.org is gone nowadays, but there's a new care site for Savannah Monitors which is actually even better, and it isn't quite as long.
I'd advise giving it a read, it's great. Plus bunches of pictures.
http://www.savannahmonitor.co/

Thanks for the site, I'll start giving it a read through. Can never have too many info sites ^_^


What exactly is head wobble, I know its something that happens in morphs, sorry I dont mean to thread jack im just really curious about ball pythons.

That's what happens when people who wouldn't sleep with their brother/sister/parent/etc decide it's okay for their animals to do it. -_- No, but Wiggles and Snake pretty much said it. It's really bad in some individuals, to the point at which they can't even properly feed. If you peruse through Kingsnake.com and Faunaclassifieds.com you can periodically run across ads for individuals that have "slight" or "moderate" wobble (or other issues) that are still for sale and sometimes even described at good breeders.


No head wobble is a very good sign, black_sun, as it means that your new spider might not be as terribly inbred as some of the others are; it should be a much healthier snake as well then, too.

I'm hoping so. It's one of my favorite morphs, and I've passed over a few because they had wobble or came from/were related to animals that had it (not that I want to breed, but I don't really want a pet with health issues, either). But the guy I got it from seemed to be pulling animals from very different lines/breeders/etc for his breeding projects... not to say that unfortunately he may have picked up badly inbred animals. But here's to hoping that what appears to be a healthy snake, stays a healthy snake.
 
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