I have a Zoomed 40 gallon tank with the hinge doors for my girl and she’s escaped a few times now. This morning I found the tank door wide open which makes me feel like she put her whole 2kg weight on it to break out even with a child lock + the regular lock on it. Any suggestions on what I can use to secure the doors better?

Thank you!

So my partner and I got this little 3 m.o. girl (our first snake) on the 23rd and since she hatched she was on a live feed and today was her feeding time and we tried frozen mice for her and it worked! It took a solid 20 min, a lot of anxiety on my part since I want all the best for her but we did it. She is chilling now and I hope she won't be so fussy next time. As I'm posting this she does a little peep out and goes back again to hide. Here's my little one. Also if any of you guys have some advice for a new owner who's constantly worrying about snake well being I'd be more than happy to hear it.

Pickles got an upgrade. She is loving all of the extra space and activities! I foraged most of this, but and made some of it, including the ropes and rings and the pink castle tower ruin. I also made that dragon hide and I am damn proud of it 👏🙌

He isnt even a yr old😭

Hi there, I have had my baby Delphi for about 3 weeks now and I'm extremely nervous. I got her from a reptile convention, and her age wasn't disclosed, but I would put her between 8 months and a year old.

I currently have her in a bioactive enclosure, and her temps sit around 85 on her warm side and 78 on her cool side, and humidity is between 60 and 80, with fluctuations throughout the day. She's been fed twice since I got her, and went blue right after her first feed. (am currently feeding her weekly, but skipped when she went blue) She's been taking food great, but over the last 3 or 4 days she's been getting extremely aggressive, and hasn't been exploring much or leaving her hide. We have also had two bite instances. One was the day before feed day, so we assumed it was a hunger bite, but she bit defensively today when we took her out for some socialization.

When we first got her she was exceptionally cuddly, was happy to snuggle up on my lap and just lay there for an hour, but now I'm worried about even opening her tank. I also haven't been able to find any poops and I'm starting to be worried about constipation or impaction, though I'm unsure what would cause that. She has a large bowl of water that gets changed out regularly, but I've never seen her drink. She's also been yawning a LOT the last couple days, I assumed it was just her resetting her jaw, but it's been once every two hours for the last 36 hours. I'm just concerned and worried.

Is there something I'm missing? A health concern or maybe her hormones as she moves more into her teenage years? Is she maybe just bite-y from a lack of socialization over the last three weeks? Please help!!!

Just got this GHI Butter Mojave what do you think about this morph?? it is my first BEL

Hey guys! I've got a ball and a hognose who both do frozen thawed rodents. I thaw them out in the same bowl every time they get fed but my question is ...do y'all wash reptile/rodent dishes with your regular dishes? Do you use the same sponge? Or do you use separate sponges to clean them?

I wash my water dishes separately and use a paper towel to clean those but I'm just uncertain about the bowl I thaw the rodents in.

Thanks!!

Pictures of Aloysius for snake tax 🫶🏼

She came from a rescue and I’m so excited to have her. She’s very chill and easy and just all around great. (I have another snake and other reptiles, but this is my first ball Python). She’s meant to be about 4 years old.

Just fed my ball python and she started wagging her tail right before and after striking. This is the first time I’ve seen that in over three years. Is that normal?

This is my first bp and In the second photo he looks dark but in real life he is almost a yellow brown is that normal? He explores when I handle him and he loves his enclosure but I’m worried he changes colors cuz he is stressed or needs something he doesn’t have

So, my child while I showered made a mess in my room! I didn’t know they could be this mischievous!! The way he doesn’t care at the end of the video!! 🥰🥰

That pillow was ON my bed, not between the wall and bed!

I feel really bad. My 8 month ball python started refusing food when I switched to weaned rats after getting the suggestion from a reptile store. He seemed interested but wouldn’t take the rat. I think they are just too big for him. He started glass surfacing at night recently so I just ordered fuzzies, but I’m worried he’s starving or super uncomfortable!

I have just fed my adult ball python as normal and he took it well, 10 mins later I come back to check on him and it looks like he regurgitated it ): I'm wondering why this happened wether it's due to my husbandry etc His humidity is 65% Temp is 25 Celsius/ 77 Fahrenheit cool side and warm side is 30 Celsius/ 86 Fahrenheit warm side

Okay so about three months ago I got a ball python and the previous owners said she was about a year and a half and her birthday is in November so she's now almost two years old (at least from what the previous owners had said) and I weighted her a couple days ago to see if I need to up her feeding and she's was about 128 grams and from some research that seems pretty under weight for a snake her age she is also about 20-22 inches long. She's been eating fuzzies since I got her and the owners said they did try to give her a bigger size once but it was too big and it kinda hurt her mouth (the scab is still coming off with each shed) but I don't not know when they tried to do that wether it was a while ago or more close to when I got her. I'm worried since she seems pretty small compared to other snakes I've seen from local reptile expos and photos I've seen from other owners on here. If she is under weight can I have some advice on maybe getting her to proper weight?

(Ps sorry I don't have a photo really showing her size especially since she's shedding right now and and I don't want to stress her by taking her out of her enclosure)

any criticism is WELCOMED!! i have been researching non stop since i got her and i have wanted some experienced snake keepers to comment on my tank of what i should add or remove

Finally starting to see the benefits of automation and bioactive around a year after setting up my first bioactive. My BP seems to enjoy it alot more especially the changing scenery with the plants (just got rid of a vine and added a new vine species and fern in pics). Im still learning alot when it comes to reptile keeping even after having my BP for almost 2 years, but its been a fun process. Feel free to ask me anything! (Also yes ik my snake is chubby, just adjusted feeding periods)

my female ball pythons had these bumps near her upper body only and at first i thought she scratched herself or something from climbing on wood but they’ve gotten worse and im going to schedule a vet appointment but want some advice in the meanwhile on what could be going on some of them look concerning but their most just raised scales, she’s also about to shed, i spike her humidity to 80 at night i spray it with a pressurized spritzer and keep her tank in the high 70s with a 90 ish basking spot, she has a large water bowl she can submerge herself in and two hide, plus some plants and climbing stuff her tank is bioactive so i have live plants and cleanup crew i use a full spectrum barrina light for the plants

Im worried about the possibility of him being overweight. Hes just under 2 years old and eats a small rat every week and a half to two weeks, but hes slightly squishy and he has creases/rolls when he bends. Idk if those are just regular skin rolls or if hes getting chunky (because Ive seen other bps his age and he looks rounder than them)

Not sure if hes just a big snake or maybe im feeding him too often?

He hasnt eaten in about 2 and a half weeks (he refused his last feeding because he just moved to where I am in another state not too long ago and hes settling in)

These are the best photos I could get of him since hes really active and wouldn't sit still for a photoshoot lol

Just took my snake out this morning and noticed strange little marks near her tail, any ideas on what it might be?