a bunch of pics of my ball

[Sequin]

well hello, thanks for anyone who replied when i wrote about my skinny snake. Here are some pics of the cutey, two show how skinny he his... ( i bought him from people who knew nothing of snakes)

here are some tail pics, you cant really see it, but he is really skinny,i cant find any pics on the web of balls that aren't fat...he stands alone haha... he has some battle wounds as well...

hahaha and my fav pic...

 

[Randolph XX()]

that tail is horrible!!!!
i don't think peat or any substrate is suitable for snakes
news paper is the best....just my two cents
i keep mine in stertile container with air hole drilled

 

[Sequin]

Well, i dont feed him on the peat so i figured he'd be ok. The people who originally had him, had him on potting soil with fertilizer pieces etc. it was disgusting. I'll fatten him up though. He is slighty dehydrated as well. Despite all this hes a trooper, extremly tolerant.
~Meagan~

 

[arachnojunkie]

i don't think peat or any substrate is suitable for snakes news paper is the best

And the dirt they live on/and burrow in naturally?

AnimalQueen your set-up looks fine,(though peat can be pretty dusty) just continue feeding outside of the tank(as you are already doing)and things will be just perfect. Beautiful snake by the way.

 

[Randolph XX()]

they can burrow in newspaper shred, which is much more easier to clean up if he/ she pooed or peed .

 

[defour]

I wouldn't say peat is horrible either, but it's far from ideal. Fine particles of any kind aren't good if they're being inhaled, and dry peat is dusty. It's also pretty acidic. I don't know if that's going to cause problems, but it's not something a wild ball python would encounter. In combination with the fine texture, I wouldn't be surprised if it could cause problems when it works under the ventral scales. I use aspen, which is pretty absorbent, too. I would recommend switching from peat to something else, too, but it's not exactly an emergency. There are just better alternatives.

Nice snake.

Steve

 

[Beardo]

The peat can also get jammed in their heat pits and nostrils. I also find that newspaper is the best way to go as far as substrates. I detest loose substrates (except for the spiders of course).

 

[Sequin]

some feeding pics btw, the reason he's not out of his cage for feeding is, i discovered he has an aggressive streak. haha... so he was hissing and striking at me and there was no way i could get him out of the cage, so i just put a piece of paper down and threw the mouse in there.
~meagan~

 

[arachnojunkie]

Hehe, the first pic in your last post looks like a hand puppet....

 

[Crotalus]

I always used common shredded bark that can be bought at a gardener. Its free from chemicals and is doesnt stick to the food as peat, while it looks quite natural. I cant understand why no one seems to use it over there, perhaps its not sold there. Its sold here in large plastic bags for just a few dollar.

/Lelle