Ok, Ive changed the bedding in his cage now to sand, and here is a pic of it

Yes please that would be very helpful, and then I'll go get some as quickly as I can...

Bushviper wrote:Why would you put fish tank gravel in the bottom of his cage? They dont live on those stones.

What would you keep them on?

Hey everyone, just an update on the little guy. I fed him today and got his cage properly setup :) http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad118/aTrolley/Echis%20Coloratus/DSC_0097.jpg http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad118/aTrolley/Echis%20Coloratus/DSC_0107.jpg http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad11...

Im very careful when handling him, only use hooks with lots of free space to move. I dont get within a meter of him. I also read a lot of posts on first hots and also found there isnt a good first hot so I got this little guy and will keep him and learn what I can from him

Hey everyone This is my first hot, got him earlier today. Just keeping him on newspaper until his first feed is over then gonna create a nice natural setup for him. http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad118/aTrolley/Echis%20Coloratus/DSCN8681.jpg http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad118/aTrolley/Echi...

Hey everyone

I have a ball python, he is about 4 years old, around 1.3m long and when I weighed him 3 days ago he weighs 1525grams.
Is this a healthy size and weight for a ball python?

Thank for the replies

I love snakes and I just about fell off my chair... was trying to see if something injured it and was paying close attention...

Amazing looking guys man! Enjoy them

Is there any organisations in South Africa that fight for animal ownership in South Africa? In America I know of PIJAC http://www.pijac.org/

What will it take to form an organization like this to voice concers in a controlled manner and fight for owner rights?

I also had an incident like that this year, was in a nature reserve and the garden boy came and called me to show me something, turns out he had found a python in the garden and decided it would be a good idea to kill it with the shovel. I was furious, firstly because it was a non-venomous snake pos...

So here are 3 pics of my hands after I fell cycling home from a friends at night. I didnt see a speedbump and knew it was there, so I started braking and as I hit it, front wheel locked up and I went over the bars. What I learnt, wear gloves when cycling.

People often ask me why I love snakes so much and why I'm so attracted to them as pets. Im interested in hearing some of your reasons?

Ive also heard of people using corn cob. Anyone know if its good or bad?

Peoples ignorance around snakes still amaze me... I hate how they kill snakes for no reason, even on farms there is no reason to kill them as we are actually in their environment.

Guess we cant change what they did, but can try to educate them.