HI all. I use to have around 40 snakes when i was living up in Botswana. They were all indigenous and my dad researched them. After he passed away (3 years ago), we had to leave Botswana and so that snakes too. So back in SA, i had two rescues ( 2 x red tail boas). Very beautiful snakes, but then 6 months ago i moved to Dubai and couldnt bring them with. Was very sad leaving them. My fiancee saw how hard it was for me, and like the understanding man he is, skipped the diamonds and bought me a baby ball python two days ago.
We bought him/her at a local pet shop here. According to them, it is from a breeder in SA. But they clearly dont know much because out of curiosity i asked them how long these snakes get, and the reply was a minimum of 5 m. So i was a bit sceptic in taking the baby as i am not sure if they are healthy on the inside (they look good on the outside), but i didnt want them to become some rich kids pet and then left in the desert. Unfortunately, in this place, animals arent really greatly protected against cruelty. So I have her now and she seems fine, but i gave her a little mouse to eat last night (the same she gets at the shop), but she seems to try and get away from it. Tried twice now. She also seems to not move around a lot. Always just curled up in a little ball, and she is definitely not cold. I dont know much about ball pythons. Never had one. So i dont know how much different they are from other pythons.
Perhaps she is still adjusting, but she already slithered so deep into my heart and im worried that she might be sick. There is no vets specialising in reptiles.
Anyone have some info about balls and specially babies and their feeding habits etc. She is just around 40cm long when stretched out.