5 week old Ball Python. Great temperment, and really adventurous.
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How BIG will that thing get RB, and are you concerned about salmonella (SP?)

Five to six feet MAX. As long as you wash your hands before and after you won't get bitten or get salmonella.

WOW! Just don'y buy any pet hamsters or mice. :sneaky:

What do you feed it?? Now I'm curious....

those make great pet snakes ....

i prefer my fish tho ....

I'm feeding it pre killed fuzzy mice, which are approx ten days old when they kill em.

When he gets stronger, I'll feed him live mice, but that wont be for a few months at the very least.

I'm feeding it pre killed fuzzy mice, which are approx ten days old when they kill em.

When he gets stronger, I'll feed him live mice, but that wont be for a few months at the very least.

We had some at the University we could watch as they fed on live mice. They kept them in dry aquariums with some vegatation and water, etc. Also interesting to watch were the pirhana (sp?) when they fed them "feeder fish."

its fun to drop a mouse in a pirana tank. :)

That's cruel.

And how in the F--- can a SNAKE have a good temperament? It's a reptile, with a pre-historic brain. These things are about as stupid as they come. Pure killing instinct. You better make sure that cage is locked up good every night.

Five to six feet MAX. As long as you wash your hands before and after you won't get bitten or get salmonella.

:hmm: How does washing your hands keep you from getten bitten?

When he gets stronger, I'll feed him live mice

What do the young ones eat in the wild then?

What do the young ones eat in the wild then?

good question. haha. thats kinda like the question how did people give birth before hospitals. lol

You said The beginning of my zoo.

What is your next member?

That's cruel.

And how in the F--- can a SNAKE have a good temperament? It's a reptile, with a pre-historic brain. These things are about as stupid as they come. Pure killing instinct. You better make sure that cage is locked up good every night.

Ok, you drive a FORD, and you too own a lab, who doesnt' roam the wild in a pack, was seperated at birth from its mother, and eats dry food.

Hmmm, I don't want to ruin the understanding we have.....

And if it has a "prehistoric brain" why is it "cruel"?

You said The beginning of my zoo.

What is your next member?

I'm starting with fish, then going to a Red Tailed Boa, and then a Savahanna monitor once I get out on my own after college. We'll see what else happens after that.

Ok, you drive a FORD, and you too own a lab, who doesnt' roam the wild in a pack, was seperated at birth from its mother, and eats dry food.

Hmmm, I don't want to ruin the understanding we have.....

And if it has a "prehistoric brain" why is it "cruel"?

What do Fords and Labs have to do with putting a cute little live mouse in a cage with a snake and watching it die for entertainment reasons? That's what I meant by cruel.

Dogs were domesticated by the cavemen. Even hawks and falcons have been domesticated. Snakes have no redeeming value. I know, I've dated a few serpent women. You always get bitten or strangled in the end. Read your Bible.

:hmm: How does washing your hands keep you from getten bitten?
If you wash them after feeding them and before handling them, you may reduce the chances of being considered "food" (and therefore bitten), but it does not prevent being attaked if the snake feels threatened.

Nice pet, RB. I used to have a boa myself.

just curious....how long do boa's live?

25-30 years.

Thats a hell of a commitment......you have to be the 'snake dude' till you're almost 50 years old.

Read your Bible.

Ever wonder why I dont?

Snakes have no redeeming value. I know, I've dated a few serpent women. You always get bitten or strangled in the end. Read your Bible.


They do have redeeming value... read your zoology books. :D