and my live in bf is scared of it// can it live out side in a built in type home and what would it need i live in ga and the coldest it get in in the teens.. i can not convivce him that the thing dont bite and it is non poisionsi
2007-01-03 13:25:49 · 4 answers · asked by ? 5 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
we live in south ga and hope to move to fla in the next 2 yr
2007-01-03 13:35:08 · update #1
I have a ball python, and he is the sweetest (if snakes can be sweet) reptile i have come in contact with. But they require alot of work to care for. They dont get as large as the burmese and reticulated pythons, they usually stay between 3-5 feet and it takes them 3 years to reach their permanent size. This is not a reptile to keep outside!! His tank needs to be kept at about 80-85 degrees with a basking area of 90. You will need to purchase a heat lamp as well as a heat pad that sticks to the bottom of the terrarium. Indoor/outdoor carpet is the safest bedding to keep him on. Other substrates could cause a respiratory infection which is very fatal considering snakes only have one working lung. The snake is not venomous, but does have teeth. It is important to feed the snake outside of the tank. (In a box or in the bathtub) This way the snake will not associate your hand coming in the tank as feeding time. Only feed frozen mice/rats that you buy at the petstore and thaw them thoroughly before feeding. DO NOT FEED LIVE PREY!! A ball python is a good first pet because they are very docile and move very slowly. With the proper care they can live for a very very long time!
2007-01-03 13:53:02 · answer #1 · answered by doodlebugmeem 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all your bf is a major wuss. Secondly, it is a Python which is a member of the boid complex meaning boas and pythons. They have vestigial pelvic girdles and absolutely no toxin of any kind. All venomous snakes fall into either the Elapid or Viperid complexes which make up roughly 5% of all snake species and subspecies. The ball python is small fossorial species from africa that derives its name from the fact its primary mode of defense is to ball up at the first sign of a threat. Look up its latin classification of {Python Regius} for more detailed information. And as for living outside, it would not survive.
2007-01-03 21:55:16 · answer #2 · answered by carinata 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well he has to except it or leave, your kids come first the snake was there b4 he wanted to move in so that's what he needs to accept. He knew b4 he moved that you all had the snake so if he was scared he should not have moved in. Or you can print out some information on the the type of snake and let him read up on the type of snake you have.
2007-01-03 21:38:42 · answer #3 · answered by tlw773 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A python is a tropical reptile, and would not do well in temperatures in the teens. As to biting, they do when they eat their prey. As they get bigger they become more dangerous, when they become hungry.
2007-01-03 21:33:40 · answer #4 · answered by Beau R 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋