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Each week, I received dozens of snakes care issues through the website Reptile knowledge. Many of these people ask the same question. So I thought it would be useful to develop some of these frequently asked questions in a series of articles, then put them all on Internet. This is the first article in this series, and It's all about ball pythons.

After selecting hundreds of e-mails dating from 2007, I found these Ten Questions on Care of Ball Python:

1. What do they eat?

These snakes come from several African countries, where they eat a wide variety of rodents – mice, shrews, rats, short hair, etc. In captivity, ball pythons are well on feeding mice and rats. I recommend it offers, or thawed frozen prey, because live rodents can be dangerous. A rat line, for example, can injure or kill a snake is not interested in eating.

2. How often should I feed?

You can feed the babies every 5 to 7 days, and adults in 7 to 15 days. It also depends on the size of the meal. It is better to give a rodent each meal, with rodents is slightly wider than the widest part of the snake.

3. How big is what you get?

It is one of the main reasons they are so popular ball pythons as pets company – which was interesting. These snakes are short and thick body. Rarely grow beyond five feet in length.

4. How much cost?

If you buy a python "normal" ball (the kind that occur in nature), may pay $ 50 – $ 90 for it. If you buy an albino specimen, you'll probably pay a few hundred dollars. Some morphologies rarest can cost thousands of dollars, but farmers do not pay that kind of money. In general, women are more than men because their reproductive capacity.

5. Are they dangerous?

Not unless you're a rodent. Ball pythons are not venomous. Well they are constrictors, they are not big enough for a human being (not even a human baby). They are relatively easy to make, compared other species of snakes. This is another reason why they are so popular as pets. They may bite their owners in some situations – as when the hand of its owner is confused with the meal – but these bites are not serious.

6. How long do they live?

Many times! Keep this in mind if you are thinking of becoming a ball python. They can live beyond 20 years in captivity, and some same minimum of 40 years.

7. What size cage do I need?

You can keep a baby or child in a 20-gallon terrarium, or a two-meter long plastic cage. Adult snakes should have more room to move. For adults, I recommend either a cage or 50 gallons Glass model equivalent plastic (three to four feet long is ideal).

8. At what temperature should aspire?

You want a temperature gradient in the cage, so that one side is hotter than the other. This allows the snake to thermoregulation, moving at different temperatures, as needed. I recommendation 80 at 82 degrees (Fahrenheit) in the refrigerator, and 92 to 96 degrees on the warm side. You can do this by using a heat lamp or a company tank heating pad.

9. What maintenance is necessary?

You must make a cage a thorough cleaning once a month. This should not take more than an hour. Once you do well, you can clean the cage in the half-hour or less. You also need clean water bowls once a week, or immediately if the snake defecates on she. In addition to monitoring food and time, that's all there.

10. Where can I learn more?

You can find lots of information online, but you should always consider the source. It is no editorial review process on the Internet so that anyone can publish anything what, regardless of accuracy. I've seen some terribly inaccurate care sheets online, but I also saw things really well. You may also want to check my e-book on this subject (see below).

* Copyright 2009, Brandon Cornett. You may publish this article on your website as long as you keep the appointment of links below.

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Brandon Cornett is the creator of ReptileKnowledge.com and the author of several snake-care manuals. You can purchase his guide to ball pythons as pets by visiting: http://www.reptileknowledge.com/ballpythons

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