(07-06-2013, 02:59 PM)nafretiti Wrote: You are right that is super good pet care and follow up for snakes, it makes me happy when people can be responsible and even better if you yourself is just getting one and not a breeding pair. Snakes are still unpredictable though and so it's good that you are learning about the snakes and how to care for them, I hope the breeder you get a snake from is very responsible and will give you a good quality snake that won't pass away right away, take it to the vet and make sure it's all healthy and nothing is wrong with it just to be on the safe side.
Absolutely. They tend to be very responsible here. It's a good idea as well, snakes are not really domesticated animals and still live and hunt by instinct so the behavior of a snake definitely will not be the same as that of a dog or cat.
You're right about taking all the precautions and making sure that we know how to handle them. There's a very experienced vet not far from my place so I guess I'm not that worried if it gets sick. You can never be too careful and I totally agree, safety first, both for the pet and owner. It helps that ball pythons are a fairly docile species and are not as aggressive as other snakes.
