just got my 1st ball python!!!

[RadReptiles831]

I'm pretty stoked. I just got my 1st ball today. The breeder said it was a blackback morph. It kind of looks like a normal to me but idk too much on morphs......yet. I have a feeling this won't be my last. I wanted to start of slow and maybe work my way up to a more expensive morph. I've done my research on care so but you can always learn something new so any help from the pros would be appriciated.........oh I almost forgot my new baby is less then 2months old. What size rodent should I feed? Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[Kristi23]

Congrats on your new addition. You should ask the breeder what he's been eating and start with that.

 

[Barbel]

Agreed about the food, but a rat fuzzy or pup is usually a good place to start. A blackback isn't a morph, it just means that the pattern doesn't meet on its back, leaving it black. Sometimes it's genetic sometimes not.
Congrats on the baby though!

 

[thegeckoguy23]

+1 on the food... Congrats, Make sure you check out ball python forums



Jake

 

[RadReptiles831]

Cool thanks for the info guys. Tomorrow is feeding day.

 

[monkeytechahoo]

Congrats! We've had our first bp for about a month now. He's a normal and only 13wks old. I back up the others on check with the breeder on the mouse size.

 

[Dog Shrink]

My son got his first ball at 4 months old and he went right onto hopper mice and small adult mice. They suggest nothing bigger than the widest part of his body.