Ball python (Python regius) is also called differently in different countries. Locals in Europe call them "Emperor Python", while in the United States they are called "Ball Python". The main reason is that the SnakeWhen nervous, it will curl its body into a tight ball and put its head Tucked firmly in the center. Like many other pythons, the ball python is a gentle snake. On record, the longest-lived ball python lived to the age of 48.

Chinese name: Ball python

Chinese alias: Huang python

Second name Law: Python regius

Kingdom: Animalia

Phya: Chordate

Order: Squamata

Family: Boidae Boas Family

Species: Ball python

Area: West and Central Africa; lowland rainforests

Named By, Time: Shaw, 1802

IUCN Protection Level: LC

The most typical characteristic of the ball python is that when he is threatened or nervous, he will instantly curl up his body into a ball, and bury his head in the center of the ball. It has a sturdy body and many fans keep it as a pet.

Adult ball pythons are generally 90 to 120 cm long, and female snakes It is generally longer and stronger than male snakes, but its head is smaller than that of males. Ball pythons have smooth surface scales with two anal scales, and male snakes have larger anal scales. It looks stout, with a body much larger than the head and neck.

The body color of the ball python is black with many circular markings on the back. The abdomen is white or cream in color, sometimes with fine black streaks. However, some pet traders use artificial methods to change the genes of ball pythons, resulting in mutations, resulting in polymorphism, which increases the number of different species (various variations in markings or body color) of ball pythons.

After the ball pythons arrive at their new home, they will have an adaptation period. Usually, they will go on a hunger strike during the adaptation period. At this time, the owner does not need to worry too much. After a few weeks of acclimatization, they can be fed some smaller pups. It is best to feed it according to its size.

If your new ball python has not eaten for several months and is starting to show significant weight loss, please take him to a reptile clinic or contact your local reptile society for advice. Find someone with experience in this area to help you out.

Use an appropriately sized vessel at all times to show your snake Supply clean water. Your snake will drink and soak in water there. Check the water quality every day, but replace it as soon as possible after being contaminated with feces. Soaking is good for molting. When his eyes turn from clear to off-white or blue, soak your snake in warm water for ten minutes or more, then gently dry him and put him back in the snake box immediately, your ball python will be in The skin is sloughed off very cleanly within 24 hours. Ball pythons in the wild mainly feed on small mammals (rodents) and birds.rabbit and other live bait are more suitable. For newly introduced ball pythons, mice should be used to attract food. The ball python is a kind of snake with a unique "nervous response", which is manifested in being very sensitive to various external stimuli. If the initial feeding operation is improper, it is very easy to cause anorexia and refusal to eat or even death. Therefore, the first feeding mice should be selected from medium and small body size, no pollution and no special odor. Feed the mice before feeding to prevent the ball python from being devoured. During the feeding process, pay attention to observation at any time to prevent the python from being bitten by the white rat. The feeding test time is 30 minutes. When the ball python has not started to eat, the bait should be taken out immediately, and then fed after a week. During the entire feeding period, external stimuli such as smoking and flash photography are strictly prohibited. When the ball python is preying, it can generally bite the head of the mouse directly and accurately, and then quickly wrap it around with the body, and slowly swallow it after the mouse is completely dead. If the entanglement is carried out without accurately biting the head of the mouse during predation, the python will be bitten by the white mouse. At this time, it should be decisive to use a straw to drip water into the mouth and nose of the rat to accelerate its death. If you want to move the position during predation, you can use long tweezers to pick up the mouse's tail and move it. It is strictly forbidden to directly touch the python body during feeding with hands or tools. Predation is one of the important factors for successful domestication of ball pythons, and it is also the most likely process to induce the unique "nervous response" of ball pythons, resulting in the failure of domestication. If the initial feeding is successful, it will enter the normal feeding stage.

It should be noted in the future feeding: when feeding, the feed should be continuously put in, and the feeding amount should be sufficient. Water should be given 2 hours after the feeding behavior. The size of the water feeder should be suitable for the entire python body, so that the ball python can drink water and soak in time to relieve the pressure and weight of the bait in the body. Regularly add vitamins and calcium powder to the live bait fed.