Ball Python
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Ball Python care at a glance
The most popular pet snake in the world and the backbone of the morph hobby. Docile, slow-moving and long-lived, but sensitive to low humidity and open, exposed enclosures.
- Experience level
- Beginner
- Adult size
- 3–5 ft (females noticeably larger than males)
- Lifespan
- 20–30 years in captivity, with 40+ recorded
- Enclosure
- Adults: 4x2x2 ft minimum, front-opening, with at least two snug hides and dense cover
- Temperature
- Warm side surface 88–92°F, ambient 78–82°F, cool side 75–80°F, night dip to 72°F is fine
- Humidity
- 55–65%, raised to 70%+ during a shed cycle
- Diet
- Whole frozen/thawed rodents no wider than the snake's widest point
- Feeding schedule
- Hatchlings every 5–7 days, juveniles every 7–10, adults every 10–14
- Handling
- Support the whole body, 10–15 minutes a few times a week; skip handling 48 hours after a meal
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