Any ball python owners?

Not many over tatted, nose gauged, semi goth, combat boot wearing, mommy problem having, people of Walmart in here. May wanna try the politics board, some hang in there.

I don't know anything about your area. But, if you can't find a local breeder, look for upcoming shows in your area. They're usually about 50% ball pythons, so you shouldn't have an issue finding one.

Don't listen to the ignorant rednecks. Plenty of normal people have reptile pets. They're 100 times easier than a dog, and cooler than a fish.

Below is a good breeder

never had a ball python but had a red tailed boa for a while. he was pretty cool.
I used to order pizza and get him out and let him wrap around my arm before i answered the door.... got lots of free pizza and lots of entertainment watching pizza guys fall down the steps running from my apartment.

They're cool. I'm not a huge fan of snakes, but have no problem handling one that's a "pet". I had a buddy who's dad was a herpatologist and they were into them... All snakes really.

The ones I see today look amazing compared to the standard ball pythons they bred and sold 20 years ago.

Not necessarily your area but search Bob Clark reptiles out of Oklahoma City.

Bob Clark Reptiles

He has a really nice facility and does guaranteed healthy shipping. I've personally bought a piebald morph, a bumblebee morph and an ivory morph from him. They're very professionally bred, raised and maintained. And he has a monster variety of morphs at very reasonable prices. Contact him via email if you don't see what you want because he likely still has it but just not posted on his site. Everything from $150 range pinstripe morphs to $15,000+ scaleless het morphs.

He's worth a look if nothing else. I still have all mine that I've bought from him and they're quite healthy.

Check with 50 Fathoms on Vets...ask for Mike if he is there or someone there can help. I don't know about other places in the area...I have just known Mike for a long time. Kept, sold, bread snakes for many years...ball python will be a good start. The are the rat snakes of the boa/python world with all the morphs....

I came in thinking this was a Colt thread. Disappointed.

Yea I dont know how his prices are...im sure high...most LFS are But you do get to hold and look at them before buying. Some online places im sure have good pics. I just been out the game sooooooo long he was the only place I knew of in the area.

Or go to a reptile show. I dont know if they still have it but I went to a big one in FL back in the late 90s and was blown away at what out there. The volume and the species!

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Yea go to that reptile show at least to just look and talk to breeders. Get cards and info at the least. Da Best Bank...my old stomping grounds