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Summary: Find out how to buy a ball python in this free video.
Nichole Bragg is the reptile expert at the Pet Kingdom in Cottonwood, Arizona. Call them at 928-639-4283.read more
Ball Pythons can make great pets, but you have to know how to care for them if you want them to survive. Additionally it is important to know how to hold and handle Ball Pythons to ensure that neither owner nor snake are harmed. There are many important tips to learn for even purchasing a Ball Python, and if you have not yet learned how to care for, breed, or even buy Pythons, you can learn for free from one of our experts.
In this free how-to video series, learn how to care for pet Pythons from expert Nicole Bragg. Nicole will give you free tips for buying Ball Pythons, including what to look for when buying Ball Pythons. She will tell you how to handle a Ball Python, how to avoid a Python strike, how to keep your Ball Python healthy, how to prevent mouth rot in Ball Pythons, how to choose Morph Ball Pythons, how to determine the sex of a Ball Python, how to breed Pythons, how to feed Pythons, and how to raise Pythons.
"On behalf of Expert Village, I am Nicole and I am here to tell you about Ball Pythons. Ball Pythons are often collected and transported to the US by the thousands and these specimens usually will carry numerous types of parasites. These are the species that you would like to avoid. When you are buying a Ball Python, I would suggest that making sure it is a captive bread ball Python. These Ball Pythons tend to be free of disease disorder and any type of parasites and have been hand held since birth. One way to find out if a snake has parasites is to just look over its body; its general appearance. Mites are small black bugs that will attach themselves underneath the scales and suck the blood. When they suck the blood, they swell, so lifted scales are a sign of mites. You can also see their feces on the snake. You can see little white specks and if you see that, I would have it checked for mites. Internal parasites are a little bit harder to see. "
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jay36 said
on 8/2/2008 On behalf of Pet Kingdom Cottonwood these videos nor their scripts were ever shown to the ownership and we are very sorry for the misleading information. Nicole is no longer employed with this company.
trevordernai said
on 8/2/2008 You are the best help I've ever gotten about my ball python by far.Thanks
ballpythonlover said
on 8/2/2008 Captive Bred does not guarantee a snake is free of parasites. Oftentimes they'll pick up parasites from dirty petstores.
bpguy said
on 8/2/2008 DONT buy snakes from Pet stores either, they will lie about snakes being captive bred and are also some of the dirtiest places around, there are paracites in most reptiles I see in stores...
wingedwolfpsion said
on 8/2/2008 Well, this video was cut short, but apart from that, it's got a mix of right and wrong in it. Captive bred babies are the best choice--true. Many ball pythons in pet stores will be 'CH' or 'captive hatched'. These animals come from Africa and may carry parasites. TICKS attach themselves under the scales and swell with blood. MITES are small black specks to the naked eye--you may see them moving if you dust the python onto a piece of white paper, and you may see them dead in the water bowl. White dust is indeed mite droppings. The most serious parasites are internal, and ALL new pet pythons should have a fecal exam done by a reptile vet to check for these parasites, no exceptions. Many types can build to lethal levels in captivity. I will assume you had a lot more to say on this subject, since the video was cut short--things like how to tell if the animal is healthy, and to ask when it last ate.