Fluffy Thingss

Hello,

So there is this thing that livess outside of my tank. It likess to sit by my heat lamp but payss no attention to me when I'm out. Its black and fluffy and lookss kind of dumb. I think it may be a dog, actually worse than a dog... a puppy! It alwayss knockss over the stuff on my tank and scaress me sometimess when I'm out. It'ss not very big and doesn't seem to do anything useful. The boy and the girl call it 'Koda' and technically it's my neighbor. I sometimess wonder if it would taste good, but it is far to big for me to eat... right now any way. I think the girl would be really upset if I did that though. She seemss to be very fond of it. The boy iss like me and just thinkss it'ss unintelligent and annoying. Oh well, I guesss I will just have to get used to my neighbor.

Annoyed and Hungry,
Monty

Here is the picture of the fluffy thing that iss quite bothersome. It's even making a face at me in thiss picture.

I'm Shy

Hello,

A lot of people think snakess are fast and scary and will bite at anything that movess. Though that may be true of some snakesss, that is not true of my kind. Ball pythonss, including myself are quite shy. We are not very fast either. We like to just chill and hang out with you, not climb and crawl over the place to get away from you. One thing about me, and otherss of my kind, iss that unlike most snakess, we do not bite when we are scared. We simply curl up in a ball and just want to be left alone. Which is another great reason why we are the perfect pet. I've never even once attempted to bite my boy and girl, and I really don't think that I ever will. It's just not how ball pythonss are. If we do happen to bite, we usually don't hold on like some snakess, and we might have just mistaken you for food. Oh, that'ss also a good reason to use feeding tongss to feed uss. Then we don't associate your handss with food.

Wanting to be left Alone,
Monty

A New Spot

Hello,

Today wass a typical day. My people got me out to play with me a little then put me back up. Later though the girl decided she wanted to let me out while she was working on homework. Apparently she didn't want me crawling all over her computer like I did last time so she found me a new spot. She has the lightss hanging over her bed and decided to put me there. I wass a little skeptical at first but then I realized it was like a vine that I could hang out on! I wass so excited and stayed on it for quite a while. I could see her whole room and sit there and watch her as well, since I was over her head. I did notice that she didn't seem to like it when I would stretch out and try to kisss her face. She let me stay up there a little longer and then tried to take me down. I really didn't want to get down though. I was having so much fun! I twisted myself tight around the wiress, but she tempted me with her watch. I love wraping up around that thing. Anyway, I hope she will let me up there again...

Feeling like a King,
Monty

Time to Eat

Hello,

I got to eat today and it wass so deliciouss. My people feed me once a week on Thursday, but as I get bigger they will have to feed me lesss than that. My diet right now is what they call 'Fuzziess' or little tiny mice that have been frozen. The boy so kindly warms them up for me which makess them even tastier. Here, the girl hass made a video of me eating, well really just biting and swallowing because it takess me a long time inbetween. Enjoy!

Fat and Happy,
Monty

I'm Pretty

Hello,

My people keep telling my that I am pretty... I'm not quite sure how to take it, but I suppose I will take it as a compliment. I am a regular Ball Python, but there are many of us that all look completely different. Same shape yess, colorss no. There are some of uss that are solid white and they are called Leucistic, those are one of the girls favorites. Her other favorite, which I've heard her say that she iss dying to get is a Queen Bee Ball Python. I have seen the pictures and they are very pretty. If you want to see all of the Ball Python morphs, thatss what it'ss called when you cross breed and get different colored and patterned pythons, you can go here. Snakes & More Snakes. There are also different kindss of pythons. There is the Green Tree Python, but they don't make the best of petss like myself. There is also the Burmese Python that gets extremely large and can be aggressive at timess. Truthfully if your looking into getting a python, not meaning to brag or anything, but Ball Pythons are the best.

Feeling Pretty,
Monty

One of those Days

Hello,

Do you ever have one of those dayss where you are just tired and want to crawl under a rock? Well I'm having one of those daysss. I really just want to sleep and stetch out but the people keep wanting to hold me and show me off to their friendss... Don't get me wrong, I love being shown off especially since every lovess me, but today I am tired. My habitat got extremely hot so I tried to hide in the cool side, and I guess I was there to long. I attempted to move to the warm side but found this comfy spot right in the middle. It'ss perfect because I can still hide, be on the warm side, and be on the cool side all at the same time. I think thiss will be my new favorite spot.

Ready for a Nap,
Monty

The Habitat

Hello,

Ball pythons are pretty easy to take care of, I promise. Me and my fellow brothers just need a few thingss to make us feel comfortable. The most important thing we need is a good temperature change. We have to have a warm side and a cool side. I prefer my habitatss warm side to be around 85 degrees and the cool side around 70-75 degrees most of the time. Humidity is also very important because we are from the forest in Africa. Keeping the humidity at 50 percent minimum is good enough to keep most of uss happy. I personally, along with most of my other relatives love hiding placess. The people who adopted me originally had one, but decided to get me one for the cool side and the warm side. I am really glad they did that. Something to climb on like a branch is preferred too. I don't climb as much as my cousin, the Green Tree Python, but its nice to have. Good ground floor is important as well, though I'm not to picky. I currently have a mix of aspen and coconut shavingss, but newspaper works just as good. Oh I almost forgot that water iss important too. We really don't drink very much since we absorb most of our moisture from our food, but we get thirsty sometimess. I myself am not hard to take care of at all, and we, ball pythons, are what I believe to be be, the best pets ever.

Happy with New Home,
Monty

Computers are Warm

Hello,

Today was a very uneventful yet relaxing day. I don't have to worry about shedding anymore and I was able to just nap. However, the girl decided she wanted to play with me, well I though so anyway. She really just wanted to get me out so I could stretch. She put me on her computer which was quite warm, and then started to write a paper of some sortss. I stretched out for a while but made myself comfortable in the top corned where her handss weren't going very often. I wass very interested to see what she was writing about, but I decided to explore what wass on the other side of the computer instead. I first tried going over the screen but it was too tall, and I think I might had bothered the girl a little by stretching myself out where she couldn't really see. I did find a way behind the computer, but it wasn't as interesting as the front of the screen.  When I decided to come back around she was watching these videoss about other snakess like me on Snake Bytes TV! I guess she had finished or given up on her paper. Who knowss...

Curious and Stretched,
Monty

Shedding Dayss

Hello,

So it'ss been a few dayss since I've settled into my new home and it'ss that time on the month again... Time to shed the skin. It'ss so inconvenient and uncomfortable, and the girl thinkss it's grosss and wont touch me. The boy has become extremely interested in me and iss doing everything to make my home perfect. Hess worried that I wont shed my skin correctly so hess making it super humid. I'm shedding my skin just fine. One morning the girl decided to take me out and let me chill in her warm humid bathroom after she took a shower. It was really nice. I was able to stretch out and get some itchy scales off.Later that day I had a big section of skin that I wass having a hard time getting off so the boy helped me get it off. I wass so relieved when I was finally done! I really like these people, and I think they really like me.

Itchy but Happy,
Monty

A New Adventure

Hello,

My name is Monty. I am a Ball Python. I wasss originally from petss-mart, and I wass there for a very very long time. I had to share thiss very small cage with two other snakess who did not really like me. I spend most of my time in my hiding spot. One day thiss couple came in and held me. I liked the girl, but the boy didn't want to touch me. I thought they were going to take me away, but they decided not too. I wass kind of sad, but I just went back to my normal routine of hiding and sleeping. Then a few days later they came back and decided to adopt me! I wass so excited! They had this big house set up for me and it wass beautiful. I quickly made myself at home. I'm looking forward to living with thiss new family.

Happily at Home,

Monty