Garden Pictures Pictures by Hazel (17 photos)

Fluffy. yeeeeesssss.........................

Oh he's just a baby !! I love him. I know the name Ball Python better than Royal. Thanks so much for posting him. I think I'd own one if only I didn't have to feed him mice or rats. I couldn't bring myself to do that. It was bad enough having to feed my Clown Knifefish feeder goldfish. Hated doing that.

What a Fantastic Colour&markings:)

My husband thought I was balmy when I brought home a gecko. He'd run a mile if I tried to bring home a python!! hmmmm.How large will fluffy grow and are you into bodybuilding? When at school, an alumnus had his python escape, and get in between floors in his apartment building...caused a bit of a stir.

Lori, Fluffy will grow to between four and six feet long. Longest if he is actually a she, but we can't sex him/her yet. I'm told Royals live for about 15 years, so we've a long way to go yet! As Fluffy needs temps of between 70 and 85 degrees to remain active, if he should escape he wouldn't get far in the big wide world. I'm told they tend to go dormant in low temperatures...

Yes, Diohio I do need to feed him a large sized mouse once a week. He is a good boy and never refuses food. (Bit like my son!) We waggle the defrosted mouse about a bit on the end of super-sized tweezers until Fluffy senses it. He goes by warmth and detects the mouse using his heat sensors in the pits around his mouth. I used to think it was gruesome but I've quickly got used to it. Its quite fascinating watching the snake get the mouse into his jaws. The jaws cantilever, both sides moving independently to sort of pull the mouse into his mouth using small sharp fangs. I'm told that a snake can happily swallow anything up to size of its body at its thickest part....