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Monday, May 21, 2018
First Feeding
Wow so I uh fed Marbles a full grown frozen adult mouse the other day...
Disclaimer: If you're easily grossed out (even though this is super cool) just keep scrolling.
Disclaimer: If you're easily grossed out (even though this is super cool) just keep scrolling.
She's Here!
I am over the moon!
Two days ago, I received my first ball python! She's about a year old and is a normal morph. Her name is Marbles and I love her with all my heart!
Two days ago, I received my first ball python! She's about a year old and is a normal morph. Her name is Marbles and I love her with all my heart!
Ball Python Setup #3
So now that the background is complete, I added some begonias that I bought from the local hardware and garden store and one Pothos plant I bought from Josh's Frogs. I also added some spring tails from there as well so they can be the decomposers of the environment.
It looked beautiful!... for about a week. For some reason the begonias didn't like it and decided to die which was very rude but honestly it's okay because I thought they were ugly. I only bought them because I did not know what I was doing.
Okay take two. I went to a different store that had a much wider variety of plants and chose some that were better suited for higher temperature and higher humidity (the names escape me). But so far they've flourished in the enclosure. I water them twice a day and they seem fine.
Okay take two. I went to a different store that had a much wider variety of plants and chose some that were better suited for higher temperature and higher humidity (the names escape me). But so far they've flourished in the enclosure. I water them twice a day and they seem fine.
(also added this light the guy at the expo I bought it from was kinda mean though)
Ball Python Background #2
Onto carving! So this was by far the most tedious and time consuming part of the entire process. I had a mini angled hand saw, a carpet cutter, a utility knife, and a scraper.
Cut off the top layer of the foam. Basically any shiny part of the foam needs to be cut off because the silicone won't stick to it.
*Four hours later*
So, I picked up some caulk and rubber gloves (this stuff will get everywhere I promise) from the hardware store and loaded that in a caulk gun.
Squeeze some caulk in generous amounts and then rub it in every crack and crevice. I'd start at the back because those spots are harder to reach.
Afterwards take a cup full of Zoo Med Eco Earth Coconut Substrate and pour more than you think you will need onto the silicone and let it sit.
In the end, you should end up with something that looks like this!
Make sure you get every part of the foam covered with silicone! I had to go back and redo a couple spots because I missed them.
Cut off the top layer of the foam. Basically any shiny part of the foam needs to be cut off because the silicone won't stick to it.
*Four hours later*
Squeeze some caulk in generous amounts and then rub it in every crack and crevice. I'd start at the back because those spots are harder to reach.
Afterwards take a cup full of Zoo Med Eco Earth Coconut Substrate and pour more than you think you will need onto the silicone and let it sit.
Make sure you get every part of the foam covered with silicone! I had to go back and redo a couple spots because I missed them.
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