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Superfly ball python after first shed

Superfly hatchling after first shed   I’ve wanted a Superfly for a long time.  This boy is beautiful! The Superfly ball python, is a mixture of a Super Pastel, and a Fire genes. He is just stunning!...

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Two new additions

Two new ball pythons I added a couple weekends ago, at the Seattle reptile expo.   This is a female Banana Russo.  Any male Bananas she makes, will be female makers, instead of the common male makers....

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Tank Vs. Rack — What’s the Best Ball Python Enclosure?

There are many styles of reptile enclosures, but only a couple that are common for ball pythons. First, and foremost we what our animals to be happy and healthy, and to them, the most important...

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“So are ball pythons semi-arboreal?” and More [Lights, Movement, Climbing] by...

Let’s talk scientific studies! Many new keepers (and veterans) are unaware of the factual evidence available in the world of Ball Pythons. These studies below help us to understand wild behavior...

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Quarantine of New Ball Pythons

Quarantine Basics Separate room from your existing snakes.Separate feeding tongs and items for the quarantine animals from the rest of your collection.It’s a good practice to wash up and change your...

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Ball Python Genetic Behaviors and Morph Breeding Oddities

The Wobble Affected Genes: SpiderChampagneHidden Gene WomaWomaSuper SablePower Ball (Super Spotnose) The wobble is a neurological issue exhibited by several different morphs (see above) and is...

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Why We Recommend Small Enclosures

The chief argument we hear for bigger enclosures is this one: “They live in the wild so a large tank shouldn’t be a big issue.” My question to you is this: You also live in the wild. Does that mean...

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So you wanna be a ball python breeder…?

Have you lost your mind? No? Okay. Let’s talk ball python breeding, then. This page will go over the basics of breeding, setting up an incubator, your egg tub, and everything in between. It is by no...

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Yes, they really do live in small dark places.

Why small spaces? Why no light? Why no branches? Small, Dark Places. That is where they spend their time. What is the best way to keep any animal in captivity? In a way that best mimics the native...

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Feeders for Your Ball Pythons

This particular post will encompass feeder rodents in all their glory: where to buy them, how to humanely euthanize them, myths regarding them, and more. This is your one-stop shop for rodent...

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Myths about Ball Pythons

This post will discuss common myths associated with ball python keeping in the hobby and what the truth behind those myths actually is. This is intended as an educational platform to supplement our...

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Reptile Enrichment

We constantly hear people talk about enrichment for reptiles. Not all reptiles are the same species. We know this sounds like a duh but we constantly hear people try to argue “reptiles” and even...

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Ball Python Feeding Chart

*Consider smaller medium rats (90-110 range, versus 120-150 range) All rodent sizes are assuming you are using standardized feeder sizes based off of Frozen charts, such as those found on...

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New Pied Scaleless Head

This new little girl just arrived today. It’ll take a few years, at least, to grow her up, but she will make a fine addition to combine our Albino Pied projects, with our scaleless projects. The post...

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Two New Females Arrived Today

First, we received a virgin adult, VPI Axanthic Scaleless Head from Martin Morphs. After a quarantine period, we’re going to breed her with a Fire Black Pewter Scaleless Head male we have. We could...

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Two More Arrived. Last Ones For a While.

Female Albino Scaleless Head, from Phoenix Reptiles. When she’s older she’ll likely be bred to our male Albino Pied, her first year. Now this one is just stunning! He’s a Clown Cinnamon Superfly. I’ve...

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8 Most Famous Myths Regarding Reptiles

When most people hear the word reptile, they picture a deadly wild anaconda which is ready to devour them alive. Picturing a venomous snake is another way we view reptiles. The reality is far from...

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Switching Ball Pythons from Live Meals to Frozen/Thawed Meals

We feed almost exclusively live mice and rats to our ball pythons. We do this for several reasons including: 1) ball pythons start easier on live meals, 2) when feeding a lot of snakes tease feeding...

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New Male: Fire Sterling Scaleless

This AMAZING animal is being acquired from Lovera Exotics. He’s a Fire, Cinnamon Pastel, Super Pastel and Super Scaleless Head, which makes him scaleless. Given that he is without scales (therefore...

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Ball Python Twins!

This ball python egg has twins in it. It’s not the first time I’ve had twins in an egg. I had them once before several years ago, but didn’t realize it until they were already out. This is the first...

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Meet Bobo the Clown

We picked up Bobo the Clown earlier this year, and are amazed with him. We love him so much we immortalized him in our new Northwest Reptiles sticker! Bobo is a Clown Fire Cinnamon Pastel, AKA Clown...

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20-007 Albino x Albino Pied clutch

Newest clutch on the ground. Albino x Albino Piebald ball pythons. 7 eggs, totaling 822 grams. They tend to average just a little over 100 grams each, so these are pretty big. Now we wait 56 days. All...

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The Curiosities Of Ball Python Life

Article submitted by: Cassandra Exmoor Ball pythons may appear to humans as innocuous creatures, but they have a lot of personality and a lot of curious traits. These traits delight and often surprise...

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Newest ReptiChip Distributor in Oregon

We are pleased to announce that Northwest Reptiles has recently entered into a strategic agreement with ReptiChip where we cover distribution in the area from Eugene to Roseburg, around the I-5...

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Cleaning Tools for Reptile Tubs

Cleaning Scraper set- three scrapers with six different tips These are a recent addition, with a couple of sets around our own reptile facility. The Redline Science cleaning scraper set includes three...

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