Pythons Boidae

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PythonsBoidae

• By Curtis Preas
• Period 1
• 10/28/08

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Housing

• A 30-gallon long terrarium is an appropriate size
  for the average adult ball python. A long
  terrarium will have a larger amount of floor
  space than a regular one, giving your snake more
  room to move around. Regardless of the size you
  choose, a terrarium should always be long enough
  to allow the snake to stretch out with no part of
  his body touching any side of the glass

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Food

• Allow your snake to acclimate for a week or two
  to its new home. Start your hatchling (about 22"
  in length) off with a single pre-killed week to
  10-day old. "fuzzy" rat.

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Cost of Animal

• The pythons vary from 50 dollars to 1500 dollars.

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Cost of Raising

• Lighting 1.90 to 58 dollars.
• The water bowls cost 2 to 33 dollars.
• The hide boxes are 8 to 40 dollars.
• Cages vary from 24 to 245 dollars
• The cost of raising a python is about 58.80 to
  440.60 for supplies.

• Odor eliminators cost 11 to 15.40 dollars
• Sanitizers cost varies from 6.90 to 22.70
  dollars.
• Cost of rats are 5 singles and 25 for a trio.
• Frozen at a 1.50 no matter size

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Review questions

• How much do pythons cost?
• What do the snake habitat consist of?
• What do Pythons eat?
• What is the cost of a python?
• What is the cost of raising a python?

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Bibliography

• http//www.eastbayvivarium.com/
• http//www.petuniversity.com/reptiles/snakes/speci
  es/ball-python/housing.htm