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I don’t know of any right off the bat :( I got my corn from a local dude. I would go onto the classifieds facebook pages and get reviews on breeders from there :)

I would for sure look into a corn snake breeder, ball pythons don’t make good beginner snakes and rescuing a snake is not like rescuing a dog or cat, there’s always a risk that they are sick, or have incredibly special needs, etc. I would look in to getting a corn snake shipped to you, it is an extra $40 usually but is 100% worth it to buy from a reputable breeder :)

He needs to separate them ASAP. Even if someone has been doing something for 30+ years doesn’t mean they are  doing it correctly. Ball pythons absolutely do not have companions in the wild, they don’t even have the part of the brain that forms bonds with other animals, they evolved out of it to be solitary predators. The male will over breed the female, and it can possibly make her egg bound as well. The ‘cuddling’ that people see is actually an act of dominance where they are fighting over the better spot in the cage. Ball pythons kept together will often not eat as much or as often as they should because of stress. They will refuse and/or regurgitate their food. Even if he hasn’t experienced this, it is a very real possibility and he should not be taking the chances with it. 

( I tried to get the reptmart link too but it’s not loading right now. It’s just reptmart.com)  

Hello! Congrats on starting the process :D So the quarantine cage can be the cage you will be using after, it will just be set up differently :) Paper towels as substrate, and only the two hides and water bowl at first. That way you can keep an eye on them for the first month or so and see any mites or funny looking poops. After the first month you can add a few more things, but keep them on paper towels until after the third month. Then you can add what ever you want to the cage if everything still looks good for the snake :) 

Yup! They just need something to build their web on, and the odd thing is about every two months it’s good to destroy the web because by then it is worn out and less effective. The widow will build a new one over night and it will work much better, since in the wild their web gets destroyed probably once a week or so. I feed them baby dubia roaches, or even just flies or moths from outside :) I don’t free handle her just because of the risk of being bit, she is mostly for show. I found her in a corner in my last house and didn’t want my husband to kill her, so I caught her and have had her ever since :) Female black widows live about three years when well taken care of and can grow to be fairly large when fed well. They are generally very docile, and would rather run or play dead than bite, but I still don’t free handle just in case :P 

Yeah, scroll down to “corn snake” on this list and there’s several people who have resources and great advice! In particular, this is a good resource page!

The inner cabinets of the bookcase are 12 inches deep by 30 inches wide (about the same as a 20 long; it’s a bit bigger on the outside, of course) and there’s a lot more to it than that! Holes in the side, false floors- basically just elevating the tiles so that I could snake heat cable underneath- sliding track and plexiglass doors. Bottom enclosure has full UV lighting, other two have LEDs that I’m gonna swap out for UVB eventually (all lights of course are on a timer, and the heat cable’s on a thermostat to make sure it doesn’t get too hot). Heat cable and all probe cords snake out holes in the back so that you can slot it against stuff. The trick is finding a bookcase the right size.