If you keep one reptile as a pet, or maintain a larger collection, record keeping in the hobby is as important as the animal’s husbandry itself.

Keeping records of the animal’s history is beneficial because it tracks the progress of a particular animal from past to present. At BPA, we track numerous events of each individual ball python. We keep notes on these events on a simple 8 ½ X 11 record sheet. Once the record sheet becomes filled we archive them in a binder for future reference.

We maintain a clip board with the record sheets for each snake for each individual rack. On each tub, we Velcro an animal ID number that correlates to the same ID number on the record sheet. Our record sheet is simple as it incorporates a date and action column.

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Hey kidz, let’s explore your creativity by colouring-in the sheet below. Have fun and try to make it as colourful as you can.

Colouring Sheet

Instructions: Click on the image below to download the colouring sheet to your computer. Print out the sheet and have fun making it really colourful. (The colouring sheet is in Adobe Acrobat Format).

Hey kidz, how well do you know your ball python morphs? Test your knowledge while having fun by trying out our new word search puzzle.

Wordsearch Puzzle

Instructions: Click on the image below to download the wordsearch puzzle to your computer. Print out the puzzle sheet and have fun finding all the words. (The puzzle sheet is in Adobe Acrobat Format).

Wordsearch Answer Sheet

Instructions: No peeking on the answer sheet until you’ve finished the puzzle sheet (above)! After you have completed the puzzle sheet, click on the image below to download the answer sheet to your computer. Print out the answer sheet and compare your answers. (The answer sheet is in Adobe Acrobat Format).

Check out our 2009 headshots.