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Averages 43 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 6 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (73%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
43 2%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
41 34%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
7 13%
Activity Rank #3,002 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#3,002 30
Top 5%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
1%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
30%

r/ballpython Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

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Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (34 chars)
Peak Day Tuesday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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59%
10–99
32%
100–999
8%
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1%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 83%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 7
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 2.3K

r/ballpython Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 4 PM
Mon 9 PM
Tue 6 PM
Wed 2 PM
Thu 12 PM
Fri 11 AM
Sat 1 PM

r/ballpython Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Question165 (25.7%)14
Question - Health107 (16.7%)39
Discussion103 (16.1%)124
Enclosure Critique/Advice63 (9.8%)8
Question - Feeding57 (8.9%)22
Question - Husbandry51 (8.0%)5
HELP - URGENT38 (5.9%)22
Question - Heating/Temperatures34 (5.3%)4
Question - Humidity13 (2.0%)3
Rehoming10 (1.6%)41

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

73%image posts

r/ballpython Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
ball
155 (12.1%)
227
python
145 (11.3%)
237
enclosure
94 (7.3%)
64
help
83 (6.5%)
279
snake
71 (5.5%)
289
advice
51 (4.0%)
56
first
49 (3.8%)
295
need
44 (3.4%)
388
rot
44 (3.4%)
125
feeding
43 (3.3%)
66

r/ballpython Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/ballpython Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/ballpython Audience Overlap

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r/ballpython FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/ballpython?

Based on posting volume, r/ballpython is most active on Tuesdays around 6 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/ballpython?

r/ballpython averages 43 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/ballpython get?

Posts on r/ballpython average about 41 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/ballpython get most?

On r/ballpython, most posts are image posts (73%)