strike!!

[bobb]

I tried to play with my bp after 3 days I fed her..but when I'm trying to touch her, she acting weird like trying to run and when I'm closer to her, she jump from her position to attack me..luckily she dont bite me..im wonderng why my bp act like that.and now when i open her terrarium, she staring to me like i am one of her meal..anyone please??

[PghBall]

How old? Hatchlings will be quick to strike when they are small. You probably look like a big predator to him/her. Also, you mentioned after 3 days? Did you just get the BP? If so, let it settle in for at least a week before handling. Another thing, does your terrarium have ample places for the snake to hide? Maybe it is stressed?

[Capray]

That's just her being scared. Just pick her up swiftly and steadily, let her sit in your hand for like 5 minutes at a time.

[angllady2]

If she did bite you, it wouldn't be a big deal. Even an adult ball can't do much damage when they bite. You don't really mention how big/old your snake is, nor how long you have had it. From what information you provide, she is either stressed out and scared, or possibly still hungry if you are not feeding her enough.

You can help us to help you by providing some more information. How big/old is your ball ? How long have you had it ? Has this ever happened before ? What is her enclosure like? Does she have places to hide? What do you feed her and how often?

Gale

[bobb]

How old? Hatchlings will be quick to strike when they are small. You probably look like a big predator to him/her. Also, you mentioned after 3 days? Did you just get the BP? If so, let it settle in for at least a week before handling. Another thing, does your terrarium have ample places for the snake to hide? Maybe it is stressed?

she is more than 1 year old and before this she is okay..my bp is like my picture and her terrarium is complete with cave to hide like i mention before..let say she is stress, why she never strike me before?

[bobb]

How old? Hatchlings will be quick to strike when they are small. You probably look like a big predator to him/her. Also, you mentioned after 3 days? Did you just get the BP? If so, let it settle in for at least a week before handling. Another thing, does your terrarium have ample places for the snake to hide? Maybe it is stressed?

and also, i mentioned after 3 days i fed her...not 3 days after i got her..

[bobb]

If she did bite you, it wouldn't be a big deal. Even an adult ball can't do much damage when they bite. You don't really mention how big/old your snake is, nor how long you have had it. From what information you provide, she is either stressed out and scared, or possibly still hungry if you are not feeding her enough.

You can help us to help you by providing some more information. How big/old is your ball ? How long have you had it ? Has this ever happened before ? What is her enclosure like? Does she have places to hide? What do you feed her and how often?

Gale

my ball is more than 1 year..like 1 year something..and i got her when she is 2 month old..this situation never happened to me before and i gave her 3 mice a week..and the mice's size is like 6 inch from head to tail.

[PghBall]

she is more than 1 year old and before this she is okay..my bp is like my picture and her terrarium is complete with cave to hide like i mention before..let say she is stress, why she never strike me before?

It looks like you have a piece of flexwatt attached to either side of the glass (front and back), but nothing else covering the glass to provide the snake security. For terrariums, many suggest covering the back and sides of the glass with heavy construction paper (dark color) or some other dark covering. This makes the enclosure seem less open to the snake and will lesson that stress factor. Only leave the front open for viewing. Are your temps ok? Do you have a hot and cool side to let your bp regulate it's body temperature?

and also, i mentioned after 3 days i fed her...not 3 days after i got her..

Understood, was just a communication error on my part I would just look into stress factors and what may be causing them. Once that is remedied, your bp should settle down some. As was also suggested, just give your bp a tap (nothing hard) to get it out of the strike mode and then pick it right up. It will most likely settle right down once it realizes it is not in danger. Good luck!

[bobb]

[QUOTE=PghBall;1960174]It looks like you have a piece of flexwatt attached to either side of the glass (front and back), but nothing else covering the glass to provide the snake security. For terrariums, many suggest covering the back and sides of the glass with heavy construction paper (dark color) or some other dark covering. This makes the enclosure seem less open to the snake and will lesson that stress factor. Only leave the front open for viewing. Are your temps ok? Do you have a hot and cool side to let your bp regulate it's body temperature?

wow! i really didnt know before that i should cover the back and sides of the glass with dark paper..thanks for the info... i have 80F for ambient temps and 90F for basking temps..

[PghBall]

[QUOTE=bobb;1960603]

It looks like you have a piece of flexwatt attached to either side of the glass (front and back), but nothing else covering the glass to provide the snake security. For terrariums, many suggest covering the back and sides of the glass with heavy construction paper (dark color) or some other dark covering. This makes the enclosure seem less open to the snake and will lesson that stress factor. Only leave the front open for viewing. Are your temps ok? Do you have a hot and cool side to let your bp regulate it's body temperature?

wow! i really didnt know before that i should cover the back and sides of the glass with dark paper..thanks for the info... i have 80F for ambient temps and 90F for basking temps..

Give that a try to see if you notice any improvement. Other than that, just give her a quick tap to get her out of strike mode and pick her up.