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    handling bad for health?

    Is there any limit on the length of time that a BP can be handled? Hayden absolutely loves to crawl all over me for hours on end, and I thought perhaps there could be some health risks since he's not really in a controlled environment. The reason I ask is, I was told if I handled my kitty too much he'd get worms. [Pretty sure this isn't true..] But, is there anything similar to that in pythons?
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    Re: handling bad for health?

    i dont think they could get worms from u unless u had worm eggs on your hands which i doubt u do. and handling any snake for too long can stress it out and may cause it to go off feed which can inturn cause health problems but this is unlikely because snakes can go long periods without eating and they usually do start eating again. usually.

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    Question Re: handling bad for health?

    Quote Originally Posted by resisted
    Is there any limit on the length of time that a BP can be handled? Hayden absolutely loves to crawl all over me for hours on end, and I thought perhaps there could be some health risks since he's not really in a controlled environment. The reason I ask is, I was told if I handled my kitty too much he'd get worms. [Pretty sure this isn't true..] But, is there anything similar to that in pythons?
    I Keep handling time to 10 minutes every other day,to much handling is very stressfull.As far as the kitten getting worms please tell that person to stop smoking that wacky weed in the backyard LMAO.
    Joe Haggard

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    Re: handling bad for health?

    Quote Originally Posted by resisted
    Is there any limit on the length of time that a BP can be handled? Hayden absolutely loves to crawl all over me for hours on end, and I thought perhaps there could be some health risks since he's not really in a controlled environment. The reason I ask is, I was told if I handled my kitty too much he'd get worms. [Pretty sure this isn't true..] But, is there anything similar to that in pythons?
    i have only heard that about new born kittens
    lots of snakes

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    Re: handling bad for health?

    Quote Originally Posted by tmlowe5704
    i have only heard that about new born kittens
    haha, this is completely irrelevant to the thread, but this was an adult cat.
    1.1 rottweilers - Ondo and Kiara
    1.0 rat terrier - Fletcher
    2.2.2 ball pythons - Brutus, Adrian, Hayden, Luke, Daisy, Hunter
    1.0 orange kitty - Potter
    1.1 tarantulas - Ozzy and Shelob
    0.0.1 leopard gecko - Leopard Gecko
    1.1 Dumeril's boas - Dale and Melinda
    0.0.1 bull snake - Bill
    0.0.1 jungle carpet python - Fred
    0.0.1 cornsnake - Rico
    0.0.1 grey banded kingsnake - Prince


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