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Ball acting weird
Hay guys im just woundering about my ball he acting weird hes moving around his cage alot and digging his head in under everything throught the bark and he wont eat i dont know whats going on hes hasent been so active since iv had him
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Re: Ball acting weird
Sounds like it is stressed out.
Please describe your setup (i.e. heating, lighting, hides, etc.)
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Re: Ball acting weird
I agree with Daniel. Could you also describe how long you've had him, where his cage is located, and how much do you handle him?

-Lawrence
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Re: Ball acting weird
k well im gonna try and get a pic for u here right away from what i know my tank is set up good lol but i might be wrong i guess ill see haha
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Re: Ball acting weird
well iv had him for a little over a year and hes been a great eater and verry well mannerd never snaped at anyone ever
he snaped at me once but he was inside of his feeding cage so i kinda expected that
omm hes handeld every day he likes hanging out around my neck while i play rockband lol for hours stright haha
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Re: Ball acting weird
If he is not eating, moving around constantly, and nosing through the substrate......My thought is that the snake is very very stressed.
It is very understandable that the snake is stressed out after being hung around your neck for hours while you are rocking out.
If you stop being so aggressive with the handling, the snake should settle back down if that is the only issue causing it to be stressed.
Also, male ball pythons generally stop feeding around breeding time. However, with the warmer weather moving in on most of the country he should be about to snap out of that....if that is another contributing factor.
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Re: Ball acting weird

this is the pic of my cage if this works
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Re: Ball acting weird
hes only been like this for the last 4 days now
im pretty sure he likes hanging wround my neck ?? or wouldent he try to get away from me ???
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Re: Ball acting weird
 Originally Posted by Slammer
hes only been like this for the last 4 days now
im pretty sure he likes hanging wround my neck ?? or wouldent he try to get away from me ???
It could be a buildup of stress. I would give it a break for awhile in order to get him eating again.
He is hanging onto your neck to fell secure. Snakes are not dogs. They get no personal enjoyment from being around your neck. As far as the snake is concerned, you are giant heated up tree
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Re: Ball acting weird
lol k ill try that
and now that i think about the stress thing i just brought home two more snakes the other day and more then likely thay can sence eachother right ??? that could be the cause ?
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