This is why i need more ball pythons...

So after finally getting sam to eat on his own a few nights ago, i couldn't hold him for at least two days so he could digest. NOW he is shedding...blah. I just wanna hold my baby.

I tried to rationalize with the wife that this is the reason why i need lots and lots of ball pythons, but she isn't budging. Anyone wanna discreetly ship me a new baby ball python? you could label the box as "shoes" or something :P

Lol. Yup. I've had this problem. Sad news is that it doesn't go away with multiple snakes. I gauge who I'm going to handle by who looks like they are guna poo, if they are in shed, or I'd they're digesting. In 13 snakes it's usually only 1 or 2 to choose from lol. I was excited to be able to hold my boa yesterday because she has been saving up her poo and finally got rid of it. Woo


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I know where you're coming from, at least with trying to talk the spouse into more snakes. Right now she is cool with two more, which will be for sure a male VPI axanthic so I can try to prove out my female spider 50% het VPI and then probably a female fire so that I can grow her up and then find a fire male to work on a black eyed leucistic. I've pestered and begged and made deals like doing the dishes for a month, which worked, and I've also just brough home new snakes a few times. I had to lie about how I got them and how much I paid for them but she eventually found out and I was in serious trouble! That method is NOT recommended. LOL

Feed night and following days suck. I have 6 bps and a boa, can't hold anybody till Friday night. So I hear ya :(

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I'm with you. We are getting our first BP soon and I am already wanting another. My wife is not happy with one and is dead set against any more, so we'll see who wins out in the end. I did just get a great deal on two new tanks so I will have one empty just in case...

I feel ya! 2nd bp, coming soon....

i'm probably just gonna wait until next tax time for my 2nd bp (and 3rd and 4th etc) i really want to get into breeding, and that will give me time to do alot more research, as well as build my own rack system and save up for some animals. im thinking to start with i'll need at least one pastel (opposite sex of whatever sam turns out to be) one clown, one spider, and one pied. Any suggestions as to what my first collection should consist of would be greatly appreciated tho =)

My wife was very strict about no more snakes as well. I took her to a reptile expo and the whole time we are driving down all she could say was no more snakes, no more snakes----. Well long story short she found a pewter she liked then I showed her a better quality Black Pewter and now we have 4 snakes and plans for a few more with breeding hopefully this fall:) So I would advise give her a little time and take her to an Expo let her see what is out there she might suprise you :D

Oh dear...be careful about having empty tanks lying around...you might catch Empty Tank Syndrome.

ETS: The compulsive desire to fill empty tanks with more snakes. :P

Congrats on the new snake. I feed all of my snakes on Friday or Tuesday usually (though I switch it up now and then so they don't get stuck on a set day). My boas had figured out exactly which day was feeding day, and were a little too nippy on those days for my liking. So now I go out of my way to confuse them. :D

At any rate, I feel your pain. I HATE the two days where I can't handle them. I always seem to want to hold them more on those days. :rolleyes:

Or you could do what I do and buy a new snake and then tune her out when she is yelling at you. Lol... I actually dont have a problem my wife is totally into it so I guess I am a lucky one. :)