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  • 04-06-2004, 08:09 PM
    jotay
    Ok I wrote about the great handling session I had with my bp but last couple days when i take him out now he doesn't ball up when I reach in to get him and when i sit him in my lap he kinda chills and looks around or just sits still all uncoiled and is kinda limp.

    Does this mean he may not be feeling well? He acts like he has no energy but tonight was feed night and when I put him in the box he know the drill and when I lowered the mouse in there "Bam" within a few seconds.

    I know I sound like a worry wart but I am :)
    Is he just use to me or does he sound maybe ill?
    The big question how do you know when there ill

    Thanks for the help!
  • 04-06-2004, 08:13 PM
    Wizill
    he's just not stressed. ball pythons are called ball pythons because when threatened, they coil up. 2 of my 3 bp's are fine with handling, when i open the cage they just look up at me waiting to be picked up. now the other one (the baby :) ) balls up tightly with any vibrations of his enclosure (removing the top). your ball python is coming around from the way it sounds, no worries.
  • 04-06-2004, 08:15 PM
    Wizill
    oh, one more thing. if your bp is eating, it's pretty safe to say that it's perfectly healthy. the first sign to an unhealthy bp is food refusal.
  • 04-06-2004, 09:19 PM
    jotay
    Thanks, Wizill. That's what I was thinking. I feel a little less worried now:)
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