Ball python over aggressive
Hello guys, so I have a ball python that has suddenly become aggressive, I feed it in a feeding bin not his home. I just went to feed him put him in the bin for maybe 5 mins got the mouse and came back. I then took the lid off the bin and he tryed to bite me with no thinking just struck at my chest. I then dropped the mouse in there and he basically hit it in mid air as I was lowering it. I have started to feed him more often trying toget some wait on him (feeding every 5 days). He went from a snake that liked his chin rubbed to a man killing 650 gram bp lol. Just curios as too why he has gained so much of a temper in the last 2 months.
Re: Ball python over aggressive
Feed him in his enclosure, also he smelt the mouse and the mouse on you. Feeding in a separate tub is myth about aggression if anything it increases your chance of getting bit. Me and another person just talked about this to some one else in a different post.
I don't think he's aggressive I think he was just hungry like I said. That big I would try to switch him to a small rat.
Re: Ball python over aggressive
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BTennant
Feed him in his enclosure, also he smelt the mouse and the mouse on you. Feeding in a separate tub is myth about aggression if anything it increases your chance of getting bit. Me and another person just talked about this to some one else in a different post.
I don't think he's aggressive I think he was just hungry like I said. That big I would try to switch him to a small rat.
I live in Alberta Canada, rats have been banned here for like 52 years or something like that and he only eats live, so I feed him 2-3 adult mice every 5 days
Ball python over aggressive
Feed him in his enclosure!
By removing him, and putting him in another container, you're stressing him out. Also, if I was to come near my snakes smelling like mice, I'd get tagged too! And have >_>
Once he's done with his mice, he's still in feeding mode, so that's why he's attacking you when you try to pick him up.
Cage aggression is a myth.
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Bobbafett
Feed him in his enclosure!
By removing him, and putting him in another container, you're stressing him out. Also, if I was to come near my snakes smelling like mice, I'd get tagged too! And have >_>
Once he's done with his mice, he's still in feeding mode, so that's why he's attacking you when you try to pick him up.
Cage aggression is a myth.
Im not afraid of getting bit from him thinking my hand is food, I use paper towel and don't want to clean it after he it's lol cause then I'm likely to get bit, I have been feeding him in this bin for maybe 2 and a half mo the and since I started feeding him every 5 days he is a man eating machine. Ill feed him in his tank next a feeding and see what happens.
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Skilla6000
Im not afraid of getting bit from him thinking my hand is food, I use paper towel and don't want to clean it after he it's lol cause then I'm likely to get bit, I have been feeding him in this bin for maybe 2 and a half mo the and since I started feeding him every 5 days he is a man eating machine. Ill feed him in his tank next a feeding and see what happens.
Understandable about the rats, and man that must suck cycling thru that many mice. Yeah feed him in his enclosure I can bet this is going to stop let me know what happens next feed.
Re: Ball python over aggressive
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BTennant
Understandable about the rats, and man that must suck cycling thru that many mice. Yeah feed him in his enclosure I can bet this is going to stop let me know what happens next feed.
Ok ill feed him and give you an update should be 5 days from now so ill update you guys soon and see how it goes.
