My Bp has a serious aggro issues why?

so i have had him about 2-3 months

Temps- "ok-good" - a tich low at times 83-84 cold side 89 in hot side
food- "good" no issues i feed Rats that have been Gased!
Humidity- Good!
Shed- Good! just shed and it was a full shed
BM- poops are normal and frequent
Substrate- coconut fiber
H2O-Good! 6" di dish 2.5" deep
Hides- ok. just got one on the hot side
Handling-ok. i try to hold him everyday but he cowers and hides and after 10 min pops a fuse
Age- aprox 1.5 to 2 years
Temperment-bad! F ing Aggro



now it may have to do with him JUST sheding and being in shed mode over the last week. but i held him 3-4 times everytime he grips onto my wrist Looks Directly at me and strikes a bunch.

lucky i can inticipate his move as i have not been taged "yes" been struck at like 12 to 15 times in the last week

what can i do to make him happy?

...even if everything is perfect, it's still a snake, and snakes will be snakes.

Keep handling him daily for him to get used to your scent. He may feel not comfortable or nervous around you, so when you handle him make sure your calm and gentle with him. Snakes can feel your emotions, so if your scared they will be scared, nervous, and tense a little. If you are calm and happy, the snake will be as well. Also, try not to make fast movements around your BP. BPs seem to hate fast movements, and they will either hide their head underneath their body or strike (but the strike is usually only bumping you with it's nose to scare you away). My male has striked at me a few times, but I'm handling him every day (except the day and the day after feeding) and he seems to be getting used to it. I've had him for 3 weeks now and he's doing great. Just gently and calmly handle him on a daily basis and he will get used to your handling. Show no fear, you know you are way stronger than he is even though he may make movements (striking) to scare you.

*Note- males sometimes will get a little grumpy around mating season, which seems to be getting close (the Fall).

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Originally Posted by BallPythonLOVER

Keep handling him daily for him to get used to your scent. He may feel not comfortable or nervous around you, so when you handle him make sure your calm and gentle with him. Snakes can feel your emotions, so if your scared they will be scared, nervous, and tense a little. If you are calm and happy, the snake will be as well. Also, try not to make fast movements around your BP. BPs seem to hate fast movements, and they will either hide their head underneath their body or strike (but the strike is usually only bumping you with it's nose to scare you away). My male has striked at me a few times, but I'm handling him every day (except the day and the day after feeding) and he seems to be getting used to it. I've had him for 3 weeks now and he's doing great. Just gently and calmly handle him on a daily basis and he will get used to your handling. Show no fear, you know you are way stronger than he is even though he may make movements (striking) to scare you.

*Note- males sometimes will get a little grumpy around mating season, which seems to be getting close (the Fall).

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Hey

so i am very nice to him and calm i try to be as nice as i can as i think his breeder was mean to him!

and im not scared of him at all. hence why i still pick him up even tho he is usually in defense mode. i think if he wanted to bite me he would seeing how he is usually on my hand and/or im toughing him when he strikes and he strikes at my face lol

when he seems scared i let him go on my floor and he cruses around

"i made sure it was safe for him"

thanks for the reply i will send him love

touching *

Ya just handle him daily for 30 mins or more if you can. I dont really let my BPs or snakes run around my carpet.. the dog and cat hair is ALL OVER. Why do they have to shed sooooo so so so much.. lol.

haha gotta like dogs and cats


last night i got big by a rotty haha after my snake has a go at me.

i must look tasty

He grew up in an impoverished neighborhood.

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He grew up in an impoverished neighborhood.

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hahaha could be


seeing how im from north America. the #1 over indulgent obese place on the earth i don't think that's the case :taz::taz:

Lol. I look as more of a threat to my mean black & white Cali King. He isn't nice to me, and has tagged me the most out of all of my snakes. He got me 3 times, and I've been bit 5 times. The two others were from my BP (feeding.. I was dumb that time lol) female and the other from my other King (chocolate King mix with a black & white striped Cali King and has a metalic blue belly.. he bit he thinking my finger was food..). The mean King bit me cuz he don't like being messed with lol. I still take him out (holding his head so he can't bite me.. can't touch this! lol) to clean his cage and spot clean though.