BPs and Cats

Cats are way too big for a ball python to eat.

funny story...the night i got my ball python...he was around my neck and the lower half of his body was hanging down my chest....well, my fat cat, phebo was sitting on the kitchen counter and he had just woke up from a nap. he was standing there waiting for his food and he started rubbing the top of his head on me...(you know how cats do) but it wasnt me..it was the snake. and he lifted his head up and started sniffing the snake and when he realized what he had just "pet" himself on he jumped about 3 feet in the air and fell off the counter. he did NOT land on his feet..by the way. *true story. lol.

My cat was curious, sniffed the snake - snake hissed - cat ran away and hasn't come anywhere near the snake since.

When I had my adult BP's, the cats were really interested in them, and I don't mean in a good way, so we were very careful.

Now that we have babies and they are in a different room away from the cats, only my spoiled brat Tuffy even knows we have them. He always watches me when I get them out, and he wants to see so bad. So finally I decided to let him sniff, since he's my cat and I trust him.

He got really close to the baby and smelled and smelled, then the baby flicked it's tongue out and touched Tuffy's nose, scared poor Tuff to death and he didn't want to sniff anymore. He still has to watch me handle them though, I guess he's making sure one of them doesn't eat his momma.

Gale

Many years ago, I had a ball pythons escape--it was relocated because we saw the cat, sitting crouched in the hallway, staring. Just huddled and staring. About 2 feet in front of the cat was the python, facing the cat, and staring back. They were both perfectly still. <lol>

No, there is no reason these two species should ever be allowed to interact--one or both is too likely to get hurt, or even killed.

I don't let my cats get close to my snakes. I also have to put my snakes on the ground in a tub to soak because my cat, dusty, knocked one off the counter a few months back. I WAS HORRIFIED AND MAD AS A HORNET! The snake wasn't very happy either, I might add!

The only snake/mammal introductions I've been willing to risk is with my dog. He did pretty well, considering Pits were bred to attack other animals, and I've seen him chase deer, coyotes, squirrels, and even the odd black bear. He listens pretty well too, so I had no worries. :P He just sniffed and stared at her. But he's got some pretty hefty paws, so I had to watch out for those.

i dont own a ball yet but i let my cat sniff my little corn snake and she never attack , i don't know why but my cut only attacks things that i don't own, so if she sees me handling somthing and she knows its mine she won't attack. cat's mainly attack to "teach their masters how to hunt" or so i heared. like my cat brings back to us any thing she catches just to show us. so once we have something in our hands there's no reason for here/him to hunt cause "we got the pray before them". Just my idea :) and i think a ball python can eat a cat if the cat aint fat and didnt grow alot like mine.

i keep a close eye on my cats when ever my bps are out, but my cats always seem to run away when they are out anyway.

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my wife had to hold her as she was trying to run away in those pics