First time BP owner question

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Originally Posted by Thor26

bp's almost never bite though

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lol.. you haven't met some of my females. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Sonya610

I have heard a drop of alcohol (in their mouth, obviously not on their head/eyes) in the case of really large snakes that refuse to let go.

Has anyone here ever actually had BP latch on and refuse to let go?

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Me personally, no. But it never hurts to be prepared, especially with snakes. Never can tell what's going on in their heads.

Thanks, everyone! I'd heard the thing about a drop of alcohol, but wasn't sure if that was urban legend. I'm glad to know about the cold water thing as a safer alternative to try first. I didn't really want to share my premium vodka! :D

On another note, Marv (the BP) ate for us on the first try last night! He'd eaten 3 times at the pet store before we brought him home, but I was a little concerned that he wouldn't eat for us the first time. No problem, he ate that mouse right up! Yay! :banana:

Is it wrong that I'm insanely proud of him?

Just wait till you get excited when they poop! :rolleye2:

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Originally Posted by Sonya610

I have heard a drop of alcohol (in their mouth, obviously not on their head/eyes) in the case of really large snakes that refuse to let go.

Has anyone here ever actually had BP latch on and refuse to let go?

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In the past, I have owned large burms and retics. One day a friend of mine had the bright idea of cleaning out one of my burms cages while she was still in it. I was in another room and heard screaming. He learned the hard way of what not to do lol. She had bitten him on the hand and had his arm wrapped up all the way to his shoulder and wouldn't let go. I tried the alcohol trick and it worked like a charm. She released his hand and I was able to uncoil her before any major damage happened to his arm.