Re: So, how often to you play with your BP's?
i only hold my ball pythons once, maybe twice a week (besides getting them out for cage cleanings) to make sure all is well. i never hold my red ridge-tail monitor.
Re: So, how often to you play with your BP's?
I don't hold mine often enough, but I'm always talking to them.
Loki (had him since he was a hatchling) Is my walkin buddy. :D
When i go to check the mail, or sometimes I just wanna go for a walk, he goes around my neck and we walk.
Merlin (the African Import) is still kinda shy, but he's getting better.
He's not so sure about being out of the tank for long.
They both enjoy being outside in the grass, and Merlin's only tried to escape once. :snake:
Re: So, how often to you play with your BP's?
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Originally Posted by mr~python
i only hold my ball pythons once, maybe twice a week (besides getting them out for cage cleanings) to make sure all is well. i never hold my red ridge-tail monitor.
Excuse me for my non-monitor knowledge ,but why dont you? Something to do with the body ? I would like to get an Akie someday after i do tons of research.:)
Re: So, how often to you play with your BP's?
My snakes really don't like to be "played" with. My cornsnake is my sidekick... he loves to be handled and rides around on my shoulders or wrapps around my ponytail while chilling out on my head.
My BP hates to be handled, but will zoom around if I put him down on my bed or floor.
My sand boa doesn't seem to mind being handled.
My LTR... LOL She's a mean little thing! A total spaz while or while not being handled.
Re: So, how often to you play with your BP's?
IMHO, no snake likes to be played with, they just tolerate it more than others.
I handle my snakes daily. But never more than 5-8 minutes.
Re: So, how often to you play with your BP's?
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Originally Posted by stangs13
Excuse me for my non-monitor knowledge ,but why dont you? Something to do with the body ? I would like to get an Akie someday after i do tons of research.:)
monitors aren't handling pets. they barely tolerate it if they tolerate it at all and it only stresses them out. i only handle when necessary. if you want a "monitor-type" lizard to handle bearded dragon would be better.
before i got my ackie i thought ackies were ok to handle. once i had joined some monitor message boards and talked to different people i relized they weren't.
if you want an ackie i still highly encourage you to get one. they're great animals and so interesting to observe. they have very interesting behaviours and habits, but no monitor is a good handling lizard. if you absolutely can't live without holding your monitor then a monitor is not for you. its not holding them that makes them an awesome animal though.
Re: So, how often to you play with your BP's?
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Originally Posted by mr~python
monitors aren't handling pets. they barely tolerate it if they tolerate it at all and it only stresses them out. i only handle when necessary. if you want a "monitor-type" lizard to handle bearded dragon would be better.
before i got my ackie i thought ackies were ok to handle. once i had joined some monitor message boards and talked to different people i relized they weren't.
if you want an ackie i still highly encourage you to get one. they're great animals and so interesting to observe. they have very interesting behaviours and habits, but no monitor is a good handling lizard. if you absolutely can't live without holding your monitor then a monitor is not for you. its not holding them that makes them an awesome animal though.
Thanks for clearing that up!!:) i dont think a monitor is in my future, because I want to take it to my moms school and teach the little ones agout herps and looks like they wont be a good demestration type pet! Thanks alot!!:D
Re: So, how often to you play with your BP's?
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Originally Posted by stangs13
Thanks for clearing that up!!:) i dont think a monitor is in my future, because I want to take it to my moms school and teach the little ones agout herps and looks like they wont be a good demestration type pet! Thanks alot!!:D
Actually, it is! LOL
"Hey, kids! Has anyone of you ever seen a monitor in a pet store? Well, if you got one, here's what it could do!" Then you pull it out of the box, and it latches itself onto your face.
:O
Re: So, how often to you play with your BP's?
Wow I feel really weird, I hold my BP at least twice daily for no less than 1 hour at a time.
Re: So, how often to you play with your BP's?
hey dont feel weird! I to hold mine...I'm sure for way longer then they like. But once they do start to seem pissed or getting a little wild I'll put them back in there homes, other then that...if they dont complain I could hold them all day.:oops:
