Re: My Snake Scares the Hell Out Of ME!
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Originally Posted by jwk811
ok? well i got the snake in the same cage that its been in all its life (5 years) and thought it would be ideal to keep him there for a little while, while i worked on getting some racks and tubs. and ive done plenty of research on the internet about caring for balls, written up some care sheets myself that you might find on the internet, not saying your wrong lol just wanted to let you know that i didnt just jump into all this stuff without knowing what to do. and the 80s i thought were good, what its not supposed to be in the 90s only the basking spot right?.. well thanks for the help, anymore would help or comments would be great!
How can you write up care sheets on ball pythons when you aren't caring for your own properly? It's clear your research was incomplete based on the care you're providing for your snake right now.
We even told you when you were looking to buy probes - don't probe without getting someone to show you - following directions on the internet just doesn't cut it. Even by how you described how you tried to probe - it was clear you don't understand how to do it properly.
I agree with the posters who have been harder on you. You need to go back to square one. Even just the very basic of offering your snake TWO hides at the minimum and temps 92-94 on the warm side have been missed by you - and you wrote care sheets????? I would urge you to take down care sheets you have posted until you get some more real experience under your belt.
I have noticed that it seems when you post questions - and the advice isn't what you like - you go ahead and do what you want anyway (like you were advised not to probe without an experience person teaching you in person). You say there's no one near you who can teach you - I say you didn't look hard enough. Did you call your local herp society for references for example?
Re: My Snake Scares the Hell Out Of ME!
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Originally Posted by jwk811
What I ended up doing was buying probes from ebay and trying it myself.. I read some pretty good instuctions on how to do it and saw a good video that explained it all, if someone would have shown me personally that would have been better but I couldn't find anyone. So I tried to do it myself based on what I've seen and read.. I wasn't to clear when I got to the cloaca if I was supposed to push down on that flap and slide down like that.. It seemed like the only way to do it but I stopped because I was afraid I'd hurt it.
Better get some one that has dont it show you how.
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Ever since I got this ball it's been like that.. always seemed so nervous and any movements near its head it would jerk back fast. And I thought as well that if its handled more often it would get used to people and not be so scared but the person who I bought the snake from had it for about 5 years and its been like that all its life and has been held a lot too. So, I don't think it's going to get any better. And it hasn't struck at all since last night and now its been doing it constantly.
Was it well taken care of. Was your snake a captive breed or wild caught?
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Also has anyone ever been bit by a ball python? They seem really scary and like theyd hurt bad but luckily I have good reflexed and have moved away ever time... do they have teeth/fangs? I could never tell. Does it hurt bad?
And I just wanted to say that last night I got my very first litter of baby rats. I've got some pics posted in the feeders forum.
Yes many people have been bitten by their snakes. They have teeth not fangs.
Does it hurt.. well is not comfortable. But some tattos and splinters hurt worse. that all depends on the person. Its best not to worry about getting bit that will increase your stress and in turn your snakes.
Hope this helped
Re: My Snake Scares the Hell Out Of ME!
Everyone will get tagged eventually, no one knows when. Its like everyone will eventually die some day, and worrying about when it is gonna happen doesn't help anything. (sorry to be morbid)
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Re: My Snake Scares the Hell Out Of ME!
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Originally Posted by wildlifewarrior
Everyone will get tagged eventually, no one knows when. Its like everyone will eventually die some day, and worrying about when it is gonna happen doesn't help anything. (sorry to be morbid)
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I'm going to die one day!?! Why didn't mommy ever tell me this!!!!
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Sucks to be Ya'll a voodoo witch doctor read my palm and said I would live forever.!!! ... and for another $50.00 I would be rich to.
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Awww - poor Jamie - there, there ... :hug:
I was thinking of my first bite last night (never had one yet LOL!) my BP was a bit nervous and reared back a bit last night and I wondered if it was gonna be it - but no - she didn't.
Re: My Snake Scares the Hell Out Of ME!
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Originally Posted by Razaiel
Awww - poor Jamie - there, there ... :hug:
I was thinking of my first bite last night (never had one yet LOL!) my BP was a bit nervous and reared back a bit last night and I wondered if it was gonna be it - but no - she didn't.
Thanks for the support...
I got bitten 3.5 weeks ago and I still can't bend my finger without pain!
Re: My Snake Scares the Hell Out Of ME!
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Originally Posted by jglass38
I'm going to die one day!?! Why didn't mommy ever tell me this!!!!
i'm sorry to break the news to ya, but i figure someone has to do it and it might as well be me:D.
Re: My Snake Scares the Hell Out Of ME!
rab. ive read almost every website on caring for ball pythons out there. based on all of that i wrote my own so that everything i found would be put together to help people that way. to tell you the truth it seems like your always trying to make me sound like an idiot..................
Re: My Snake Scares the Hell Out Of ME!
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Originally Posted by jwk811
rab. ive read almost every website on caring for ball pythons out there. based on all of that i wrote my own so that everything i found would be put together to help people that way. to tell you the truth it seems like your always trying to make me sound like an idiot..................
Here is a news flash for you. There is a lot of incorrect info on the Internet. I once saw that Richard Gere did something obscene with a Gerbil. Could have happened but could be totally false. What makes you think that the information that you have compiled into a caresheet is correct? I think people are just going by the things you have said when making the assumption that you haven't done the research and are woefully unprepared to care for or breed snakes at this point. Would you care to post the caresheet for review?
