How long do you?

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Originally Posted by gibbrishclown

Yeah but sometimes I worry about breaking a tank up against the wall ;)

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i guess hes got frontrow seats :carrot:

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Originally Posted by GOLGO 13

Right. I do not handle my Poopy two days after she ate some food. That is my rule.
Do you think ball python get tame with human without stress? without refusing food? without fear? when you keep him/her for a while like for a year?

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To be honest i really dont think they ever get "tame" say like a dog or cat.I think they just feel safe and know we can not or will not hurt them.

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Originally Posted by gibbrishclown

Yeah but sometimes I worry about breaking a tank up against the wall ;)

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Must have some pretty harsh nightmares eh :D ;)

Hmm after reading the last 4 pages it seems that i handle my little guy way more often then most of you. Letting him out for an hour or so at a time on my bed or i put a blanket over the couch to keep him out of cracks and he explorers the area until he finds a good spot to curl up. He'll stay their for about 10 min and then hes up looking around again, i sware he watches TV. He can be out for an hour and then i put a paper towel in his tank and take out his water dish, set him on the paper towel and hes ready to eat. Strikes everytime so idunno i must have a laid back couch potato, hes just like me ;)

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Originally Posted by gibbrishclown

Yeah but sometimes I worry about breaking a tank up against the wall ;)

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Friggin hilarious! Might be a bad spot for your snakes if its a "high traffic area" ;)

Wow, my snake gets handled a lot more than most peoples'as well. She'll easily stay on my neck/shoulders for an hour at a time. I took her shopping with me the other day and she was fine. We went to two reptile stores looking at hides and food and stuff for her. She wraps twice around my neck and puts her head on my shoulder facing backwards barely out of my hair and just people watches. She even sat there in the car. I had a box for her so she wouldnt freak out but she climbed out of the box and got on me.

She did the weirdest thing while we were in the store too. She uncurled a little and started rubbing her head on my face. I was a little confused and didnt move for a minute. I even asked the guy, "what's she doing?" and all he said was, "She knows who her mommy is." ...Just thought it was strange. She hasnt done it since.

But yeah, she's content to sit in my lap while I watch tv and she'll get under the covers if she's on the bed. Got herself stuck behind my computer desk once, and my BFs a computer geek so he had so many wires back there for all kinds of stuff, that I couldnt tell her from the equipment. Eventually she poked her head out from behind the moniter, wiggled across the desk and onto my arm.

She's always been handled a lot. I think she's grown to expect it.

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Originally Posted by Mindibun

She did the weirdest thing while we were in the store too. She uncurled a little and started rubbing her head on my face. I was a little confused and didnt move for a minute. I even asked the guy, "what's she doing?" and all he said was, "She knows who her mommy is." ...Just thought it was strange. She hasnt done it since.

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That`s interesting to hear. :)
How long have you kept her so far?

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Originally Posted by joepythons

To be honest i really dont think they ever get "tame" say like a dog or cat.I think they just feel safe and know we can not or will not hurt them.

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yeah, honestly I used this word means what you mentioned exactly for reptitles.

Snakes won`t be tamed, I know but some of them can be domested with human as a pet. I just wanted to know how Royal Pythons are.

I have had her for a few months. She belonged to someone else for 4 years prior.

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Originally Posted by Mindibun

She even sat there in the car. I had a box for her so she wouldnt freak out but she climbed out of the box and got on me.

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I'm sorry, but I just have to step in here. While everyone will make their own choices about how much stress to risk on their snake by taking them on outings or whatever...that's your choice. But to drive with a snake loose in the car (or able to get loose) is asking for very serious trouble. Please, please...if you feel the need to go for a car ride with her again...get a bag (inside-out pillowcase works great) to put her in and tie it securely closed...then put that bag into a snugly insulated box so it won't shift around during the ride.

Just imagine...you're driving down the road...and she slithers out of her box...but instead of coming to you, she goes the other way and quickly disappears down below the seats. Maybe you didn't even notice that she'd gotten out and she has lots of time to get to any number of places in the car where you'll have a heck of a time finding her and getting her out again. And that's just the "light" side of things that could happen....

Snake gets under your feet and pedals while the car is moving...

Snake freaks out and bites or even just strikes while the car is moving...freaks driver out (reflex startle reaction) and causes an accident...

Snake crawls up behind the dash panel where the engine compartment is "oh so warm..."

Cop pulls you over for some minor violation and sees a snake in the car and freaks out...

Snake crawls under the seats and gets up inside the seats, causing you to need to remove the seats and maybe even rip up the fabric to get to it....IF...that is...you even know she's in there........

I hope you get the picture. ;) :P I have other opinions about the wisdom of taking a snake "shopping"....but that's just my opinion and I'll keep it to myself. But the loose snake in the car....those scenarios aren't opinions....that's a high-risk situation for you...your pet...and other people on the road.