Re: How often do you handle your ball python?
Our handling of each snake is basically tailored to that particular snake. We have some in our collection that do not show much stress when out of their enclosure, we have others that are definitely nervous about that experience. In the end for us it's all about what's right for that snake at that specific moment and not so much about whether we want to handle or not.
Re: How often do you handle your ball python?
How often do I hanele our snakes..? Not that often. I am leaving my breeders be fo the most part, handling them only during tub cleaning time and to remove the males for rest periods. Normally, I handle them each about 1-2 times a month.
Entropy wrote: Jenn, a snake named Doc Bar? Are you going to name a stable? Poco Bueno, Rocket Bar, Oklahoma Star...etc etc? ;)
lol; sadly, DocBar is now sold to a nice girl in Buffalo. I had to trim-down my collection by one due to rack-space constraints.
Long story short, we bought our paint mare, Cuesta, without papers and never expected any; my friend has since found her reg. papers and her grandsire is Doc Bar.. sire is Docs Malbec. :D
Re: How often do you handle your ball python?
I usually handle any of my snakes when they are getting restless. My oldest BP doesn't like being handled too often although so i usually leave him alone.
Re: How often do you handle your ball python?
I try to handle them all twice a month. I do have a favorite in the rack that comes out for an hour or so at a time at least once or twice a week though. I show him a bit of preferential treatment.
Re: How often do you handle your ball python?
I love my so much and enjoy every mintue I have with them so I have just 2 bp and I handle them eveyday for 1 to 2 hours at a time. They love being out and handle. It seems the more you handle the bps they seem to make better pets.
:) Angel3wolf
Re: How often do you handle your ball python?
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Originally Posted by Angel3wolf
I love my so much and enjoy every mintue I have with them so I have just 2 bp and I handle them eveyday for 1 to 2 hours at a time. They love being out and handle. It seems the more you handle the bps they seem to make better pets.
:) Angel3wolf
Are you sure about that??? I would be careful with taking your snakes out of their enclosures for that long.... :2cent:
Re: How often do you handle your ball python?
For those of you that handle only one time a month ect. Do you find that your snakes strike at you more or are less tame? Also say if you do this for 2 years then sell that snake to someone who handles them more can they become retame?
Re: How often do you handle your ball python?
I handle my snake around 4 times a week, leaving her the full day before I feed her and then 2 days after to digest. The first day since she feeds, I usually only hold her for 10-15 min, then tack 10 minutes on per day until it's the day before feeding time again.
Re: How often do you handle your ball python?
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Originally Posted by Tony25
For those of you that handle only one time a month ect. Do you find that your snakes strike at you more or are less tame? Also say if you do this for 2 years then sell that snake to someone who handles them more can they become retame?
They are going to be as tame as their individual personalities.
No, mine don't seem any less "tame" (although they are wild animals, they will never be "tamed"), with less handling. They act exactly the same if I handle them once a month (but with regular cleaning, etc, they are handled more than that, just shorter periods of time) or many.
Re: How often do you handle your ball python?
So you think no matter how often you handle that a snakes personality is a snakes personality if you handle onece a month or every day? Same % chance they would strike you?
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They are going to be as tame as their individual personalities.
No, mine don't seem any less "tame" (although they are wild animals, they will never be "tamed"), with less handling. They act exactly the same if I handle them once a month (but with regular cleaning, etc, they are handled more than that, just shorter periods of time) or many.
