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how often do you handle your ball python? also, what do you use for substrate? :confused:

I handle every week for a few minutes each and I use newpaper for substrate. :D

I handle her about once a week...anywhere from 5 minutes to about 20 minutes. And I use unprinted newspaper (newsprint) for substrate. Works great.

i Handle both of my for at least 4 hours a day. i do this religiously. i dont hold them for 4 hours strait though. that would stress them out alot. and i dont hold them a day after they feed either. i use carefresh bedding for both of them. not the carefresh ultra though. it smells really bad and looks like theyre crawling aroung in popcorn. i just use the normal brown carefresh. it looks natural and smells really nice. hope this helps.

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i Handle both of my for at least 4 hours a day. i do this religiously. i dont hold them for 4 hours strait though. that would stress them out alot.

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are you serious?

Why would you feel that it is necessary to hold your ball python that often?

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that would stress them out alot.

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handling them every day four hours a day will stress them out.

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hope this helps..

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I just don't see how.

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i was exadurating more like an hour. sorry!:tears:

With my two girls, I handle each of them a couple of times a week the newer one I handle for about 5 or so minutes the older one a bit longer.
As far as substrate, in my newer girls tub I use newspaper but in the tanks I try to normally go with cypress mulch, but sometime the petstore does not have it in so then I would go with either the bigger chunks of coconut bark or reptibark. :)

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i was exadurating more like an hour. sorry!:tears:

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still...that is alot.

You really only need to handle your balls :giggle: when you are cleaning their enclosures or for a few minutes...like Judy said about 20 minutes.

just sayin'

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also...I use newsprint.

its so hard to not keep my hands off of them though!

tthe care sheet i got from petco says 2 hours at the least.