aggression

ok so i have had my ball python about 4 month, i handled her mostly every single day for 15-30 mins, she is still not used to me handling her and is always scared. have i not been handling her enough?

By scared do you mean sometimes she will jerk her head back quick?

yes thats what i mean

My new pastel is also very aggressive (hisses & in attack mode) when I try to pick him up. It makes feeding day easier but I'd like him to calm down sometime soon lol.

Ball Pythons don't have all that great of sight despite the high-res they see in. A lot of times a little sudden movement will make them pull their head back like that. It dulls a little with time but I've had Furio over a year now and he still jerks his head back if something moves fast around him. It's just something you'll more than likely have to get used to. I hope this helps!

yeah thanks, i thoughti was doing wrong, well thanks again

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Originally Posted by V1L3 DiaL3cT

Ball Pythons don't have all that great of sight despite the high-res they see in. A lot of times a little sudden movement will make them pull their head back like that. It dulls a little with time but I've had Furio over a year now and he still jerks his head back if something moves fast around him. It's just something you'll more than likely have to get used to. I hope this helps!

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What about the hissing & being in attack mode when you go to pick them up? Will this dull out over time too? I've had my new male pastel for 2 weeks now.

I gave Furio about 10 days before I handled him at all. He never hissed of bit but I would let him mellow for say a week and then gentle handling sessions maybe 5 minutes everyday and just gradually increase it over time.

Mine started to hiss when i took it out of the bag that it was shipped on, after the wait she tryed to bite me, so once i got bit she clamed down a bit, i dont know if it was just mine lol, he will get used to being handled, just keep handling him.

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Originally Posted by eMonk

What about the hissing & being in attack mode when you go to pick them up? Will this dull out over time too? I've had my new male pastel for 2 weeks now.

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I don't think 2 weeks is enough time to tell. Sometimes after 2 weeks they can still be a little stressed from being moved and what not.