new owner.. ? re:handling

Ive only had my BP 5 days, but wanna know how often i should handle it. its 18". I put him in a mesh laundry bag a couple times and placed him next to my skin for a nap, hopefully this will help as well.

Dont handle him to much he will become stressed out and may go off feed try about 2-3 times a week.

You shouldn't handle him at all right now. It needs time to settle in. If it hasn't eaten yet, don't handle it at all until after it does. Once it eats wait at least two days after before you handle it. Once or twice a week is probably good for handling once he is settled in.

thanks paysons!!:) . ya he actually HISSED AT ME TODAY! twice! but i picked him up anyway. I just love the feel of him so much! lol

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Originally Posted by Lorgakor

You shouldn't handle him at all right now. It needs time to settle in. If it hasn't eaten yet, don't handle it at all until after it does. Once it eats wait at least two days after before you handle it. Once or twice a week is probably good for handling once he is settled in.

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ya, he ate two fuzzies the first day i had him!!

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Originally Posted by musclebabe

thanks paysons!!:) . ya he actually HISSED AT ME TODAY! twice! but i picked him up anyway. I just love the feel of him so much! lol

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You didnt listen to anything anyone told you. They said to LEAVE it alone for a week. You said your only had him 5 days. Thats not a week. Have you fed him? If not then do NOT hold him until after he eats for you and then wait 2 days.

All your doing is stressing your snake out. Hes in a new place let him get used to the place before you go and start to hold him. If he hisses thats a sign of leave me alone, thats what i would do

I agree with DO NOT HANDLE for a couple days after eating:D

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Originally Posted by f4n70m

You didnt listen to anything anyone told you. They said to LEAVE it alone for a week. You said your only had him 5 days. Thats not a week. Have you fed him? If not then do NOT hold him until after he eats for you and then wait 2 days.

All your doing is stressing your snake out. Hes in a new place let him get used to the place before you go and start to hold him. If he hisses thats a sign of leave me alone, thats what i would do

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She just asked the initial question 20 min ago. She handled the bp earlier today. I'm sure that she will give it a break after asking about it so probably no need to sound heavy handed.
As others have said you generally want to give a week or so for any new snake to settle in before handling. He ate for you so that's a good sign. Just remember not to handle for 24-48 hours after feeding.

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Originally Posted by waltah!

She just asked the initial question 20 min ago. She handled the bp earlier today. I'm sure that she will give it a break after asking about it so probably no need to sound heavy handed.

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Ah ok :gj:

Sorry if it sounded a bit harsh :oops:

I know how hard it is to be patient! ughh... ive had mine for 6 days and not only that but hes shedding and due for a feeding.. so im gonna have to wait two weeks probably before i can handle him:/ but its worth it to not stress him out...

i gotta say tho.. he is one tolerant snake... Moved homes during a shed! never even tried to strike me. what a sweetie..

anyways... wont be long now.. :]

Yeah I like the way some people love to jump all over someone, especially new people who are TRYING to get some info!!!!!!!!!:mad:

i was there not to long ago. I just got a boa and not holding him was soooooooooooo hard but its worth it when he eats for u :gj:

Snakes are honestly very fine with NO handling.

But leave him alone for 7 days straight. and for 2 days after each meal or you risk regurg.

Then you can start once or twice a week 10 minute handling sessions. Gentle, relaxed, let him set the pace.

Sorry if I sounded harsh, Happy herping.

im new to this forum so please bear with me. i couldnt figure out how to post a question so this is how im doin it. My sister gave me her 16month ball python about a month ago, shes soo sweet. but i cant get her to eat. my sis says she ate for her about once or twice every 10 days. We stopped handling her for about 5 days and she STILL wont eat she just lays in the corner on her cool side and hides, Is she stressed from leaving her previous cage? im starting to get worried PLEASE HELP SOMEONE

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Originally Posted by jwilliams1329

im new to this forum so please bear with me. i couldnt figure out how to post a question so this is how im doin it. My sister gave me her 16month ball python about a month ago, shes soo sweet. but i cant get her to eat. my sis says she ate for her about once or twice every 10 days. We stopped handling her for about 5 days and she STILL wont eat she just lays in the corner on her cool side and hides, Is she stressed from leaving her previous cage? im starting to get worried PLEASE HELP SOMEONE

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If you haven't already, check out the caresheet on this site. There is a whole why won't my snake eat section that might be able to help :)

If you got the snake not long ago it is probably stressed. Just give it some time and refrain from handling until it starts eating consistently.

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Originally Posted by f4n70m

You didnt listen to anything anyone told you. They said to LEAVE it alone for a week. You said your only had him 5 days. Thats not a week. Have you fed him? If not then do NOT hold him until after he eats for you and then wait 2 days.

All your doing is stressing your snake out. Hes in a new place let him get used to the place before you go and start to hold him. If he hisses thats a sign of leave me alone, thats what i would do

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LOL, well i HAVE been handling him and he ate another 2 mice tonight, so i guess hes not stressed. Have been talking with several breeders and have gotten some excellent advice.

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Originally Posted by musclebabe

LOL, well i HAVE been handling him and he ate another 2 mice tonight, so i guess hes not stressed. Have been talking with several breeders and have gotten some excellent advice.

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Good for you. Dont want to sound rude but i could care less. You came in chat seeking advise. We told you ways to fix your husbandry and make it so your snake would not be stressed you took it as we were out to get you and that were rude for telling you that you have done everything wrong.. There is nothing wrong with holding him after he settles in.

You do what u want. But when he stresses out i will tell u i told you so :gj:

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Originally Posted by f4n70m

Good for you. Dont want to sound rude but i could care less. You came in chat seeking advise. We told you ways to fix your husbandry and make it so your snake would not be stressed you took it as we were out to get you and that were rude for telling you that you have done everything wrong.. There is nothing wrong with holding him after he settles in.

You do what u want. But when he stresses out i will tell u i told you so :gj:

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One thing you should keep in mind... The more rude and judgmental you are to someone, the more they're going to rebel against your advise. She's coming here for advice. Alot of people that are new to the hobby will come here, and they will all ask the same questions. If the members were rude to you like you were to her, would you have stuck around and followed our advise?

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Originally Posted by Elise.m

One thing you should keep in mind... The more rude and judgmental you are to someone, the more they're going to rebel against your advise. She's coming here for advice. Alot of people that are new to the hobby will come here, and they will all ask the same questions. If the members were rude to you like you were to her, would you have stuck around and followed our advise?

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Nah see she was in chat we was nice to her. She got all mad said we was rude telling her that everything she did was wrong. Which is not how we said it. So after that yes i may have been a little rude after how she acts :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by musclebabe

LOL, well i HAVE been handling him and he ate another 2 mice tonight, so i guess hes not stressed. Have been talking with several breeders and have gotten some excellent advice.

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That's great to hear but just because he is still eating now doesn't mean he isn't stressed out at all and its not like any animal can just come out and tell you and there can be more side effects than just not eating.

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Originally Posted by f4n70m

Nah see she was in chat we was nice to her. She got all mad said we was rude telling her that everything she did was wrong. Which is not how we said it. So after that yes i may have been a little rude after how she acts :rolleyes:

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Just because you feel someone was rude to you doesn't mean you should be rude to them.

If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all. This will get you further then retaliating every time someone says something you don't like.

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Originally Posted by f4n70m

Good for you. Dont want to sound rude but i could care less. You came in chat seeking advise. We told you ways to fix your husbandry and make it so your snake would not be stressed you took it as we were out to get you and that were rude for telling you that you have done everything wrong.. There is nothing wrong with holding him after he settles in.

You do what u want. But when he stresses out i will tell u i told you so :gj:

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yes u do sound rude. Your advice was very harsh and you showed no kindness or empathy, but i guess u are what u are. I dont need advice from YOU, so lets just let it be, ty

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Originally Posted by elise.m

one thing you should keep in mind... The more rude and judgmental you are to someone, the more they're going to rebel against your advise. She's coming here for advice. Alot of people that are new to the hobby will come here, and they will all ask the same questions. If the members were rude to you like you were to her, would you have stuck around and followed our advise?

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my point exactly elise, thank you so much for recognizing the lack of empathy.

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Originally Posted by f4n70m

nah see she was in chat we was nice to her. She got all mad said we was rude telling her that everything she did was wrong. Which is not how we said it. So after that yes i may have been a little rude after how she acts :rolleyes:

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mike , im sorry but you were rude and mean, and i got confirmation of that from a few peeps. No need to "tell" me what to do. Offer advice and leave it at that.... No need to shoveit down newbies throats

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Originally Posted by chasedandbeaten

that's great to hear but just because he is still eating now doesn't mean he isn't stressed out at all and its not like any animal can just come out and tell you and there can be more side effects than just not eating.

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thank you for your personal opinion. I will take that into consideration

hmmmmmmmmmm

Can i ask you a question?

Why do you feel the need to make 1 post for every quote?

You can put all 5 quotes in one post. Its extremely annoying and i think your just trying to get ur post count up

Pathetic

Mike,

Not every one automatically knows about the multiquote button ( https://ball-pythons.net/forums/imag...iquote_off.gif ) that lets you quote multiple posts. :rolleyes:


dr del

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Originally Posted by f4n70m

Can i ask you a question?

Why do you feel the need to make 1 post for every quote?

You can put all 5 quotes in one post. Its extremely annoying and i think your just trying to get ur post count up

Pathetic

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Actually I've seen alot of people do that. Most of the time (like this instance) it's new people who haven't gotten the feel of the website.

She's new! Give her a break. Some of the people that have been on this website for a while don't know all the features.

ok then :8:

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ok then :8:

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I don't even multiquote sometimes.

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