*PLEASE HELP* I don't know what happened
Today my BP struck at me.. He has been acting very unusual lately. I noticed it a couple weeks ago the morning after I fed him. He is usually very docile and likes to hide in his big tree hide. Normal, when he has his head stuck out from it and I walk by he hides away. After I fed him a couple weeks ago I noticed that in the morning after instead of going back in his hide like he usually does, he came right out and began watching every move I made. He followed me moving and he looked to be in a striking pose. I left him a lone for another two day, took him out and he was fine.
Today when I got home he was climbing around his cage and all and so I decided I wanted to hold him for a bit. I didn't even get the screen off and he struck at my hand with the screen still between us. I was shocked because he has not done this before.. I have no idea what has happened to him. This was just so sudden. Any ideas why he is acting this way? I want to be able to keep him but I do not want an aggressive snake.. Thank you.
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How is your set up? Temps, humidity, hides?.... what are you feeding him? Could he be going into shed? Lots of questions....I know....lol
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Sorry but with all snakes expect to be bitten. Sounds maybe like he's hungry how big/old is he and how much do you feed Him each week. It cold be that Idk for sure.
0.1.0 Nbp, 0.1.0 blotched king.
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Humidity is 50%-60%
Temperature is 85 degrees
He has plenty of hides and lots of cramped up space.
Small sized frozen mice once a week
He actually just got done with shed. I know that with snakes you have to expect some of this but it just was so sudden of a change.. Is it normal?
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BrandyL1193
How is your set up? Temps, humidity, hides?.... what are you feeding him? Could he be going into shed? Lots of questions....I know....lol
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Yeah I know I am prepared to get bitten some day. I am not sure how old he is but he is about a foot long maybe.
I just fed him on Wednesday. He is eating small sized frozen mice. I feed him once a week.
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Bloodborn25
Sorry but with all snakes expect to be bitten. Sounds maybe like he's hungry how big/old is he and how much do you feed Him each week. It cold be that Idk for sure.
0.1.0 Nbp, 0.1.0 blotched king.
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Could he still be hungry? What are you feeding him? Not normal to be out during the day......if he is then something is probably wrong...? I am pretty new to bps as well.....so not sure....but good luck.
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How big is he?
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Maybe try feeding a larger prey and increase his feedings to every 5 days and see if that helps.
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My best thought at the moment is to watch him. Also when getting him out or that if he's going to strike or you feel like he is then make your non grabbing hand flat and use it as a shield you should only get a head bump.
0.1.0 Nbp, 0.1.0 blotched king.
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Small adults is what I am feeding him. Should have been more clear about that.
So should I start to feed him every 5 days then? Since I still have a lot more small adult could I use those up first then switch to the rats?
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bcr229
Giving a length for size is rather meaningless. Get a digital kitchen scale and find out how much he weighs in grams. I'm also not sure what you mean by "small sized frozen mice" - are you feeding pinkies, fuzzies, hoppers, small adults, or ? Because if you're following the advice of the big box store where you bought him (I found your other threads) then he's very likely been underfed.
This time of year BP's tend to start feeding if they didn't eat much over the winter. Yours may be just hungry. If so this would be an ideal time to make the switch from mice to rats - offer one f/t mouse as usual, and then while he's still in "food mode" follow up with a warmed f/t rat pup.
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About 5 more
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bcr229
How many is "a lot"?
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Maybe try offering two instead of just one..?
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Ashley-Rose
About 5 more
LOL ok I just wanted to make sure you weren't sitting on a bulk pack of 50.
You really need a scale to weigh your guy, figure he can eat 10-15% of his body weight every 5 days until he reaches 500 grams, then a small rat once a week.
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Haha oh no I don't have that much money lol!
I will invest in a scale. Is it something you could find at walmart or something? Should I offer him something to eat tonight then?
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I have a big girl who does the same thing. To me she is just hungrey and associates me with food so what i do is approach all my snakes with caution until im sure of there mood and its easy to predict a balls response. If i want to get out a ball who acts aggressive to me i just put my hand flat over their head and they usually drop the attitude. Justin K has a video on this. FYI theres tons of videos on youtube by pro's on this issue
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bcr229
WM has them for about $25. Pick one that's low with a wide pan for stability.
If he ate last Wednesday then you can try tonight.
I just fed him again last night. I will check on him again tomorrow
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CORBIN911
Just let him bite you, you'll realize its nothing then next handling you'll go in like a champ and just scoop him up! Then he'll be puppy dog tame!
Haha I wish it was that easy! This is my first snake so I have never been bitten. I have read it doesn't hurt? Just bleeds a lot.
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Ashley-Rose
Haha I wish it was that easy! This is my first snake so I have never been bitten. I have read it doesn't hurt? Just bleeds a lot.
Not really, even from my bigger snakes. Have you ever been nipped by a very young puppy that still has its milk teeth? That's what a BP bite felt like to me the few times I was tagged.
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Ahhhh okay! I've been getting told to feed him mice the size of the girth. I will get bigger ones next time. Thank you!
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artgecko
Thought I'd mention too that the prey item should be slightly bigger than the BP at the widest part... It should leave a small lump after he swallows. If what you are feeding is smaller than that, then you can feed 2 or up your schedule to 5 days until you order larger feeders.
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Ohh alright! That's not so bad then. Tomorrow, I will attempt to hold him!
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bcr229
Not really, even from my bigger snakes. Have you ever been nipped by a very young puppy that still has its milk teeth? That's what a BP bite felt like to me the few times I was tagged.
