New Snake Mom Doing Her Best

I just got my first snake ever. She's a 2 year old pastel butter bp, and absolutely my favorite buddy in the whole world. I was definitely overwhelmed when I adopted her, but I wouldn't give her up for anything. I'm really glad I found this website. It's been incredibly helpful while I've dealt with making sure her conditions are perfect. Thanks for being awesome!

As for myself, I'm a college student studying liberal arts and dance. I love animals, and so I have an old puppy at home along with my snake. They get along great and it's pretty adorable.

Welcome, I'm glad you found the forum and it's invaluable resources.

I would just like to say be SUPER careful with a snake and a dog out in the same room. They are both wild animals, after all and can be unpredictable. It could turn real ugly, real fast. When my snakes are out, my other animals are locked away. It's simply not worth the risk.

Congratulations on your first noodles sounds like a cutie pie. And agree many wonderful people here sharing their time, knowledge , and experience to anyone willing and able to listen.:P

Welcome to the forum! Would love to see pics of your girl and your pup. :)

I'm always very careful. I make sure someone else has the dog if she's around. He's an old cocker spaniel who can't reach her while she's on my shoulders, which is where I keep her while my old man of a dog is around. He is generally too small and old to get to her if he tried (which is unlikely as I have never seen or heard of him biting a single living thing in his life). I appreciate it though, and I'll definitely make sure to be extra aware of other animals.

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Originally Posted by hilabeans

Welcome to the forum! Would love to see pics of your girl and your pup. :)

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This is my old puppy:

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...7/img_0023.jpg

And this is my Sweet Noodle:

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...7/img_0388.jpg

They're definitely both very photogenic.

Love them both!

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Originally Posted by ButteredNoodle

I just got my first snake ever. She's a 2 year old pastel butter bp, and absolutely my favorite buddy in the whole world. I was definitely overwhelmed when I adopted her, but I wouldn't give her up for anything. I'm really glad I found this website. It's been incredibly helpful while I've dealt with making sure her conditions are perfect. Thanks for being awesome!

As for myself, I'm a college student studying liberal arts and dance. I love animals, and so I have an old puppy at home along with my snake. They get along great and it's pretty adorable.

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Hi!
Welcome! I'm the one from the other fish site ( FishLore ) Glad you made it over!!:)

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Originally Posted by ButteredNoodle

I'm always very careful. I make sure someone else has the dog if she's around. He's an old cocker spaniel who can't reach her while she's on my shoulders, which is where I keep her while my old man of a dog is around. He is generally too small and old to get to her if he tried (which is unlikely as I have never seen or heard of him biting a single living thing in his life). I appreciate it though, and I'll definitely make sure to be extra aware of other animals.

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Your dog & snake are both adorable & we're glad to have you join us here.

The thing to keep in mind is that while neither of your pets wants to hurt the other, what I could personally envision happening is that your BP could sense the
dog's warmth (remember those heat sensing pits?) & end up sinking his teeth into your sweet dog's nose. It just wouldn't be pretty. (I have 2 older dogs and lots
of snakes too.)

Hello and welcome! Both great looking animals!

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

Your dog & snake are both adorable & we're glad to have you join us here.

The thing to keep in mind is that while neither of your pets wants to hurt the other, what I could personally envision happening is that your BP could sense the
dog's warmth (remember those heat sensing pits?) & end up sinking his teeth into your sweet dog's nose. It just wouldn't be pretty. (I have 2 older dogs and lots
of snakes too.)

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Yep. I probably didn't explain it great before. My dog being around means he's behind a baby gate (being watched over by someone else) that keeps him from getting close while I'm handling her (across the house). Otherwise the noodle is in her tank out of his reach. When I say they can't reach each other and they get along great, I mean it's very impossible for them to come in contact and they ignore each other despite sometimes being able to see one another. I had rats before and it's a very similar protocol. I know better than to take risks and love them both a lot.

:gj: Sorry, but I'd rather make sure & not assume what you know, than to have a new member experience a pet-disaster that I might have prevented.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

:gj: Sorry, but I'd rather make sure & not assume what you know, than to have a new member experience a pet-disaster that I might have prevented.

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I totally understand. It's nice to know that people here are trying to keep my animal friends safe.

We have something in common...like you, I had pet rats before I ever got into snakes. And at first, I had real doubts about whether pet snakes were
for me, but a life of loving all kinds of animals won out. I "accidentally" got hooked on snakes (the ultimate "under-dogs") before I knew what hit me.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

We have something in common...like you, I had pet rats before I ever got into snakes. And at first, I had real doubts about whether pet snakes were
for me, but a life of loving all kinds of animals won out. I "accidentally" got hooked on snakes (the ultimate "under-dogs") before I knew what hit me.

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It's definitely a bit odd having a pet that I feed rats to now, despite having rats before and being very attached to them. I think the biggest thing for me is that snakes live to be so much older than most pets and I just couldn't handle the short life span my furry little rat buddies had.