my new baby girl:) i think its a girl small tail smaller leg things w e those r:P

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shes a pretty normal girl love her though.

She is such a cutie I got her yesterday i dont know how old she is shes around 22 inches almost 2 feet. She was held everyday by the petstore and i got to hold her for 30 minutes inspecting and making sure shes tame. The pet store girl showd me how to pick her up gently but firm not slow not to fast just pick her up like you would pick up a cup. She also showd me if i needed to pick something off of her face to hold her neck or base of head firmly but not tight if i wasnt sure about her not biting. I am pretty sure she has no problem with me in her tank she has not tried to bite nor has she gotten in the possition. I believe that you should handle your snake the day or day after purchasing so you can jump start the bonding process. She isnt stressed we take her out in the morning and at night and check on her all the time. When any one of my family passes by my bed room door they will peek in and see what she is up to. She is VERY active even in the day but i do notice that the more later it gets the more active she will be. I hope her feeding goes well which will be tuesday. I know people say a snake always bites once atleast. But i dont know i cant see her biting me i wash my hands before after feed her in another tank im always gentle with her there shouldnt be any reason to bite me really. I also heard that a "normal" should cost 50 to maybe 100 dollers. Mine cost me 150 is their a reason for that at all?

She's a gorgeous little snake! Congrats on choosing her!


Here's some thoughts for you, though...

1. Snakes (all snakes!) are wild animals and are never "tame." They may be docile most of the time, but can still strike out unexpectedly. I'm not saying she WILL....I'm just saying she CAN. You'll have to set yourself to just accept it and not take it personally if she does. Sometimes it may be obvious to us why a snake strikes out...and sometimes it seems a complete mystery.

2. Handling snakes (especially a shy, nervous snake like a BP) immediately after bringing it home is not a good idea. They don't "bond" with us in any case, although in time they may come to recognize us and accept or tolerate our intrusions into their lives. But this acceptance comes only AFTER they've had a chance to settle in and feel secure in their new home. If she doesn't feel secure, she'll very likely refuse to eat.

3. Constant motion, especially during the day, is a sign of stress. If you leave her alone and make sure there's not too much traffic around her enclosure, in a week or two, you'll likely see that she spends most of the time sleeping in one of her hides and only a short time wandering around outside...usually just to switch hiding spots or sniff around in hopes of finding a nice juicy rodent.

4. You can try to feed on Tues if that's what you're really set on, just be prepared for her to refuse it. If she does...wait a full week before trying again. BP's live life very slowly...and nothing happens quickly or overnight for them. It can take many, many days before they realize and accept that they are in a safe, non-threatening environment.

5. Sexing by looking at the tail is highly inaccurate...however, if you've no intentions of breeding anytime soon, it's fine to assume she's a girl. :)

Good luck with her! I hope you stick around and share lots of pics of her growing up! :D

Thanks for the info she does sleep alot this isnt my first snake. also the pick didnt show alot of her color shes very bright heres another pic
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...7/100_1237.jpg

I understand about the tame stuff i know that you cant. My family has grown up with snakes ever sence i was a child they have had them and raised bermese pythons constricters and as a child i would go into the garden and catch garter snakes:P we would have over 10 snakes at a time for breeding i left home to live with my grandparents at 16 and it was a very sad goodbye to all my snake buddies. Well when i got to my grandparents i got a bearded dragon and i like to think hes bonded to me but i know hes not but he always comes to me when someone picks him up. Maybe this is just a smell thing or something i really dont know. I have NEVER been bitten by a snake i have held and picked up over 40 snakes and have NEVER been bitten. All my parents snakes are still alive they just have 5 now 2 bermese 1 ball python and 2 california king snakes and my sister owns 3 differint types of snakes and i own 1 ball python:P not enterested in breeding alot of hard work put into that love my ball python even if he does bite me i know that it was my fault and not take it out on him at all. Im just hoping for the not so hurt bite as ive not been bitten before :) Very pleased with his attitude actually we picked up a mouse today to see if he would take it and yep:D he took it streight away what a good little python :) gotta love him. And i know not to pick him up for atleast 2 days ill give him 3 just incase i dont need any regurge my sister has that problem. My sisters 16 now and she sadly get very bored of he snakes :( so i usually end up shipping them and selling them as all hers bite for some reason i guess they dont like people. I will still pick up garter snakes if i see one:) but they have never bitten all my python does is take an adventure around my neck arms or i wear her as a braclet around the house.

AWWWWW SO CUTE!!!!... my little one is only 18.5 inches and 97 grams. I would suggest taking your baby to the vet,if you havent already, just to be sure if its a healthy "girl". Looks can be deciving. ^_^ *sigh* ahhh motherhood... if you have researched sexing a BP by probing and popping.. DONT DO IT YOURSELF!!..someone, who didnt know how, at a store near my house seriously injured my friends BP... it was horrible... give your baby two weeks to get used to its new home... I didn't but I'm sure kyna would be alot less stressed if I had... well I hope we get to chat again soon!
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PS. The "legs" are called spurs!

HeHe spurs all i can think of are those spurs on cowboy boots here:P It was weird the petstore sold her for 159 when i know i saw a Ball Python there for only 60 dollers confusing maybe theres more to her then i think. Yes she came with vet papers she was at the vet on last thursday which the papers are signed i got a vet appointment next month on the 15th just incase the petstore said they would pay for it because they "garantee their animals are in perfect health" so they said okay we can pay for that. Gotta love petstores well the one that i go to. I almost baught a ferret cause they were so damn cute little babies.

Im not using for breeding i dont need to sex her as i dont really mind name is Chaos anyway:P i still call her a she or he whatever i feel like calling her lol.
I would never do anything that might cause her damage like that. I wont force feed her either id take her to the vet to do that for me.

yup. Kyna's first vet appointment as a part of my family was free too! and then you can get your baby sexed! YAY! such pretty coloration!

well sexing is free so you might as well :D >_> just a thought

Thats true i could possibly get her sexed:P im glad that humand dont need to be poked and proded to tell what sex they are :D cause i dont think it would be much fun:P Yeah her colors are nice im just wondering is it definat that she is a normal.

I dunno... maybe she was just bigger than most.. or they cheated you... I dont know how to find out if she does have a hidden secret but one way is to breed her... atleast once...cause...BP are like a box of chocolate...they captivate us, they are always a treat to have around, YA GOTTA LOVE UM. annnnddddd you can't have just one...

so true do you have msn id love to chat more you seem to know alot:)

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The pet store girl showd me how to pick her up gently but firm not slow not to fast just pick her up like you would pick up a cup. She also showd me if i needed to pick something off of her face to hold her neck or base of head firmly but not tight ...

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I understand about the tame stuff i know that you cant. My family has grown up with snakes ever sence i was a child they have had them and raised bermese pythons constricters and as a child i would go into the garden and catch garter snakes:P we would have over 10 snakes at a time for breeding i left home to live with my grandparents at 16 and it was a very sad goodbye to all my snake buddies. Well when i got to my grandparents i got a bearded dragon and i like to think hes bonded to me but i know hes not but he always comes to me when someone picks him up. Maybe this is just a smell thing or something i really dont know. I have NEVER been bitten by a snake i have held and picked up over 40 snakes and have NEVER been bitten. All my parents snakes are still alive they just have 5 now 2 bermese 1 ball python and 2 california king snakes and my sister owns 3 differint types of snakes and i own 1 ball python

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i'm curious. why would you need the girl at the petstore to show you how to pick up your snake if you've been around them your whole life? sounds like you have lots of experience :carrot:

welcome to the forum and welcome to your new little "normal" girl/boy. :sunny:

Yea^

And than you stated she is VERY active during the day. Than said she sleeps all day.

Just very contradicting, plus you shouldn't handle her to "get an early start" as you say it will just cause the snake more stress and even further the process of her feeling secure.

I hope your being honest when you say you know a lot about snakes, cause from what you've stated it doesn't seem like you personally do.

And there are a lot of well educated people here who can help you.

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... my python does is take an adventure around my neck arms or i wear her as a braclet around the house.

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Well, good luck with that. Let us know if you have any feeding issues. :)

Very pretty! She looks alot like mine. More pictures please! :clap:

I havnt been around a snake for a good 5 years.

1. Its a matter of opinion if you dont want to pick up your snakes when they come home you dont have to.

2. he sleeps all day untill i pick him up and then put him back he will go back to sleep.

3. The snakes ive been around were not mine they were my parents. I didnt get to handle the bermese pythons i handled garter snakes king snakes.

4. I was afraid of him biting me as ive never been bitten so the person at the petstore told me to be gentle but firm. Its a snake ive never seen "stranger" I dont know the temperment.

5. He was fed yesterday and he took to the mouse perfectly fine thank you no problems at all with him.

6. Yes ive been around snakes sence very young this doesnt mean that i know everything about them i was only a little kid you cant expect me to remember everything about them.

I'm sorry if i contradicted myself but it was not my intention and im sure it wasnt your intention to sound rude either.

Thank you ill get ore pics in as soon as i can hes a pretty girl going to the vet on the 15th. :)

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Yeah her colors are nice im just wondering is it definat that she is a normal.

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Yep, shes a normal.:)

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I havnt been around a snake for a good 5 years.

1. Its a matter of opinion if you dont want to pick up your snakes when they come home you dont have to.

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actually it's not a matter of opinion, it's a matter of fact. snakes need to feel safe and secure. in order to provide that... it's important to allow our snakes to have uninterrupted time alone in their enclosure when they have any major change (even changing from one enclosure to another within the same home).

feeding issues often present themselves later on when this one week alone time is not provided.

the members here care deeply about their snakes and are here not only to learn but also to share their knowledge with newcomers. i hope you find the information you need here.

and again... welcome to the forum! :sunny:

agreed.

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actually it's not a matter of opinion, it's a matter of fact. snakes need to feel safe and secure. in order to provide that... it's important to allow our snakes to have uninterrupted time alone in their enclosure when they have any major change (even changing from one enclosure to another within the same home).

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Well, while all this may be true...it is also true that it is each owner's choice to abide by the wisdom of others or not. All we can do here is try to explain why we believe what we do....we don't have to insist that everyone else believe it too.

And as Aleesha said...Welcome to BP.net. :handshake:

Thx :) well he ate fine! and hes doing fine. Hes happy in his home he is sleeping all day everytime i check on him anyway and he wakes up around 10 thx everyone. I probobly wont be back on this forum.

I wish there was an international law that said before you post on a forum you should spellcheck, or at least read over, what you are getting ready to post. Sometimes it hurts my eyes to read a post with little to no punctuation and words that are misspelled so badly that I don't know what it says... I'm no spelling wiz, but come on...... :2cent:

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Thx :) well he ate fine! and hes doing fine. Hes happy in his home he is sleeping all day everytime i check on him anyway and he wakes up around 10 thx everyone. I probobly wont be back on this forum.

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Thats cool?

I wish there was an international law that said before you post on a forum you should spellcheck, or at least read over, what you are getting ready to post. Sometimes it hurts my eyes to read a post with little to no punctuation and words that are misspelled so badly that I don't know what it says... I'm no spelling wiz, but come on......
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Sorry i take it your meaning me........ LOL i know im bad at spelling and punctuation but thats me:P naw i choose to be lazy and not care! ill try harder next time

i sory i wll tri 2 spel betre nxt tim