maybe somethings wrong?

well this started just recently, i went to go pick my baby bp up and it hissed a little. it hasnt bit me or tried to since i got it. it has always been jumpy, not in a snappy way, only jumps if you surprise it. he also tries to climb up the tank sides. maybe he is just hungry? i feed him every week 1 hopper. the temperature in there stays from 80-90s. thanks.

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Originally Posted by trumetal96

well this started just recently, i went to go pick my baby bp up and it hissed a little. it hasnt bit me or tried to since i got it. it has always been jumpy, not in a snappy way, only jumps if you surprise it. he also tries to climb up the tank sides. maybe he is just hungry? i feed him every week 1 hopper. the temperature in there stays from 80-90s. thanks.

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Maybe you scared him again and he was telling you "back off" :P.:rofl:Other then that i see nothing wrong with him being himself ;)

hm, ok, hoping to see what other people say :)
i recently read something about someones bp crawing up their tank and dislocating a couple of bones in their spine or something, don't want that to happen.

Yeah i agree you probably just spooked him, or maybe he is coming up on a shed. I have noticed that most of mine get a lil grumpy around that time.

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Originally Posted by trumetal96

well this started just recently, i went to go pick my baby bp up and it hissed a little. it hasnt bit me or tried to since i got it. it has always been jumpy, not in a snappy way, only jumps if you surprise it. he also tries to climb up the tank sides. maybe he is just hungry? i feed him every week 1 hopper. the temperature in there stays from 80-90s. thanks.

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Okay you got this snake back in August if memory serves. When you say "hopper" I assume you mean a hopper mouse. It may be that the snake has grown and is now ready for two hoppers per week or 1 single mouse slightly bigger, say a young adult mouse once per week. Only you can judge if his/her growth has warrangted a move up but most likely it has.

All snakes hiss. They might not hiss everytime, they might not hiss hardly ever but every snake has the capacity to hiss. You may have startled the snake, it may have been sleeping or is going into shed or is hungry or is just....being a snake. I wouldn't be concerned particularily over the occasional hiss or even a strike, these are not domesticated pets.

As far as the climbing does he/she do this all the time or just occasionally in the evening hours? If you are sure you are providing the right temps on both sides, have secure hides and the snake is not constantly being disturbed then it's likely just being a snake. If it's constantly roaming and searching when it should normally be sleeping during the daylight hours, then you likely have a problem with your enclosure and need to attend to that.

Yeah, he hasn't shed yet. Do they only grow when they shed?

In the morning-afternoon I'm mostly at school, when I come home hes usually inside, but like right now hes up on the walls of the tank looks like hes trying to get out, I took him out twice now and is constantly moving. Maybe he just wants to slither around? I'm not sure. Right now its 84ºF in there, the lamp is on, one side is warm, the other side is cool. Water is fresh.

How warm is warm? How cool is cool? is 84 the ambient temp or the warm side? Also, make sure you have the back and Both sides of the tank covered to help him feel secure. He may be trying to get out if he feels exposed in his home...

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Yeah, he hasn't shed yet. Do they only grow when they shed?

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He hasn't shed yet as in lately or never since you got him back in August?

Since I got him he hasn't shed.

And 84ºF on the warm side, where the pad is.

Hmm, WAY too cool for the warm side. It should be at least 90 there and 83 on the cool side. Make sure you get a t-stat to control your pad, (and that it's not a human style heat pad) and digital thermometer to accurately measure the temps.

Something's up then, that's well over 3 months with no shed which is not the norm at all for a young snake. If it's growing, it's shedding regularily, usually at that young age about once per month.

What do you measure those temps with....digital or analog. Your temps need to be 80-82 cool side, 90-92 warm side, 24/7, no night drop with humidity about 50%. We have a care sheet here for ball pythons if you haven't had a chance to look at it yet.

Is this snake regularily passing urates, liquid urine and feces?

FYI all, he sent me some info on his tank, and I gave him some suggestions to fix things. Apparently, this snake is currently in a 40" long tank with no cover decor and temps are being measured with stick-on's. I gave some advice on getting a 10gallon and a digital thermometer, as well as to make sure he has a t-stat.

Trumetal: Hope that wasn't stepping out of line, or on your toes. Just wanted the others to know what the setup was like so they can offer their advice and help as well.

Nope, its ok. I'm trying to get all the stuff today.