Bloods as bad as reptuation?

I know there are tons of snakes out their with bad rep and many of them to me seem fine but having never owned a blood i cant have an opinion so what is all you blood keepers opinions? bad or not?

thanks

people who keep bloods love 'em :D

A friend of mine has a hisser, but it's all show, such a sweety as soon as he's taken out.

Depends on the Blood. My guy is a hisser, but wont do anything more than that. I know some thay would take my arm off if they could!

There is no such thing as a "bad" snake.

ive only had experiences with few. a friend just hatched some babies and some are bitters. i had one for a little while and it was a hisser/musker. never tagged me but tagged the guy at the show when he was sexing it.

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Originally Posted by Lucas339

ive only had experiences with few. a friend just hatched some babies and some are bitters. i had one for a little while and it was a hisser/musker. never tagged me but tagged the guy at the show when he was sexing it.

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In all reality, if you stick a sexing probe up my backside, I would be mad too.

It really depends on the animal. If you do get one, I'd recommend a cb baby. Even the bitey babies can be calmed down with handling and prove to be manageable adults. As long as you do what you need to as far as handling/husbandry goes, they'll be fine.

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Originally Posted by ncbloods

In all reality, if you stick a sexing probe up my backside, I would be mad too.

It really depends on the animal. If you do get one, I'd recommend a cb baby. Even the bitey babies can be calmed down with handling and prove to be manageable adults. As long as you do what you need to as far as handling/husbandry goes, they'll be fine.

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Thats the truth!!!

But all the bloods my girl and i have are amazing, never hiss or anything and love to be held. So im not sure if we are just lucky or if all bloods are like this. But the odds look pretty good 3 bloods never been bit or even struck at. :gj:

I think the point made about people who have bloods loving them is absolutely true! I got out of ball pythons and keep only bloods.

They're exactly the same as any other snake when young or adult. I think one frightening thing about these to people who keep "balls" for example is the snakes reaction to fear. If a ball python gets scared its gonna curl up or maybe try to get away, bloods get scared and they'll strike. They hold they're own. Haha

Theyre reaction is just a little different is all. But I've got 3 bloods and out of 2 of em I could kiss em right on the top of the head if I wanted to. The female is a little different, but is a complete 180 from how she was when I got her. All 3 of my bloods are big "talkers". They like to hiss.

I guess long story short, work with a healthy CBB baby, handle often, and keep up on proper husbandry. They'll most likely calm down. But each snake is different :)

Hope this helps.

I love 'em too and can tell you that they generally don't live up to the nasty reputation.

Usually when people ask that, I just post pics of my little nieces and nephews holding my large adults. I've done that a lot and don't have any new ones, so I won't bore people with them again! :P

i havent had my baby that long, but hes a sweet little angel. i know nothing about his past or his breeder, or even what sex "he" is, but he has to be a cbb. the only time he tried to strike was when i was sitting on the bed holding him, and my husband was kinda next to me moving around (doing something unrelated to the snake) and he struck towards the husband twice, while i was holding him.....it was kinda weird cause i was holding him and he wasnt trying to get me LOL, but he was just frightened by my husbands quick movements. he has never hissed or attempted to strike/bite me :P

but, this guy had quite the bad rep from his old owner....i believe it was cause the guy kept him in a 40gal tank, and he felt insecure in such a big cage. anywho, just my .02 :D

First I had a Ball, he is amazing!
Now that I have a borneo, she is just as beautiful. About bad rep, mine is so sweet, never hissed except during a shed. :) Very handleable too, because of these and few other reasons, I will only buy blood/stp in the future. :gj:

Is it true that these guys have pretty strict husbandry requirements?

One of these guys might make it on my wish list someday!

I have a a borneo blood cross, and she is an angel, and thats her name too.:halohorn: Her sibling was a little devil snake.:devilish:

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Originally Posted by Drew87

Thats the truth!!!

But all the bloods my girl and i have are amazing, never hiss or anything and love to be held. So im not sure if we are just lucky or if all bloods are like this. But the odds look pretty good 3 bloods never been bit or even struck at. :gj:

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You took the time to learn about and understand your Bloods so no it isn't luck, you can read their behavior and interact with them with little or no problems. You're having a good time with them because you are taking good care of your pets.

Try and picture what would happen if somebody bought a Blood and had no experience what so ever in caring for snakes, had no resources (like this forum) available to them, and wasn't at all interested in doing their homework. They would have a disaster on their hands and with all the mistakes they would make their Blood would be one angry fella.

My point is they make rewarding pets when people make the effort to care for them properly but these animals do have a bad side and will make an owner pay if they screw up. They can be so very naughty.

All the previous info is correct.

As far as they're husbandry goes, yeah its a little more strict. You have to have theyre temps within very tight ranges. Too warm of temps and you've got a blood thats angry and could possibly rub on the cage front to get out. Too cold and youve got a lethargic animal thats succeptable to RI and regurgitation.

The humidity needs to be monitored closely also. These snakes scales as well as eye caps can be a good indicator of they're humidity requirements. Which in my experience Ive found to be between 65 to 70%.

They're just not as forgiving as say a burmese python where you can fudge temps and humidity for a while until you see a problem. If your messing up with bloods, they'll let you know.