snake finally coming out

Hey there guys new snake owner here i was just wondering my snake has been hiding for about 3 months now she finally eat about 1 week ago but tru up her food. she is now coming out when i am doing stuff in her tank and getting close to me i have not held her yet or let he smell me cus i am worried. last time i tried she went to bite me. she was very friendly before i bought her so i was wondering should i let her smell me and worst case take the bite or should i give her some more time now that she is finally moving around.

It would help to know what kind of enclosure your snake is in. Most hungry snakes, when kept in a glass tank (or in an enclosure where they're looking out from behind plexi), will "chase" (aka "follow") the motion of anyone nearby when they're hungry.

If I had to guess, I'd say that's what is going on here. Your snake is feeling hungry, & just following your motion- they don't recognize us just using vision- they recognize us when we give them our scent & touch, & if you do that the wrong way (& with a hungry snake), that's likely to get you nipped.

It's too soon (only one week after your snake threw up her meal) to feed OR handle her- let her rest for at least another week before trying again with a very small meal. Do NOT handle her right now, and do not handle her before you try again to feed her in a week or so...feeding is WAY more important for her health- actually, for her very survival-(as I recall, you said she hadn't eaten in 3 months since you've had this snake???).

Handling can wait. Feeding properly is "job one".

okay perfect no rush to hold her i care about her first so you thin wait about 1-2 weeks before i feed

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Originally Posted by Cerberrus

okay perfect no rush to hold her i care about her first so you thin wait about 1-2 weeks before i feed

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Yes, & feed smaller than you did before & smaller than what she'd normally eat- to make SURE she can digest it. I'm not kidding- snakes can actually die if they regurgitate several meals in a row- it's important- essential!- that she keeps the next meal down. If she does, I still wouldn't handle her until she has a couple more meals eaten & digested.

Keep the meals small for a while- this is to make sure she's okay (able to digest) & not actually sick. After a snake throws up a meal, it takes time for them to replenish their digestive enzymes- especially if they're chronically underfed already- & from what you said, this is likely the case.

okay i fed a frozen wean last time so maybe i will try a live rat and smaller then wean

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Originally Posted by Cerberrus

okay i fed a frozen wean last time so maybe i will try a live rat and smaller then wean

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No- that's not sounding right. Can you post pics of this snake, next to something like a ruler for size comparison?

These are small snakes that normally do NOT eat rats, at all. If you fed her something too big, THAT could have caused a regurgitation.

Also, spotted pythons generally PREFER f/t (frozen-thawed, or pre-killed) prey, not live. It's important that a weakened, underfed snake is fed the right thing & the right way- if you want her to live???

she is back into hiding but i got this pick a little bit ago. she had about 2-3 inch of her body in the hideout. the bowl she is on is 10" long

file:///C:/Users/lukac/OneDrive/Pictures/20220915_235251.jpg

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Originally Posted by Cerberrus

she is back into hiding but i got this pick a little bit ago. she had about 2-3 inch of her body in the hideout

file:///C:/Users/lukac/OneDrive/Pictures/20220915_235251.jpg

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How to post pics on this forum: https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...-Post-Pictures

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Now some size reference would be nice...;)