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Signs of stress during handling?
I am wondering what are the various signs that a BP is stressed during handling. I'm well aware of the aggressive ones and fleeing, but are there non-aggressive signs to look for as well?
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Re: Signs of stress during handling?
Non aggressive? .....here's a hint it's in the name
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Re: Signs of stress during handling?
Originally Posted by Rob
Non aggressive? .....here's a hint it's in the name
I bet its the non! I understand the aggression part, but are there signs that lead up to it.
Last edited by Jon14; 04-29-2016 at 10:30 PM.
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Reptile Dysfunction
Other than the balling that Rob referenced, I believe the heavy breathing or huffing and general jumpiness are signs of stress during handling. And I've read somewhere that wrapping very tightly can also be a sign of stress.
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Reptile Dysfunction
This might be useful. Currently, it has open access: http://inpractice.bmj.com/content/35/3/123.short
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Re: Signs of stress during handling?
Originally Posted by Rob
Non aggressive? .....here's a hint it's in the name
Misinterpreted...but Ik that one as well.
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Re: Signs of stress during handling?
Originally Posted by MandMac
Other than the balling that Rob referenced, I believe the heavy breathing or huffing and general jumpiness are signs of stress during handling. And I've read somewhere that wrapping very tightly can also be a sign of stress.
Makes sense, it seem like mine coils tightly around me at first, but then reduces the force enough to not fall off. For some odd reason she prefers being coiled around my neck, and refuses to move elsewhere.
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Re: Signs of stress during handling?
Originally Posted by Jon14
she prefers being coiled around my neck, and refuses to move elsewhere.
That makes it easier for her to pee down your shirt
It'll happen sooner or later
Thomas "Slim" Whitman
Never Met A Ball Python I Didn't Like
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Re: Signs of stress during handling?
Originally Posted by Slim
That makes it easier for her to pee down your shirt
It'll happen sooner or later
Lol, very true, but that would not bother me one bit. Wouldn't be the first time I've been dreched in another animal's bodily fluids.
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Reptile Dysfunction
Happily, that is not something I've experience. Not with the snakes anyway.
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