Vote for BP.Net for the 2013 Forum of the Year! Click here for more info.

» Site Navigation

» Home
 > FAQ

» Online Users: 2,788

2 members and 2,786 guests
Most users ever online was 6,337, 01-24-2020 at 04:30 AM.

» Today's Birthdays

» Stats

Members: 75,014
Threads: 248,474
Posts: 2,568,391
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, DetectiveIcarus
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 14
  1. #1
    BPnet Senior Member Fraido's Avatar
    Join Date
    09-11-2014
    Location
    Dublin, Ireland
    Posts
    1,635
    Thanks
    2,186
    Thanked 861 Times in 573 Posts

    A Little Red ATB

    Well, I figure this little guy could use his own legitimate progression thread. 😄 He has shed in the last couple days, so I decided to take lots of photos of him! I love taking pictures of him, and I can't wait for a warm sunny day to take pics outside!

    So, I hope you don't mind the spam! 😜


    Sent from my LG-H812 using Tapatalk
    Crawling back into the reptile scene once more!

  2. The Following 7 Users Say Thank You to Fraido For This Useful Post:

    dkatz4 (04-03-2017),EmilyandArlo (04-09-2017),Jus1More (12-10-2017),Kam (04-03-2017),Kcl (07-26-2017),KevinK (10-11-2017),Prognathodon (04-04-2017)

  3. #2
    BPnet Senior Member Fraido's Avatar
    Join Date
    09-11-2014
    Location
    Dublin, Ireland
    Posts
    1,635
    Thanks
    2,186
    Thanked 861 Times in 573 Posts

    Re: A Little Red ATB



    Sent from my LG-H812 using Tapatalk
    Crawling back into the reptile scene once more!

  4. The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to Fraido For This Useful Post:

    Jus1More (12-10-2017),Kam (04-03-2017),maausen (04-04-2017),Prognathodon (04-04-2017)

  5. #3
    BPnet Senior Member Fraido's Avatar
    Join Date
    09-11-2014
    Location
    Dublin, Ireland
    Posts
    1,635
    Thanks
    2,186
    Thanked 861 Times in 573 Posts

    Re: A Little Red ATB



    He (or she, really) also needs a name, suggestions are very welcome!

    Sent from my LG-H812 using Tapatalk
    Crawling back into the reptile scene once more!

  6. The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Fraido For This Useful Post:

    Jus1More (12-10-2017),Kam (04-03-2017),Prognathodon (04-04-2017)

  7. #4
    BPnet Senior Member AbsoluteApril's Avatar
    Join Date
    03-05-2014
    Location
    Utah
    Posts
    2,080
    Thanks
    2,325
    Thanked 2,605 Times in 1,296 Posts
    Beautiful ammie but woah! that first photo gives me shivers. I would never let any snake, especially a species known for unpredictable bites like an atb get near my cat's face.
    Didn't you have a blood python bite one of your cats too?
    Just... please be careful. Better safe than sorry.

    It will be interesting to see how that one turns out as an adult. I wonder how much darker and more filled in the pattern will get and if the red goes more orange? I suspect it will.
    ****
    For the Horde!

  8. #5
    BPnet Senior Member Fraido's Avatar
    Join Date
    09-11-2014
    Location
    Dublin, Ireland
    Posts
    1,635
    Thanks
    2,186
    Thanked 861 Times in 573 Posts

    Re: A Little Red ATB

    No worries, I watch. (: I totally understand the concern!

    My borneo did bite her, though that was a somewhat different situation, as I had no idea the cat had walked in and the snake was draped over my lap while I was occupied in his enclosure. Lots of precautions are now taken so that she and the bigger snakes have 100% zero possible contact! It also looks like I was putting the snake in her face to sniff in that photo... she was just there and leaned in for a sniff while I was trying to get a pic while holding him in the light. I won't let anything like that other incident happen ever again, the anxiety that caused me, wow! I sometimes worry that the cat will be in my room one night (as usual, she sleeps with me) and somehow my lazy fat borneo will manage to knock the glass out and something will happen. 😅 Heck, thinking about Brian Barczyck's dogs running around the shop where they could get near the big snakes or RJ the alligator gives me some anxiety. Don't get me started on when he takes the big snakes out and is handling them right there where the alligator is!

    Okay I'm done with that little rant...

    Speaking of being a species known for unpredictable bites, I am stunned by his attitude! He is just a little babe right now. He hasn't struck in two or three months now, and I take him out once or twice a week to see how he's doing. He tracks everything that moves of course, which is totally comical honestly, it's funny when you turn your head and he suddenly turns to look and slooowwlyy reaches out for your face. My boyfriend, who didn't even want to have a nip to the finger, was letting him stretch out and bump his nose with his, haha. He sure won't be doing that when he gets bigger!

    I'm looking forward to seeing how his colour and what-not change over time, it will be cool to look back and compare to older photos.

    He's quite difficult to get a good clear picture of, lol. Since he likes to do this...
    Sent from my LG-H812 using Tapatalk
    Last edited by Fraido; 04-05-2017 at 03:26 AM.
    Crawling back into the reptile scene once more!

  9. #6
    Registered User
    Join Date
    04-09-2017
    Posts
    1
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post

    Re: A Little Red ATB

    We have an adult male calico ATB that behaves like that. He tracks everything that moves, but he's never once struck at one of us. We can open his terranium, move things around, move him, clean, etc. and he just sits and watches us. When we're holding him, he reaches out to people and things like that as well (kind of like a Ball, really). The only time he gets in strike position is when it's feeding time (he's got his schedule down pat). He'll figure-S and wait for the food and strike at it, but that's it. We actually don't know how he became as tame as he is because we bought him at a trade show from a lady whose husband had bought him from a breeder. She didn't know much about his previous life (other than that he was "nice") and her husband wasn't with her. It's funny, because we actually made them prove to us that he was nice because of our previous experience with our other ATB. She'll strike at you through her glass for simply walking across the room.

  10. The Following User Says Thank You to Jokkun For This Useful Post:

    Fraido (04-09-2017)

  11. #7
    BPnet Senior Member Fraido's Avatar
    Join Date
    09-11-2014
    Location
    Dublin, Ireland
    Posts
    1,635
    Thanks
    2,186
    Thanked 861 Times in 573 Posts

    Re: A Little Red ATB


    Gettin' bigger, and in shed!


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    Crawling back into the reptile scene once more!

  12. The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to Fraido For This Useful Post:

    andrewross8705 (07-26-2017),Jus1More (12-10-2017),Prognathodon (07-25-2017),Reinz (07-26-2017)

  13. #8
    BPnet Veteran
    Join Date
    02-17-2016
    Posts
    337
    Thanks
    185
    Thanked 162 Times in 89 Posts
    Absolutely gorgeous.

  14. The Following User Says Thank You to andrewross8705 For This Useful Post:

    Fraido (07-31-2017)

  15. #9
    BPnet Lifer Reinz's Avatar
    Join Date
    08-05-2013
    Location
    East TX
    Posts
    8,019
    Thanks
    5,613
    Thanked 4,602 Times in 3,139 Posts
    Images: 9
    He looks great Fraido. That second photo looks like he tagged your thumb, or was that from something else?
    The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.

    1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
    Mack The Knife, 2013
    Lizzy, 2010
    Etta, 2013
    1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
    Esmarelda , 2014
    Sundance, 2012
    2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
    0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
    0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017

    Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.

  16. The Following User Says Thank You to Reinz For This Useful Post:

    Fraido (07-31-2017)

  17. #10
    BPnet Senior Member Fraido's Avatar
    Join Date
    09-11-2014
    Location
    Dublin, Ireland
    Posts
    1,635
    Thanks
    2,186
    Thanked 861 Times in 573 Posts

    Re: A Little Red ATB

    Thanks guys. Yeah he tagged me, hahah, I was totally asking for it though. Lol


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    Crawling back into the reptile scene once more!

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.1