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Re: New ball pythons...
Well, just to follow up on this I went and got medium frozen mice today since they didn't have rats and went to feed the "bigger" ball python - it immediately ate, so good news I guess... Since the other "smaller" one has been sitting in it's tank getting acclimated I thought I would try and handle it... well, bad idea... it immediately struck and bit me. I have had experience with these snakes before and never have I been bitten. I was scared to put the other one back in the tank. They both are really "fast" or "jumpy" compared to ball pythons I've seen before?
Maybe it's a temperament thing?
Yikes...
It got me a little scared to mess with them now...
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New ball pythons...
Originally Posted by Dancy123
Well, just to follow up on this I went and got medium frozen mice today since they didn't have rats and went to feed the "bigger" ball python - it immediately ate, so good news I guess... Since the other "smaller" one has been sitting in it's tank getting acclimated I thought I would try and handle it... well, bad idea... it immediately struck and bit me. I have had experience with these snakes before and never have I been bitten. I was scared to put the other one back in the tank. They both are really "fast" or "jumpy" compared to ball pythons I've seen before?
Maybe it's a temperament thing?
Yikes...
It got me a little scared to mess with them now...
Could be it simply smelt the food and when you're hand went it presumed your warm hand was food ...
Could just be a nervous , protective nip as a warning .
Could even be just going into shedding mode and it's not too noticeable - that's another time they're likely to lash out .
They usually suggest leaving new snakes to settle in at least a week or so before handling ...
Oh and never approach them from the front , I always get my hand behind their eyeshot , if needs be - move their head away gently with a hook or something ...
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Last edited by Zincubus; 07-02-2017 at 07:36 PM.
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They probably just need time to adjust to their new environment and surroundings. Its good one/both are eating though, but I would give them 10+days before trying to handle/play with them
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Re: size, it might not be the other way around, female's can run on the smaller side sometimes and male's can run on the bigger size some times. Either way, their sex should not affect their care. I wouldn't try to figure it out on your own, if you need to know ask a herp vet to sex them for you.
Re: food: it is difficult for adult sized BP's to get enough food on mice, as even adult mice are too small a prey, meaning that you would need to feed multiple ones per feeding. Usually it can be hard to transition a BP from live to frozen/thawed, and from mice to rats. I really like the advice in this article on making those transitions: https://reptimes.com/ball-pythons-feeding/
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