aggressive ball python

[Moose84]

I'd check the temperatures... Stuck shed and head shaking could mean overheating, undernourished or dehydrated.. All could be causes for you getting tagged when you go in there..

[damientheballpython]

I don't know how much he weighs and I'm kinda nervous to pick him up right now

[Kodayin]

When picking up your snake, be confident. Constantly putting your hand in and pulling it away could seem like a bird swooping down, which would cause a defensive response (as it sees your hand as a predator/ threat)
Also whenever you get time could you tell us your enclosure setup?
Ie, temp on warm and cold side, humidity, type of heat like heat pad or heat lamp, etc

[damientheballpython]

His shed is gone now, the current temperature is 83 on the warm side and 70 on the cold. I have trouble keeping humidity, but I recently got a humidifier (not a snake one specifically, but I keep it next to his enclosure) and that's helping. I keep a water bowl in there big enough to soak (though he doesn't do that) and I keep it filled. I also soak him in warm water once a week.

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Oh gosh, thanks!

[Moose84]

I don't know how much he weighs and I'm kinda nervous to pick him up right now

I truly admire your honesty here.. Can you just snap a picture maybe? We should be able to tell size by that give or take a "few" grams..

[damientheballpython]

Alright, the warm side is currently 83 (which I know is too cold, I'm adjusting it) and the cold is 70. He has a water bowl, a stick to climb on, and on the cold side a plastic rock big enough for him to crawl into. On the warm side he has a wooden hide with a heat pad under it. I also have a heat lamb above the warm side, and a light that produces some heat on the cool side. The humidity is currently 30 which I am trying to fix, I have a lot of trouble keeping humidity.

[Moose84]

Alright, the warm side is currently 83 (which I know is too cold, I'm adjusting it) and the cold is 70. He has a water bowl, a stick to climb on, and on the cold side a plastic rock big enough for him to crawl into. On the warm side he has a wooden hide with a heat pad under it. I also have a heat lamb above the warm side, and a light that produces some heat on the cool side. The humidity is currently 30 which I am trying to fix, I have a lot of trouble keeping humidity.

VERY IMPORTANT questions here... Is the heat pad in the enclosure? What thermostat are you using? Once again, pictures will go a long way to helping you out... Use the tapatalk app.. Its easy

[damientheballpython]

I'm trying. This is my first time using this site and I'm having trouble.

[damientheballpython]

VERY IMPORTANT questions here... Is the heat pad in the enclosure? What thermostat are you using? Once again, pictures will go a long way to helping you out... Use the tapatalk app.. Its easy

Alright, I got the app. The heating pad is under the enclosure outside the glass, the thermostat is Zoomed.


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[damientheballpython]

I truly admire your honesty here.. Can you just snap a picture maybe? We should be able to tell size by that give or take a "few" grams..

(my hand for scale)


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