well aged(OLD) snakes

[mysticman22]

wuts up everyone

im just wondering who all has older balls, like 5+. im just wondering, WHATS IT LIKE?. my bp is getting relaxed but is still pretty scared if somthing moves to fast. are the older guys really relaxed and basically do whatever you want, like if you had to hold somthing really quick could you just plop him on to whatevers around? my snake cant go on new surfaces without contracting in fear( for only about 2 minutes.
one more question, can the older guys climb better. my guy will crawl to places he knows he will fall off of, do they become more aware of what they can and can not do. kind of like a dog thats clumbsy as a puppy.

thanks
-tony

[mr~python]

i have a 4 foot plus male that im thinking is around 4 or 5 years and he's way more mellow then my younger(958g) female. im thinkin its because in the wild the adults wouldnt have to be as scared as a baby of predators and stuff.

[Brandon.O]

From my experience, the older the snake is its usually more mellow, younger snakes tend to be more scared of everything and sometimes nippy, but with alot of handling and exposure to differnt things they will mellow out of that "scaredy cat" ( or scaredy snake) stage

[mysticman22]

i cant wait tell mine mellows out!. thanks for responding
i hope i get more replys n some details on older snakes. i kno you guys love your snakes, you must notice interesting stuff related to older age.

[Shelby]

Well I haven't had any individual snake for that long, but I have raised some hatchlings.. and they definitely mellow with age! I have never had a snake get more jumpy/aggressive. It's always the other way around.

[Brandon.O]

Same here, i had a very very nippy angry baby corn and with alot of gentle handling she has calmed down so much ! She very rarely throws a hissy fit.

and on the other hand i have this baby Sonoran gopher snake that is very calm and curious which makes me think that it also has something to do with the species of snake.

[TekWarren]

The last "old" ball I had, I kept for about 6yrs and he was close to two years when I got him. He went to a new home in a trade this summer for some other snakes. This guy had his days he would sometimes still be pretty grumpy.

[Mojo]

Yeah i have a male corn and the first week i had him he would nip and strike like crazy. i think its cause there just getting use to there new surrondings. My friends ball is just a hatchling and is very nippy but i also no ppl who have hatchlings that just like to relax...It all depends on the snake

[tsc]

I have a 6 year old ball, and he's very mellow, but he was never very nippy or easily agitated. We know each other very well now, it's kinda nice to be able to get into a routine with them

[Griggs2121]

i cant wait tell mine mellows out!. thanks for responding
i hope i get more replys n some details on older snakes. i kno you guys love your snakes, you must notice interesting stuff related to older age.

If you maintain handling for 15 minutes per day, you will see a drastic change in behavior. My female was very shy, and he snapped at me a couple of times because she was so scared. About a month of handling regularly it was like a different snake. She still is more head shy, and flinchy than my male, but she wont just huddle up in a ball, and I haven't seen her try to bite anybody in months.