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    Why blood pythons?

    I am thinking about getting a blood python or short tailed python in the future. Generally speaking, pythons are my favorite type of snake and I find bloods to be very beautiful, majestic animals.

    The only downside, as far as I'm concerned, might be their tendency to not move much at all. I would appreciate some input from you blood-keepers out there on this.

    Do they hide pretty much all the time as sub adults and adults? I'm a little bit concerned that it's going to be a snake that pretty much stays hidden and motionless for most of the time. My BP and dwarf burmese of course do this as well but they still move around and "show themselves". To me, it seems like most keepers of bloods are pretty happy with their snakes. Maybe some of you could try to explain what it is that makes them good pets?

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    My Bloods move the least out of all my snakes. They are officially pet rocks.

    As for hiding it could go either way. Sometimes they are in their hide, or maybe have their head and neck sticking out. May be under the newspaper, or may just be laying out for all the world to see. My male is in blue right now and just laying out and my big female has her head and neck out of her hide.

    What you need to be prepared for is a VERY heavy bodied snake that is VERY powerful. When they are in a bad mood you need to be able to handle them. My female is around 6ft and between 30-40 lbs. She can really be a handful if she wants to be.

    The other thing is when they go to the bathroom it's an event. You will swear a baby elephant stopped by. Even when my female simply urinates...... She floods the cage soaking the entire thing. It's ridiculous and a big difference from my other snakes.
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    Re: Why blood pythons?

    Quote Originally Posted by KMG View Post
    The other thing is when they go to the bathroom it's an event. You will swear a baby elephant stopped by. Even when my female simply urinates...... She floods the cage soaking the entire thing. It's ridiculous and a big difference from my other snakes.
    First I've ever heard of a snake's bowel movements being referred to as "an event" and "ridiculous." No wonder they aren't as popular as they potentially could be.
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    Re: Why blood pythons?

    Quote Originally Posted by Snagrio View Post
    First I've ever heard of a snake's bowl movements being referred to as "an event" and "ridiculous." No wonder they aren't as popular as they potentially could be.
    They are fairly easy to care for as they eat well and really do no require anything crazy as for care, other than a larger cage than some. The difficulty comes with their size and movements. I have a few other snakes that are longer and very strong but they are in another world. I am a big strong guy with good size hands but I can not wrap one hand around her like I can my others. Luckily she is usually a good girl but she has had her moments and I know if she wanted to truly give me hell she could in a big way.

    I do love them and I love their heavy build and personality but they are certainly not for everyone. That heavy build is what I liked and caught my attention to begin with. They are very "vocal" and like to huff, puff, and hiss. It is normal for them even on a good day.
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    Re: Why blood pythons?

    Quote Originally Posted by KMG View Post
    They are fairly easy to care for as they eat well and really do no require anything crazy as for care, other than a larger cage than some. The difficulty comes with their size and movements. I have a few other snakes that are longer and very strong but they are in another world. I am a big strong guy with good size hands but I can not wrap one hand around her like I can my others. Luckily she is usually a good girl but she has had her moments and I know if she wanted to truly give me hell she could in a big way.

    I do love them and I love their heavy build and personality but they are certainly not for everyone. That heavy build is what I liked and caught my attention to begin with. They are very "vocal" and like to huff, puff, and hiss. It is normal for them even on a good day.
    Ah. Can see why they were considered "bad" snakes back in the day before CB individuals became more widespread. The combination of an ornery predisposition, deceptive strength for their size and all around not doing much didn't do them any favors I'd imagine.

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    Re: Why blood pythons?

    I think this calls for some adult heavy blood pics.

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    Their propensity to not move around and be pet rocks is part of why I like them as pets, they are easy to keep happy in captivity. They are nice sized but not huge and if well bred get better looking with time along with calming down temperament wise which makes a nice lap snake for handling.

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    Re: Why blood pythons?

    Quote Originally Posted by Charles8088 View Post
    I think this calls for some adult heavy blood pics.

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    Agreed, would love to see every's animals!

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    Re: Why blood pythons?

    Quote Originally Posted by KMG View Post
    My Bloods move the least out of all my snakes. They are officially pet rocks.

    As for hiding it could go either way. Sometimes they are in their hide, or maybe have their head and neck sticking out. May be under the newspaper, or may just be laying out for all the world to see. My male is in blue right now and just laying out and my big female has her head and neck out of her hide.

    What you need to be prepared for is a VERY heavy bodied snake that is VERY powerful. When they are in a bad mood you need to be able to handle them. My female is around 6ft and between 30-40 lbs. She can really be a handful if she wants to be.

    The other thing is when they go to the bathroom it's an event. You will swear a baby elephant stopped by. Even when my female simply urinates...... She floods the cage soaking the entire thing. It's ridiculous and a big difference from my other snakes.
    I was aware of them taking few and huge dumps but the urinating... They seriously more or less flood the cage?!?

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    Re: Why blood pythons?

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    I was aware of them taking few and huge dumps but the urinating... They seriously more or less flood the cage?!?

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    Yes. Not many urinates. Just straight liquid urine. She will fill her 48x24 inch cage floor, soaking the paper from end to end.... Completely. Not a dry spot in the cage and I put extra paper in there because of the amount.

    With that I take her out and put her in a tub with about an inch of water and later wipe her down to clean her off. I do this while I clean the cage. So both are clean.

    My male is not nearly as bad but he's also not nearly her size.
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