Wiggles, the Children's Python

[Homebody]

After a big meal, Wiggles just likes to Netflix and chill. I open up Wiggles's enclosure for about an hour daily. Usually, he'll leave the enclosure to explore my living room. He stopped going into the forbidden gap (post #59) and now he climbs out the top of his enclosure. He climbs along the window sill taking in the sights and smells through the window, climbs down my son's telescope, up the end table and onto the couch. At that point, i have to collect him, because he's no longer allowed on the couch. My wife thinks she found a turd there. I'll handle him for a few minutes before he climbs off me and onto my rocking chair. When the hour's up, I gather him up and return him to his enclosure. The day or two after a meal, though, he's often content to just rest his head on the threshold of his enclosure and take in the fresh air.

[Homebody]

I hate it when Wiggles is in shed. While he's normally very active and engaging, sometime too much so, when he's shedding he disappears and doesn't reappear 'til he'd done. This time he checked out for a whole week. I still opened his enclosure nightly, but he wouldn't come out. Every couple days, I'd give him a poke just to make sure he was still alive.

My daughter's boyfriend came over for dinner for the first time yesterday. He really wanted to meet Wiggles, but Wiggles would have none of it. Of course, today he shed. I'm just glad to have my friend back.

[Bogertophis]

...I hate it when Wiggles is in shed.....when he's shedding he disappears and doesn't reappear 'til he'd done....

The "solution" is getting more snakes-

[Homebody]

The "solution" is getting more snakes-

If I got another snake, he'd have to be a real potato. When Wiggles isn't in shed, he wears me out.

[Bogertophis]

If I got another snake, he'd have to be a real potato. When Wiggles isn't in shed, he wears me out.

THAT little snake???

[Homebody]

THAT little snake???

Oh, yeah. He always begging to come out. He spends an hour out every day. On weekends, sometimes a couple times a day. He spent an hour out earlier. What's he doing now? Begging to come out.

[EL-Ziggy]

I hate it when Wiggles is in shed. While he's normally very active and engaging, sometime too much so, when he's shedding he disappears and doesn't reappear 'til he'd done. This time he checked out for a whole week. I still opened his enclosure nightly, but he wouldn't come out. Every couple days, I'd give him a poke just to make sure he was still alive.

My daughter's boyfriend came over for dinner for the first time yesterday. He really wanted to meet Wiggles, but Wiggles would have none of it. Of course, today he shed. I'm just glad to have my friend back.

I can relate. I also miss seeing/handling my snakes when they're in shed, which typically lasts 10-14 days from start to finish. Luckily, I have a few other critters to compensate for their absence. I didn't know Children's pythons were so active. Most of my snakes are pretty sedentary. They're usually only active at night and when they're hungry.

[Bogertophis]

Oh, yeah. He always begging to come out. He spends an hour out every day. On weekends, sometimes a couple times a day. He spent an hour out earlier. What's he doing now? Begging to come out.

He knows a pushover when he sees one.

[Homebody]

I didn't know Children's pythons were so active. Most of my snakes are pretty sedentary. They're usually only active at night and when they're hungry.

Same here. Just in Wiggles's case "at night" and "when...hungry" covers 20 out of every 24 hours. He's not always surfing the glass, but if I open the enclosure, he'll take the opportunity to come out and explore.

[Homebody]

He knows a pushover when he sees one.

Right you are! You know I let him out for another hour. How can you say no when they want to do something that's good for them?