Clyde feeding

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How is that snake not falling? i have to watch mine very closely when i have her out. I catch her trying to fall off my arm all the time. She's a lot smaller though. Maybe she'll get better coordination as she gets older. I still get worried when she's climbing around. I even lowered the branches in her cage. lol.

[STORMS]

hes actually dangling from a bar on a computer desk. he does kinda remind me of a bat

WOW! Just WOW!

[southernboagurl]

Lol, neat feeding pics

[CWalker]

Cool pics!

[BanditNClyde]

How is that snake not falling? i have to watch mine very closely when i have her out. I catch her trying to fall off my arm all the time. She's a lot smaller though. Maybe she'll get better coordination as she gets older. I still get worried when she's climbing around. I even lowered the branches in her cage. lol.

he LOVES to climb on stuff when he has the chance. he likes to dangle off of things too. i wish i got a picture but he was trying to climb up the cabinet area below one of the other tanks. he was holding himself up by this tail and was perfectly vertical my other ball bandit loves to climb on things as well and grips sooo freaking tight. i guess i got some climbers!

[Nate]

I've had some of my snakes come right out of the tub and strike & coil...half their body dangling out while they're constricting.... he's not gonna fall...he has a pretty damn good grip from what I can feel.

...Lets not make a mountain mmk?

[demonicchild]

Wow, people. This is sad.
Must you all attack her? Yes, its not exactly safe for the snake, but that is all you need to say. A simple, "Your snake can be seriously injured this way. Please consider being more responsible" would suffice.

[JLC]

Wow, people. This is sad.
Must you all attack her? Yes, its not exactly safe for the snake, but that is all you need to say. A simple, "Your snake can be seriously injured this way. Please consider being more responsible" would suffice.

I agree with this 100%. I'm afraid some of these sorts of threads are starting to make BP.net look like any other forum out there....with a bunch of cliquish know-it-alls who beat people over the head with their superior knowledge and experience....rather than trying to be a little nice and actually HELPING someone.

A simple post of "There are risks involved in feeding that way...here's what could happen" will get the point across VERY well without making the member put up defensive walls that keep them from learning anything.

No one here is "better" than anyone else...I don't care how much experience or knowledge you have. We've ALL made mistakes and we were ALL new at this at some point or another and we're ALL still learning. At least, those with an ounce of wisdom in their brains are still learning and growing. Those who think they know all they need to know and will never make a mistake in animal husbandry...well, I just hope when the day comes you need a bit of compassionate schooling, you get it.

[BanditNClyde]

thank you all for those who are backing me up. i know it wasnt the best way of feeding but i failed to mention which was my fault that i couldnt get him off it. he kept gripping tighter and tighter everytime i tried to get him and he needed to eat and i didnt want to stress him too much so that seemed at that moment the best thing to do. he struck it and coiled right up while hanging. he had a good portion of his tail and back side supporting him too. im not saying it was the best thing to do but at the moment it seemed like the best idea. as soon as he ate he climbed back up and then crawled down and then put him back in his tank and then he went to sleep. i respect everyones opinions but if youre trying to get a point across you dont have to be so rude about it there is a better way of going about things

[demonicchild]

I agree with this 100%. I'm afraid some of these sorts of threads are starting to make BP.net look like any other forum out there....with a bunch of cliquish know-it-alls who beat people over the head with their superior knowledge and experience....rather than trying to be a little nice and actually HELPING someone.

A simple post of "There are risks involved in feeding that way...here's what could happen" will get the point across VERY well without making the member put up defensive walls that keep them from learning anything.

No one here is "better" than anyone else...I don't care how much experience or knowledge you have. We've ALL made mistakes and we were ALL new at this at some point or another and we're ALL still learning. At least, those with an ounce of wisdom in their brains are still learning and growing. Those who think they know all they need to know and will never make a mistake in animal husbandry...well, I just hope when the day comes you need a bit of compassionate schooling, you get it.

Thank you.
And BanditNClyde, it is very mature of you to handle all this without fighting back.