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[dorado29]

how often do you handle your ball python? also, what do you use for substrate?

[Freakie_frog]

I handle every week for a few minutes each and I use newpaper for substrate.

[JLC]

I handle her about once a week...anywhere from 5 minutes to about 20 minutes. And I use unprinted newspaper (newsprint) for substrate. Works great.

[pythontricker]

i Handle both of my for at least 4 hours a day. i do this religiously. i dont hold them for 4 hours strait though. that would stress them out alot. and i dont hold them a day after they feed either. i use carefresh bedding for both of them. not the carefresh ultra though. it smells really bad and looks like theyre crawling aroung in popcorn. i just use the normal brown carefresh. it looks natural and smells really nice. hope this helps.

[MeMe]

i Handle both of my for at least 4 hours a day. i do this religiously. i dont hold them for 4 hours strait though. that would stress them out alot.

are you serious?

Why would you feel that it is necessary to hold your ball python that often?

that would stress them out alot.

handling them every day four hours a day will stress them out.

hope this helps..

I just don't see how.

[pythontricker]

i was exadurating more like an hour. sorry!

[Sunny1]

With my two girls, I handle each of them a couple of times a week the newer one I handle for about 5 or so minutes the older one a bit longer.
As far as substrate, in my newer girls tub I use newspaper but in the tanks I try to normally go with cypress mulch, but sometime the petstore does not have it in so then I would go with either the bigger chunks of coconut bark or reptibark.

[MeMe]

i was exadurating more like an hour. sorry!

still...that is alot.

You really only need to handle your balls when you are cleaning their enclosures or for a few minutes...like Judy said about 20 minutes.

just sayin'




also...I use newsprint.

[pythontricker]

its so hard to not keep my hands off of them though!

[pythontricker]

tthe care sheet i got from petco says 2 hours at the least.