Quote Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons View Post
I think you should take a look at the care sheets too. You have much to learn young grasshopper

1. No you should NEVER handle a snake when first buying it. They need accumulation periods to adjust ot the new smells.

2. Feed in the enclosure, moving from one cage to another is enough to cause refusals. Feeding in their home is enough to keep them relaxed and comfortable to eat.3

3.Size of the cage makes HUGE sense, ball pythons are not free roaming snakes in the wild of Africa. They live in SMALL tight holes like termite mounds in the ground. They barely come out and spend 80%+ of their life hiding.

4. 4 weeks is nothing to make a vet trip for, seriously what kind of advice is this. Sounds like a petco employee

1) Where did you get your D.V.M at???? You can read a care sheet guide great for you young grasshopper.... It is guide only... I have handled my pythons from DAY 1 and I am pretty sure my pythons have been taken care of better than most exotic pets.

2) There is a debate on where to feed your snake. Some people think that by feeding in their cages it will increase the chance of the python attempting to strike when we put our hands inside of the cages. There is also the change of the snake getting their bedding caught inside their mouths when feeding for the people who do not use news papers.

3) Tell me this.... Where is your study to prove this young grasshopper? Have you ever put a micro chip inside a wild python and followed it? OOOOH yes you read it online so you must at lease have a high school education... Having a smaller cages make no sense in less your only breeding the animal.... Which than they are no longer pets.. No matter what anyone says. Their living conditions are less than desirable.... We should put the breeders in the same conditions and see how they like it...

4) When you have a young python that is not eating you should take it to the VET... When you have an older python it is not that big of a deal. You must remember he also said he did not eat at the pet store... The python needs to be checked out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!