My snake tried to bite me

[CruelHerbie]

Leave him alone for a week or so, maybe two. Eventually, you'll have to brave the S position to pick him up. And always remember a BP that remains in his hide and doesn't come out a lot is usually a very content bp.

[littleindiangirl]

I keep hearing people say that Ball pythons can't feel love or affection and quite honestly I think its a whole bunch of balderdash. they may not feel "love" but they most certainly need to feel like they can trust you. Leave your new buddy completely alone ( its the hardest part of owning your ball python in my opinion) for about at least a week. As for names I always go to baby name sites for my pets!

Trust does not equal love or affection. Honestly... how do you not get that?

[littleindiangirl]

Scales:

Wait a week, or ask your mom to buy you an under tank heater and thermostat. Then you dont have to deal with a high electricty + humidity sucking lamp.

[Scales]

Well, he didn't acually eat he just looked at the food. Is there such thing as a 'bad mouse'? Also, I just got my Green belt- Blue Stripe in Tae-kwon-do. 5 more belts until a black belt.

[frankykeno]

My two fires which are the youngest/smallest bp's I have still dont care for me. All the advice given above is perfect, give him time and all will be good. Persistance is the key, my wife and I have been married 8 years and she will still strike at me when I do something wrong or not hand over my money fast enough, I usually just refill her drink, give her the remote, hand her a hundred and come back a week later...works everytime!!

I keep hearing people say that Ball pythons can't feel love or affection and quite honestly I think its a whole bunch of balderdash. they may not feel "love" but they most certainly need to feel like they can trust you. Leave your new buddy completely alone ( its the hardest part of owning your ball python in my opinion) for about at least a week. As for names I always go to baby name sites for my pets!

I think in the end it doesn't really matter what they feel since we humans can't know or judge that other than based on our own human experience and lord knows but we humans sure have messy emotions don't we. I think the snakes probably don't need that at all LOL. As long as we have those emotions though and can use them to care about a creature's wellbeing then I think that creature will have a great life, albeit one secret to us in many ways.

One other thing to remember when it comes to wearing gloves and so forth. if you start wearing gloves when you handle your pet, it will quickly associate the smell of those gloves with you. Should you get him or her trained to be handled with gloves and then you forget one day to put them on for wahtever reason, the different scent may provoke a defensive response from your pet and you might risk being struck at again. the key is to try to get your pet used to YOUR scent so it knows you and can relax around you. By confusing it with different scents you will have a much harder time gaining your pet's confidence and trust. Just some food for thought.

I can't say I've had that experience when using gloves but then I just use a thicker pair of gardening gloves that likely do not have much of a scent to them. Since they spend more time laying in a drawer in the snake room they probably smell more like that room than me.

Ahhh!!! I was misting Scales' cage when- BOOM!!!!! The light in the heater lamp exploded, almost right above him! It sounded like a big pop and then smoke started rising from the lamp. I looked at the shattered glass and a part of it was yellow. I'm guessing it was from being on the top of the cage. I called my mom and she said she would buy a 60watt and something to hold the lamp. The only thing is, Scales looks angry. And I don't mean just a , he looks like a . He is pulling back like he's about to strike. Oh, and, don't worry, i cleaned the glass out of the cage and neither of us were hurt. Either way, how long until I do anything with him? I am uploading pic now.

Oh nasty! Glad you and the snake weren't hurt. Definitely look at going with an UTH (flexwatt or the like). I'd pull back too if something burst in my face and rained down glass on me. Don't worry and just let Scales be for a few days to calm down.

Well, he didn't acually eat he just looked at the food. Is there such thing as a 'bad mouse'? Also, I just got my Green belt- Blue Stripe in Tae-kwon-do. 5 more belts until a black belt.

Well that depends. Was it an f/t mouse? Was it properly stored in the freezer, defrosted and warmed up to the right temps? Was it live? Well fed, well hydrated, that sort of thing?

[Scales]

It was about a inch long not including the tail and a bit more than 1 cm. wide. Its stomach looked a bit deflated. We had it stored in the freezer, defrosted it, brought it to room tempeture, and he didn't eat it. I read that they might not eat at first and the guy who helped us get the stuff for the cage said he might not eat for 3 weeks. Also, I'm thinking about getting a auto-mister or whatever they're called

[Kevin_Hornby]

The auto-misters are great, you'll love them. And getting bit by your snake is the greatest thing. I got bit for the first time like 2 weeks ago and it relieves so much fear heh. It feels like someone shot you with an elastic band kind of.

[Ponthieux]

Trust does not equal love or affection. Honestly... how do you not get that?

if you don't have anything nice to say....

[littleindiangirl]

if you don't have anything nice to say....

Edit:

No no no, this reply is MUCH better.

ignorant is reading all 17 pages and then whining about how terrible it was for you. get over yourself.

Get over yourself?

[Ponthieux]

wow. guess i should have used a ridiculous smiley so that those whose social skills have been replace by "forum skills" can ascertain what is a joke and what is not. take a deep breath and unwad your undergarments, as it will be difficult to climb back up on your high horse with them in their current state. jeez...