Ball Python with a Nasty Attitude

[aff19802]

Time heals all wounds... Constant handling should do... hope you dont feed in her enclosure. if so consider changing...

[frankykeno]

Time heals all wounds... Constant handling should do... hope you dont feed in her enclosure. if so consider changing...

I'd have to disagree with you there. Constant handling of an already stressed and highly defensive snake is, I believe, more likely to freak it out. Regular handling sessions that are short, start and end well and follow a very consistent routine would be what I'd recommend. Also feeding in the enclosure has never been proven to cause a snake to strike at it's owner either in a defensive or feeding strike. Strikes can happen of course but feeding in the enclosure does not particularily up the chances of them. I feed 40 snakes from 3 different species in their enclosures. If your theory held true than I'd be awfully chewed up by now.

[cartman89]

Time heals all wounds... Constant handling should do... hope you dont feed in her enclosure. if so consider changing...

Why? Now I'm WAY confuse. Every says to feed in YOUR enclosure but you say do not?

[stratus_020202]

Why? Now I'm WAY confuse. Every says to feed in YOUR enclosure but you say do not?

It is just a personal preference. Do what works for you. I think handling before and after feeding gives you more of a chance being bit. I feed in my enclosures, and haven't been bit. They know you aren't a mouse. They aren't going to strike you because they think your food, unless they can smell it on you.

[k2l3d4]

I feed in the encosure with no issues as of yet.

[TheOtherLeadingBrand]

We feed in the enclosure. We have ten, soon to be 13! It would be too much to move them all. Plus, they are snippy when we arrive home with mice and rats... I would never touch them then, including to move them. Once they eat we leave them alone for a day or two, and they are fine. The snippy one is snippy no matter what, where, or when

[Faber]

Man, i just got a second snake, and a second aggressive ball python. All of my friends snakes would ball up and stay balled up a while into handling but not this one. he/she just hissed at me. I only had it for about 3 weeks and pet it every now and then to try to introduce it to me. Last night i had some friends over and told them it was nice and wasn't aggressive, and they held it and it was fine, but as soon as my hand goes in the tank it either hisses or gets ready to strike. WTF??