adopted a ball python new here a bit scared

[wispurs]

Please go get yourself a puppy, or a kitty, or a bunny, or some other fuzzy mammal that is capable of wanting attention from a human so that your loving nature is not wasted on a cold-blooded, uncaring, reptile.

How about you guys get over the fact that my snake loves me and your snakes dont love you.

I dont understand why you think there is no way i could be right, yet expect me to believe it is 100% incapable of wanting attention when im the one here with the snake watching its behavior. I think you have control issues.

somehow you think that it would be better for me to abandon my OBVIOUSLY very happy snake for a dog or cat just because YOU dont agree that he is enjoying himself. rather than being ecstatic that he is actually happy.

What kind of logic is that?

[luckycharm318]

How about you guys get over the fact that my snake loves me and your snakes dont love you.

I dont understand why you think there is no way i could be right, yet expect me to believe it is 100% incapable of wanting attention when im the one here with the snake watching its behavior. I think you have control issues.

somehow you think that it would be better for me to abandon my OBVIOUSLY very happy snake for a dog or cat just because YOU dont agree that he is enjoying himself. rather than being ecstatic that he is actually happy.

What kind of logic is that?

The type of logic that is correct.

[wispurs]

The type of logic that is correct.

(somehow you think that it would be better for me to abandon my OBVIOUSLY very happy snake for a dog or cat just because YOU dont agree that he is enjoying himself. Rather than being ecstatic that he is actually happy.

What kind of logic is that?)

"The type of logic that is correct."

ok, you are useless and a horrible person, i dont want your advice.

[luckycharm318]

(somehow you think that it would be better for me to abandon my OBVIOUSLY very happy snake for a dog or cat just because YOU dont agree that he is enjoying himself. Rather than being ecstatic that he is actually happy.

What kind of logic is that?)

"The type of logic that is correct."

ok, you are useless and a horrible person, i dont want your advice.

You don't need to abandon "BB," I'm sure you could find someone on this site close to you that would offer to take him in if you are not feeling confident.

I think you two are feeling quite confident though. However I also think that your new found confidence in owning your snake will be short lived.

Continued and excessive handling that you believe your snake enjoys, may very well stress out your snake and cause him not to eat for you anymore.

When that happens, you will either not ask for advice thinking you can handle it on your own, which after long enough may be detrimental to your snake. Or you will come back for advice, and I'm sure some people here will attempt to give you some advice again, but others may remember this thread and how well trying to give you advice went in the past. If you do not agree with someone else's opinion, you might try being a bit more polite about it. Though you really should listen to the good advice that you are given, as many of the people on this site have much more experience than you do.

Just because this is the internet, does not mean that you get to be snotty to someone just because you cannot see them, and they cannot see you. Insulting other users and the entire forum at that, will not get you far either, and people already are not taking you seriously because of your lack of nettiquete. Asking for advice, then tossing it out and calling it incorrect and insulting the person who gave you the advice you asked for, then asking another question will not earn you any respect, and it may keep people from even attempting to advise you when you ask for help in the future. Please keep this in mind while you are typing out further posts. If you feel like you cannot respond in a civil and respectful manner, log out, cool down, and come back when you have better gathered your thoughts and can respond in a non-inflammatory manner.

[WingedWolfPsion]

Ball pythons also don't get depressed--only stressed.

A ball python that has just eaten wants to be left alone in a nice warm place so that it can properly digest its meal. Handling and stress interfere with digestion.

Hiding its head is a defensive gesture. That's what ball pythons do--it's why they are called ball pythons. They ball up and hide their head when they feel threatened.

Learn to respect your ball python's moods and needs. Even if it is USUALLY ok with handling, it's better for the snake if you leave it alone for a day after it eats, and DEFINITELY leave it alone when it's opaque (getting ready to shed)--handling during that time can damage the new skin forming underneath the old one, and you don't want to harm your snake, do you? Shedding ball pythons look miserable, by the way--they hide out over the heat continuously, and rarely move, and they can be irritable and snap because they can't see.

If the snake hisses at you, snaps at you, flees, or balls up and hides its head--let it be. Sometimes my snakes are ok with handling, and sometimes they really want to be left alone, and that's the best way they have of letting us know they're not in the mood.

Also, always be aware of the fact that your snake has poor vision. It recognizes you more by scent than by sight. If you come up on it quickly, you may startle it, and be bitten, because it didn't recognize you immediately.

Obviously no one is going to convince you that the snake doesn't love you, but perhaps one day you will finish your education, take some science classes, etc, and realize that those parts of the brain aren't there in a snake. It's not mysterious at all. Incapable is just that--the hardware necessary for love isn't there. It's like insisting that a bird with no feathers can fly.

[Danounet]

This is one long thread about nothing now...

Obiously these Girls, asuming they are real people... are clearly not gonna take your advise. Stop bringing this thread back up.

It was funny to a point, but It's just sad now...

[Raptor]

Is it bad that I laughed all the way through this?

The live feeding and karma thing made me laugh the most.

Edit: Why is it that I want to think that these two are animal rights people?

[blackcrystal22]

Is it bad that I laughed all the way through this?

The live feeding and karma thing made me laugh the most.

Edit: Why is it that I want to think that these two are animal rights people?

It's possible they're PETA activists.
Or better yet, HSUS.

[Ryu]

hey now i just completed tom's (my snake) tank about 2 weeks ago and he hasnt tried to escape from it a single time as opposed to every night before i finished it, so i know hes very content with his new environment. with that said, i wish my snake could like me as much as his new tank but if i were to give him and the tank to someone else, he would still be content with his tank and not miss me at all even though i'm the one who spent my hard earned money on him instead of myself. in other words your snake would act more or less the same no matter who is taking care of it

[exotica0095]

how about u 2 mind ur own business and not tell her what she can and can't have?