Evil Baby Snake

[Valentine Pirate]

Hahahaha! Oh man, my little mojave was just chilling out in my coat sleeve, and I happened to be talking to a friend about all the funny python poop stories I heard. Guess what he did about five seconds after that? Can only say that I was laughing my a** off while trying to clean out my coat and put him back into the tub

[loonunit]

Yeah, I've had a couple baby snakes that were hissers, a couple that were biters, and a couple that would try to pee on me every chance they got. My rule--for biters and pissers in particular--is that they DO NOT get to go back in the cage right away if they behave badly. They DO NOT get to learn that crapping on my clothes or chewing on my thumb is a way to get what they want. Oh, no--what they get is a nice, lukewarm BATH. And then they get to hang out for another half hour with me while I do my laundry and clean up all the stains.

...but in general, it's a nervous young ball python thing. They don't all do it, but it is pretty common. Handle him a couple times a week for a few minutes each, take appropriate precautions (like checking his butt for "The Bulge" and being ready for him to try to spray you in the first couple minutes), keep feeding him plenty, and let him have lots of privacy on his off days. And have patience--they pretty much all grow out of it in the first year.

(And at least he's not a biter? Biting babies don't stink up your bed, true, but it really does get old after 6 months.) (Actually, I think the hard-core hissers are hysterical--but it does seem to go with the "defensive" peeing pretty often.)

[Valentine Pirate]

(Actually, I think the hard-core hissers are hysterical--but it does seem to go with the "defensive" peeing pretty often.)

It's hilarious! My pastel girl hisses every time I get her out, but at this point it's almost a greeting noise rather than defensive for all she does about it. Cracks me up

[tsealock]

My little het albino male is very tame but last night he peed or let some clear fluid out on me all over my hands

Funny that the culprit was my het albino male too!

[DellaF]

Hubby and I both have been crapped on. Stinky