Quote Originally Posted by snakeluvr#3 View Post
Oh forgot to tell mine did do a short hiss at me but quickly stopped. I am now nervous about him biting me he is still new and still settling in but I had to move over a bit to adjust thermometer probe ill tell ya I was really nervous heart pounding this is my first ball I'm use to my lil corns but I just tried to calm down and have confidence idk if he knew or not how nervous unwashed after hearing him hiss at me earlier but this time when I went to move him no hiss and Thnk god no strike he actually just was moving along my hand
Awe, no need to be nervous, they really can't hurt you. Finding that confidence with snakes can be difficult when you are unfamiliar with the species. I way pretty much in your boat the first few weeks I had my girl. I had caught gopher snakes and king snakes as a kid, but ball pythons were new to me. I think they can definitely tell when you are nervous. Just be firm, but gentle. Don't put your hand near them and hesitate, that just gives them a reason to feel threatened and bite. If you just reach in and grab them, they learn you won't hurt them. Snakes aren't affectionate creatures, they are instinctual, which means everything in their environment is evaluated in terms of survival: Can I eat it? Can it eat me? Can I hide under it?