Obnoxious newbie questions.

[PorcelainxDoll]

If nervous! Not scared of picking up your snake then try a snake hook. Or do what I do gently rub it letting ot know your there andd then slowly place your hands at the parts off his body thhat his head is farthest from and slowly lift. I know how you feel Im not afraid of my bp but it does make me nervous to initially pick him up. Im like that with all amimal though an initial nervousness is NORMAL.

Now about feeding most bp ownerss prefer to feed ratts due to more nutrotional value. I would maybe try rat pups they have tons of nutrition and will help him grow. Then you can move up in size ifwhen needed.

[SRMD]

You need to find out his weight like everyone else said before feeding your BP you don't want to feed to little or to less, but i wouldn't recommend the snake hook.

The quicker you get use it picking him up the better just try and hide your nerves, there are many methods of picking up you can be slow and stroke him or just go in grab him get it over and done with simple

This forum is very helpful so any more questions just ask

[doganddisc]

Apparently a hamster bite is much worse then a BP bite haha (i have been bit by a hamster not my BP yet though) so you've nothing to be scared of!

if he does act aggressive towards you or anything like that... do not put him back straight away because then he will start to know that acting agressive towards you will make you leave him alone, so in a way be authorative but gentle

I have heard this about keeping him out even if he does bite- thank you. I definitely don't want to get him into that habit.

Since he has been so mellow thus far, is there a chance that he will stay that way his entire life? Do snakes have an "adolescent stage" when they become a little harder to handle (like dogs do)?

And I hate hamsters. I've been bitten by them before. I can't stand them.

Im like that with all amimal though an initial nervousness is NORMAL.

I tend to agree with this statement.

Now about feeding most bp ownerss prefer to feed ratts due to more nutrotional value. I would maybe try rat pups they have tons of nutrition and will help him grow. Then you can move up in size ifwhen needed.

Noted! Are african soft furs any better than regular rats? I will be breeding them come September and will have plenty available for the snake.

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You need to find out his weight like everyone else said before feeding your BP you don't want to feed to little or to less.

I put this in the first post but I think it was too buried in text. He weighs 254 grams

[SRMD]

so you need something that is around 38grams to feed your ball and ye ASF's are fine i am sure, make sure the rodent prey is not over 40 grams or under 35grams!

Here is some information about the weights of ASF's:
http://www.darwinsreptiles.com/feede...can-soft-furs/