How to handle desert Baby Ball

[r.rose89]

Hello, I have a two month old desert ball female, she is my first young bp i have had. shes had 3 meals so far and ive had her for about two weeks.
I have watched videos and have tried some of the tips on here and she still strikes at me over and over, she doesnt ball up, should i just try to feed her and leave her be or keep trying to handle her?
I have her set up with a hide and her tank covered on three sides in a low traffic area.

I have pics of her but havent figured out how to get them on here yet.

[Daybreaker]

Can you explain your setup more? What are the temps, what are you measuring them with, how big is the tank, etc

Pics would help: upload them to photobucket then paste the IMG code here.

[Andybill]

Do you have a thermostat for that UTH? If not get one ASAP. Hot spot should be about 90 with a cool side about 80. Check this out for reference:

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...s%29-Caresheet

She could be a bit irritable because of temp issues. How old is she? Babies are nippy and take some time to get used to the handling...

[hypnotixdmp]

Can we see pix just to see them?

[HerpsForDerps]

Justin Kobylka also has a wonderful video in his Pro Tips that shows how to handle nippy babies should she still decide to be a bit touchy. I'm not entirely sure how to link on my phone but you may want to check it out on YouTube. Best of luck .

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[Madkatter]

I have 1 male hatchling left out of 7. All I can say about the Desert is that they are a more aggressive ball python. My adult male has calmed down a bit since breeding has ended but I still would not stick my hand in his face. The hatchling I have strikes from the time you open his container, until you put him back. He is in the rack right next to a normal female clutch mate who is as calm as can be. Every last hatchling I had, had the same philosophy. Strike first and strike often. It's as if they are born thinking you owe them money. You have to be on your toes with them. I find that once you pick them up, keep the head pointed away from you and they will calm down a bit.