Wtf is wrong with you?!

[Herpenthusiast3]

So last night my spider ball python decided to take a long drink after eating a couple of soft furs. I switched off the light and went to bed.

When I woke up today, she was in the exact same position, with her head resting inside the water dish. I knew that she must be dead. I felt absolute shock and panic. She is supposed to be laying eggs for me this season, I've had her for three years without issues and then she dies for no reason?!

I went to open her tub, and she jolted awake and coiled back like I was just a complete jerk for startling her like that. WTF?

Has your ball python ever scared you into thinking it was dead? On a side note, WHY would a ball python sleep all stretched out with their FACE IN THEIR WATER DISH for HOURS?

Just last night my BP slide sideways while crawling against the glass and fell in his water dish. His head was underwater sideways and his body was curled over the top of him. And he just sat there. I started panicking because the position his head was in while submersed under water and his sudden lack of movement made me think he was dead. when I opened the enclosure and touched him he waited like 2 seconds to quickley hop out of the water and act like nothing happend except my intrusion. :/ weird behavior.

[MorphMaster]

Hmm. My spider doesn't do that. Now I'm the weird one lol!

[angllady2]

See, this kind of thing is exactly why I could never get in to the spider gene. My weak heart couldn't take stuff like this happening on a regular basis. I'd open a tub and see that, and I'd be the one dead on the floor.

Gale

[Burzurk]

Lol crazy story ! that is so strange i am glad your bp is sill alive

[meowmeowkazoo]

See, this kind of thing is exactly why I could never get in to the spider gene. My weak heart couldn't take stuff like this happening on a regular basis. I'd open a tub and see that, and I'd be the one dead on the floor.

Gale

The things that they don't tell you when you buy spiders, LOL.

[Kaorte]

See, this kind of thing is exactly why I could never get in to the spider gene. My weak heart couldn't take stuff like this happening on a regular basis. I'd open a tub and see that, and I'd be the one dead on the floor.

Gale

I have four snakes with the spider gene and I have never seen anything this severe. Just a slight wobble when feeding. Maybe i am just lucky

[Marrissa]

See, this kind of thing is exactly why I could never get in to the spider gene. My weak heart couldn't take stuff like this happening on a regular basis. I'd open a tub and see that, and I'd be the one dead on the floor.

Gale

Same. I just couldn't do it. I'd feel bad.

[xFenrir]

We had a waterfall in my girls' tank for the longest time; she would climb up to the top, then sloooowly bend over backwards and fall off. NO idea why she did it. And she'd go right back up and do it again! She loved doing backbends... That was the only sign of her "wobble" I ever saw, besides her little excited head shake when she smelled rodents.

She'd also stuff herself behind the waterfall until we filled the space up with paper towels. One time we left the bottom part off and she went INSIDE it! It was actually really funny because the inside is hollow, so her unhappy huff and puffs were amplified like she was in a cave.



Needless to say, no more waterfalls.

[MorbidWolfess]

Now I want a spider... Salem knows how to give kisses (Bumps your face with his nose), Shilo knows how to Shake (When you touch his tail, granted he wasn't sleeping, he will wrap around it.) Now I need a spider that plays dead! :>

[Evildrdee]

I thought mine was bad. That little baby takes the special ribbon. Would have freaked me out bad to see that!