handling- I screwed up

[KMG]

Yes, knowing the individual snake is paramount. Only one of my 7 balls has ever "reached out" for me. She does every time I open her tub. But that's what snake hooks are for.

That doesn't mean that I don't make sure my hands smell like soap before dealing with the others though.


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A snake hook for a Ball Python....you crack me up.

Im just kidding. Im just super stubborn. My younger Bloods were very snappy when I got them. They made me bleed on the daily. I never used gloves or a hook. After awhile they learned I didn't care about their little bites and started to tame down.

I also had a Biak GTP that was a terror. Now that snake was just the devil. Long sharp teeth and he loved to make me bleed and did it every time.

Don't let that lil Velcro mouthed Ball Python rule the snake room. Show him who is boss.

[Erikamc]

I know it wasn't food smell. I'm really good about that. I've had the corn longer, she gets fed first. I double bag the mice for defrosting (I find a single bag allows water to get in...). I drop her mouse in her feeding bin holding it with the inner bag, then wash my hands and put her in to feed. Take care of her maintenance and return her to her tank, wash my hands, put sterling into his bin and then pick up a mouse using tongs. I don't know why I decided he needed tongs. His first feeding attempt he didn't eat, he was close to shed though, which I didn't realize because he'd been with me a couple days, so I decided instead of laying the mouse down, I would use tongs. He seemed to expect the mouse to come from the air too, so maybe that is what he was used to? And no, not just one mouse, he gets two large mice. Yes I know he should be on rats, I just want to use up some of my mice ( I think I have 200 left...) and he has had zero problems with the feeding method. I know, I'll probably get bit at some point. I've had my corn a little over a year (also a rescue) and she's nailed me good once and grazed me once.

[Mangiapane85]

A snake hook for a Ball Python....you crack me up.

Im just kidding. Im just super stubborn. My younger Bloods were very snappy when I got them. They made me bleed on the daily. I never used gloves or a hook. After awhile they learned I didn't care about their little bites and started to tame down.

I also had a Biak GTP that was a terror. Now that snake was just the devil. Long sharp teeth and he loved to make me bleed and did it every time.

Don't let that lil Velcro mouthed Ball Python rule the snake room. Show him who is boss.

Well, she's gotten me a couple times. I'm aware that a 200 g BP bite doesn't hurt. And I'm not afraid of her, but I use the hook because i don't want her to think it's ok to bite and I don't want her injuring her mouth or teeth on me.

Hater.


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