Ball Python Quirks? (For Fun)

[dadofsix]

Loki gets excited as soon as he smells the rat. He'll come out of his hide and start nudging the top the of tank. Though! I will get the tongs and open the tank, and Loki then start like coming out of his house. (Even though I hold the rat in the tank) It looks like he looks at my arm but I hold the rat by the tail, so it isn't near me. It gets a little startling at times.
Never been bitten by him though

You may want to consider getting long feeding tweezers or feeding tongs to hold the rat with when introducing it to your snake. If you're holding the rat by the tail you have rat scent on you. If your hand is a wee bit warmer than the rat . . . kapow!!!

It doesn't really hurt -- it's more startling than anything. And it's happened to a lot of us on this forum. But the danger can be minimized by NOT using your hands to present food to your snake.

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