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    Re: Strength & Balance

    Quote Originally Posted by redshepherd View Post
    No, it is normal for a docile snake to be "limp" or relaxed when being picked up, as long as their head is not limp.

    Only very nervous snakes would tense up or wrap themselves into a ball.
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    Head doesn’t go limp.
    Does that mean he’s ok?

    Only wraps himself up in a ball when I have take him out for cleaning. Which I do during the day.


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    Re: Strength & Balance

    Quote Originally Posted by MuicyJelon View Post
    ?
    Head doesn’t go limp.
    Does that mean he’s ok?

    Only wraps himself up in a ball when I have take him out for cleaning. Which I do during the day.


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    Yes he is fine. I just meant that Jellybeans comment was not accurate. It's not unusual for a ball python to not tense up if they're used to being handled or just have relaxed personalities, especially adults.
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    But you mentioned when you go to pick him up he feels limp in your hand and doesn't tense up that's a bit unusual for a snake
    What morph is he?

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    Re: Strength & Balance

    Quote Originally Posted by redshepherd View Post
    Yes he is fine. I just meant that Jellybeans comment was not accurate. It's not unusual for a ball python to not tense up if they're used to being handled or just have relaxed personalities, especially adults.
    Thanks. Nearly panicking then.
    I try to get him out as much as I can without stressing him out.
    & Apart from the day I got him he hasn’t struck at me since which was last February. So nearly a year .
    If you’re wondering how old he is, he’s around one an a half maybe older by a month or two.


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