Apollo is not being a good boy and he looks pink.

[Bogertophis]

Do you have a specific breeder or snake owner that YouTube’s that you prefer? I’ve been watching videos but everything is so conflicting. For example, I just watched a video that said you should grab them as quick as possible. Also do you feed inside or outside the enclosure bc that’s another one that I see a lot of conflicting information on.


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I've kept a lot of snakes for a LOT of years...since well before YouTube, lol. Don't believe much of what you see on YouTube...many try to impress for ratings & their
own "15 minutes of fame". So no, sorry...I watch very few YouTubes, I learned by doing. I don't like bites either, not only because they're a (little) ouch, but be-
cause it means I failed & scared my pet. Better to slow down & communicate...they aren't stupid, they do learn, & scaring them isn't helpful in the long run. I rarely
get bites, I've taken many snakes to "meet & greet" the public for education, & I've never had one of my snakes try to bite anyone, ever. They're goodwill ambassadors.

And I ALWAYS feed inside a snake's enclosure...that one's been around forever & it's all wrong. There are plenty of ways to signal to a snake that you aren't going to
feed it..."hook training" is one way (& most here prefer that), though personally for my snakes, I blow air across my hand thru the vented top so they get my scent...
they back off immediately (as if to say "Yuck! you're not what I ordered, I wanted a rat!"). The problems with feeding in another cage are (1) a hungry snake is ready
to bite the first thing coming their way before they eat, but afterwards too! Some stay in "feed mode" for hours or even a day or two. (2) many snakes are shy feeders
and when you handle them, even just to put them in another place to feed, some will NOT eat BECAUSE you handled them; & (3) handling a snake that just ate may also
cause it to hurl what it just ate...it's stressful, even if you manage not to get bit. BPs stay a nice size & aren't that feisty, compared to some other snakes that are really
dangerous to try to handle to put in another cage, & then later to return them; BPs are more likely to just refuse to eat...they are ambush-predators, meaning they like
to lay in wait where they feel secure, until clueless prey happens to pass by them, close enough to grab. They're fussy eaters, better to stick with good habits for them.