Ball python spazzing out during the day

[ladywhipple02]

It was me that posted about a second snake - that was a mistake based on the name of another thread you had started about a plush ball python. I apologize for that.

Folks here are passionate. Sometimes it comes across as harsh. We are not attacking you. If you consider it an attack, it's because you're defensive. Defensiveness comes from being bullish, from not wanting to take advice being given or see yourself in a critical light. It's time to stop being defensive, time to take a look in the mirror and start making changes.

You don't want to stress him out, yet you were moving him around and holding him down and messing with everything before finally moving him to another room. He's already stressed out. Might as well fix it all NOW. But okay... maybe you took that advice to leave him alone so I'll drop that one. You also claim that this snake is your world, that you love him more than anything, yet driving 3.5 hours to a vet is more than you can do? Putting a vet bill on a credit card to make sure your animal is more than you can do?

And that comment about work... We all work. We all make time for what's important.

[Gocntry]

I don't have all the money in the world, to get Crowley a new hide for his size would cost me over $100 each

Not bashing, hopefully some helpful advice..... a new hide for 100.00 is Nuts, I know your in Canada and I'm in the US but I use these

https://www.reptilebasics.com/hide-boxes

Cheap plastic black boxes, with the offset entrance about $10.00 US each for the largest ones I have, I house 4 BP's, A Corn Snake And a Boa Constrictor In these

They all use them, 1 on the hot side, 1 on the cold size, There is no way a snake cares about a fancy hide, they just want a place to feel secure.

I'm sure you can find a version of these online some where in Canada.

And each time you change one thing, the snake has to adjust and reset, Changing Everything at one time and letting them adjust and reset is easier (my opinion)

than having to adjust each time one thing is changed, so doing all the changes at once my make it easier on your snake.

[dr del]

Last few posts are moving in a better direction but please remember to be kind - bashing threads get locked and some of the posts in this thread made me want to do just that.

[Danger noodles]

the Op said to watch her vids so I hope this is ok to post but by what she says in this video yeah he was 100% stressed by being in this room with this bird. That’s all that’s in the room. So moving him was 100% the best thing to do!! Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xgPVjucWd2E

[303_enfield]

The hides would be fine WHEN YOU TAKE THE BEDS OUT OF THEM!


Good luck!

[Danger noodles]

The hides would be fine WHEN YOU TAKE THE BEDS OUT OF THEM!


Good luck!

Why u yelling lol

[Danger noodles]

Bird meets snake.

Its best to never do this either. If I remember correctly this is about when u said the python stopped eating. Doing this to a snake can really freak him out to where he won’t eat.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AbHBpwrQAAM

Now that he is away from the bird I bet he will eat in a month after he has re- acclimated

[Danger noodles]

I want to see this thread updated when Crowley eats his first rat!!

[303_enfield]

I found the thread about your snake: https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...ression-thread

You had him for six years an didn't think the bird was causing the new problem. I'll bet he'll be fine now. The only other thing I didn't like reading in the other thread was you try to feed him two rats at once. Smaller meals are fine just offer the smaller meal more often ( seven days instead of ten).

As for the snake having his own room an you having to open the door slowly. Put a sweep on the door (10 beaver bucks) or build a curb the snake can't climb over. That way the snake won't get hurt or escape.

Good luck!

[Danger noodles]

I found the thread about your snake: https://ball-pythons.net/forums/show...ression-thread

You had him for six years an didn't think the bird was causing the new problem. I'll bet he'll be fine now. The only other thing I didn't like reading in the other thread was you try to feed him two rats at once. Smaller meals are fine just offer the smaller meal more often ( seven days instead of ten).

As for the snake having his own room an you having to open the door slowly. Put a sweep on the door (10 beaver bucks) or build a curb the snake can't climb over. That way the snake won't get hurt or escape.

Good luck!

I have to disagree with u a little, I don’t like the idea of a snake room. And maybe u might not know what this snake room is. I don’t mind a room just to house your snake enclosures in and u keep other pets out. But this was a room for him to hang out in sometimes for hours and it’s not good to leave any snake unattended ever, nor should they have more than one enclosure. The op is stepping in the right direction and hopefully keeps going that way, Crowley will be happy for every step that’s in his best interest