Handling can it cause stress to a bp

[Monty]

anytime i come in to the room with montana's tank she is up against the glass rubbing her nose. if i dont take her out she will continue to rub till i pay attention to her. i handle her every day all day she loves it but i have read some place that it causes stress. she is always out of her hides and basking when i am around and she only goes in her hide when i am not home and when i come home she pops her head out and there she is again against the side of the tank rubbing and climbing trying to get out.

can to much handling cause stress? she also like having her head and her chin scratched. only times i dont handle her is 48 hours after she feeds. when i am eating dinner and when im sleeping other then that she is out and about. she also follows me from one end of the tank to the other end when i am walking around my room and cleaning

[Stuwy]

I hope that my ball python will do that, the reptile show is less than a month away. I can't wait.

[Monty]

have fun i still have yet to go to a show i always seem to have work when they come around and i miss them hope you have fun but then again i know you will

[rabernet]

Yes, it can cause stress. If your snake is out roaming a lot, it's stressed. If she starts refusing food for you, she's likely stressed (unless you are over-feeding her). I don't handle any of mine that refuse a meal, and I would limit my handling to 30 minutes a day, not all day long.

[Monty]

she has never refused any meals. she eats every thursday and she does hide. she comes out at nite and hides in the day unless, i am home and in my room with her tank and she has had all perfect sheds. and when i go to put her back in her tank she crawls right back up my arm. if you go to my gallery you can see a pic of her and her enclouser

[SnakieMom]

Ok, call me crazy here, but i disagree with some of this.

Yes, typically, excessive handling can cause stress....it can cause snakes to
go off their feed, and just freak out in general.
however.... There are some that tend to "like" attention.
My Loki is very similar to Monty. When I'm at home, Loki is out of his hide, roaming around, looking for an opening in the tank.
When I hold him, he crawls all over me, in my hair, and yes, just like Monty,
when i go to put him back in his tank, he acts like he doesn't want to be put down, and he attempts to climb back up my arm.
And, he did this even before he acquired his tankmate, Merlin.
Merlin is the typical ball in this situation....always in his hide, only comes out at night...

There are always exceptions to the rule, and there's nothing wrong with that.
So, my opinon....I say if Monty is healthy and shows no problems, handle her all you want. I take my boys for walks, for rides in the car, and I even take baths with them when they need to soak. People are always gonna tell you you're doing something wrong, but always think of the snake first, and remember....everything in moderation.

[Mighty Monty]

I thought you weren't suppose to keep BPs together in the same tank?

But to do with this thread, that's awesome that he's like that, mine is always hiding, and when he does come out, i rarely get the chance to see him. I wish he'd do that for me

[rabernet]

I thought you weren't suppose to keep BPs together in the same tank?

You're not.

[Monty]

your not supposed to house 2 snakes together. But like snakiemom said there are exceptions and i know this for a fact. One of the girls i work with at the petco keeps a 7 foot burm in with her ball python in a 10' by 10' by 8' vivarium very beauituful setup too and both snakes feed outside of the cage and they dont bother with each other at all

and im glad to see that there are other bp's out there that like the attention. i just measured my monty last nite she is 2 foot 4 inches and 230 grams is this a good weight and length for a female that is only a year and 2 months old? she has no dehydration wrinkles like when i first got herand she seems to be picking up some more girth to her i am feeding her 2 adult adult mice a week every thusday. I love feeding day and so does monty when she sees the mouse box she goes into strike position and is ready.

thank you all for the feed back. and this is the best community i have ever joined.

[sw204me]

Not all snakes are the same, and saying they all are is rediculous, some like to be held, some like to hide, some like to sit in there water dish, some you have to poke to make sure they are still alive. Yours loves attention and seems to always wanna be with you, congrats, your snake thinks its a puppy. The tank is fine, he is eating for you, and not spitting the food back up, and he does have the places to go if he wants to. I say go ahead and play with him as you usally do and just keep to your normal schld you two have. Dont read too much into it unless he stops eating or spits it back up.