Vote for BP.Net for the 2013 Forum of the Year! Click here for more info.

» Site Navigation

» Home
 > FAQ

» Online Users: 592

0 members and 592 guests
No Members online
Most users ever online was 47,180, 07-16-2025 at 05:30 PM.

» Today's Birthdays

None

» Stats

Members: 76,073
Threads: 249,220
Posts: 2,572,808
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, LeonoraOrdonez5

View Poll Results: How often do you take out your ball python?

Voters
137. You may not vote on this poll
  • Couple hours a day or more (except 48 hour after feeding)

    30 21.90%
  • couple hours a week

    70 51.09%
  • a couple hours a month or less

    37 27.01%
Results 1 to 10 of 53

Threaded View

  1. #9
    BPnet Veteran missi182's Avatar
    Join Date
    02-10-2008
    Location
    Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    1,389
    Thanks
    60
    Thanked 59 Times in 27 Posts
    Images: 28

    Re: Is alot of handling good for a snake?

    Quote Originally Posted by CRAZY View Post
    Ya, i take mine out every day, before/during shedding i tend to leave him except after he loses his spectacles, then I give him 2-3 baths in 2-3 days in a row. (one bath a day) and usually in a few days he sheds fully
    Bathing your bp during a shed cycle, can actually make it worse because you are depleting the natural build up of fluid between the old skin and the new skin- which is what makes a good shed.

    There is no reason or need to soak a bp, unless it has already had a bad shed and cannot remove it on its own. A bp should also not soak in his water bowl, unless the humidity is far to low, or there is another husbandry issue or illness that needs attention.
    Last edited by missi182; 04-27-2008 at 04:37 PM.
    1.0 Normal Ball Python- Little Dude
    0.0.1 Albino Kingsnake - Weiner
    Missi

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.1