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

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  • 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%
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    Re: Is alot of handling good for a snake?

    Quote Originally Posted by Siarah View Post
    O.o after reading all these posts I'm worried. I handle my snake a ton. Except of course for that 48 hour period where he has just eatin. Is it really bad for them to be handled? Gosh I hope not So many people here have different opinions on it. Is there any real answer to that question?
    Well, once again, as I'm sure u'v read before, all snakes are different. If ur snake happily crawls around you when u have have him/her out the I'm sure s/he is fine. But if the entire time s/he is just curled up, s/he is probably not so happy. And, in the end, it all narrows down to your instincts, this may sound corney but I can sort of feel when my snake is uncomfortable, when he would rather be left alone, partially because of the hissing, but sometimes he dosen't hiss, and he just doesn't do any thing, but that's only happened once or twice.
    Sometimes he hisses when he wants to come out, but I just scared him. So it's all down to your gut instinct, and how your snake is acting.

    P.S. Nice moves ;-)
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    Re: Is alot of handling good for a snake?

    I think it depends on the snake itself.

    I get off work at three and once I am home and clean, I usually sit down to my computer. The tank is arms length away from my chair so I open is. Usually as soon as I unlock it Nate pops his head out and slides right on out of the tank and over to my computer mouse, he stays there for a while then climbs on me, gets comfy and waits till all the emails are done and its TV time. Hes out with me most of the night. Then reluctent to return home. Once hes in there he tends to stare at me like I shouldn't have put him back. Its very cute.

    No stress. He eats wonderfully.

    ~Hollie~

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