a bit of advise

[babygerl3094]

ok so the past week or 2 my lil guy has been actin a bit odd.. hes been commin out all day and just hangin out on top of his hides but hes also turned mean.... i thought that he was gonna go into shed.. but his belly isnt pink at all but he has this kinda has this kinda shimmer to him... and today we fed him as always and when we went to take him out to put him back in his cage he bit my hubby ! and he has never bit before and we have had him for almost a year now...

so im not to sure what to do or whats up him him at all.... any thoughts ??

[naba2002]

i got tagged becuz the prey i was giving was way too small and he was still hungry, so look into that. another thing i like to do is to like stroke their tail or w.e first so they no thats u and not a mouse or rat. hope he gets btr

[babygerl3094]

yeah i give him a small rat... and this is his 4th feedin with the rats.. so im not to sure if its the size....

[alyssa_lennon]

Hes been commin out all day and just hangin out on top of his hides but hes also turned mean....

This sounds like a stressed snake... ball pythons are nocturnal, they don't come out during the day, just at night, if your bp has become more active than usual (specially if it happens during the day), you may have a stressed bp in your hands... is there anything about your pet's husbandry which might have changed? Temp fluctuations? Have you moved the enclosure or anything like that?

[babygerl3094]

well hes not really roamin around... instead of bein inside its hide... hes just on top of it..

the weather here has changed a bit and its gotten hot and humid so we turned on the AC... but his temps have been steady.... and we havent moved him...

[Syka]

We had our usually very docile girl tag us after feeding as well.
I have found that if we leave her for a little bit after feeding instead of trying to put her back in her enclosure right after she is done has helped.

[alyssa_lennon]

Perhaps, feeding him outside his enclosure is what is causing this strange behaviour. Moving him back to his enclosure right after he has eaten might be stressing him out. Have you tried feeding him inside his enclosure? I've been feeding mine inside his tub and I've never had a problem.

[babygerl3094]

ive never had any problems before hand feedin him outside his tank... and we have had him for almost a year already.. and yeah i used to feed inside till i had enough of the mice eplodin in the tank...

and yeah i usally give him some time before i put him back him..cause i also clean his cage while he eats so hes always done before im done...