Originally Posted by montypython123
thats good your planning as it gives you time to do a bit of research maybe go and see some adults and handle them so you get an idea what your letting yourself in for.
I dont buy into the Bloods are mean stigma thats often attached to these marvelous snakes, I have bloods and have been tagged once purely by my own fault and not because I have a bad or ill tempered snake either.
Bloods are pretty inactive when compared to say a Burmese or Boa for example they tend to slouch around most of the time. As babies they are very jumpy and some what nervous but with regular handling will tame down.
All bloods retain a very shifty stare that can make some keepers uneasy as they always seem to have an eye on you lol
Bloods are very good eaters when you get them started and will eat and eat so you need to be careful not to overfeed. I feed mine every two weeks although I gave them a medium rabbit this week so wont feed them for a bout 3 or 4 weeks now.
Its really a pleasure watching a hatchling grow into the substantial meaty powerhouse snake they become and with regular handling and proper husbandry ( they are not as forgiving as some so this is very important) they are on the whole a pretty docile but impressive snake to have in any colletion or as a single pet.
I wont blab on too much as there is tons of reading material from this site alone and if you google them to read up on.
They are not inherently mean imo though and I think most of the bad mean specimens came from wild caught snakes or snakes in poor health.
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