My bp's new car!!

Elmo · 08-24-05, 03:46 PM

He loves it, i lcleaned a model MINI and put it into his enclosure and he loves it. He goes in andout the windows and doors ALL day. Great hide for him. Im just wondering if this is safe? I cant see why not but im a newbie.

Have any of you guys got strange things in your tanks?

YoungBuck · 08-24-05, 03:57 PM

Umm...I have some logs that my BP loves to climb. Mind me asking why you put a car in there though? What made you think that was a good idea for a snake? I guess the weirdest thing I have in any of my enclosures is a cereal box cut in half for a hide for one of my balls?

pitviper10 · 08-24-05, 07:41 PM

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Umm...I have some logs that my BP loves to climb. Mind me asking why you put a car in there though? What made you think that was a good idea for a snake? I guess the weirdest thing I have in any of my enclosures is a cereal box cut in half for a hide for one of my balls?

wow you guys seem like you have no personality. I think puting a mini cooper in the encloser is a wonderful idea, in fact i might do something like that when i get my ball python! very uniqe, unlike some people pn this site. :grumps:

YoungBuck · 08-24-05, 10:09 PM

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wow you guys seem like you have no personality. I think puting a mini cooper in the encloser is a wonderful idea, in fact i might do something like that when i get my ball python! very uniqe, unlike some people pn this site. :grumps:

Ok...you know the thing about snakes is...they're just that~! Snakes~!! They don't need balls, they don't need toys, and they don't do tricks. If you wanted something to interact with so much, you should think of getting a dog instead. Or if you are stuck on the reptile thing, a Beardy...they have lots of character. Snakes on the other hand do not. They are snakes and like to be left alone so they can do their own thing and hang out.

Secondly, if you guys wanted display snakes...you should NOT have picked a Ball Python. They are solitairey animals that keep out of site in the day and become active at night.

Lastly, just because I don't decorate my snake cages doesn't mean I am not unique. I have been told personally by alot of people that I have one of the nicest Jungle Carpet enclosures they've seen. It is alot of work cleaning and disinfecting everything. That is the only show cage I own b/ecause none of my other snakes need "fun" or "unique" things to do. Every Ball I own hides 20 hours out of the 24 in a day. And my Borneos/Bloods are not active at all and have the most plain enclosures. Melamine...Pine shavings...and a Rubbermaid with water. That's it~! I am sure tonnes of people will agree with me on this, and by no means does that make any of them less unique then another.

Mike

mmichele · 08-24-05, 04:01 PM

yah i agree with young buck thats wierd. the wierdest thing ive ever put in one of my cages is a coconut cut in half for a hid for one of my cretseds

Denise101 · 08-24-05, 04:23 PM

I ues to keep an old clean sneaker in my baby ball cage and he loved it! But now hes to big for it.

~Denise

Elmo · 08-24-05, 04:27 PM

I took it out until i find out whether it is harmfull for him or not. Im a mini fanatic, i rebuild classic mini coopers as a hobby (ive had 12 in the last year) so i always have something mini going through my brain. It looks cool in his enclosure, i would love to know if it is ok to leave there.

YoungBuck · 08-24-05, 07:16 PM

Well...I don't see why you couldn't keep it in. If there is nothing his scales could get caught on, or to get scratched on. And make sure he can't get stuck, everyone knows they love to cram themselves into whatever they can. Lastly make sure there is no harmful chemicals or glues on the car that could hurt the little guy if inhaled or ingested. Hope that helps~!

Mike

YoungBuck · 08-25-05, 01:49 AM

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Well...I don't see why you couldn't keep it in. If there is nothing his scales could get caught on, or to get scratched on. And make sure he can't get stuck, everyone knows they love to cram themselves into whatever they can. Lastly make sure there is no harmful chemicals or glues on the car that could hurt the little guy if inhaled or ingested. Hope that helps~!

Mike

Does anyone read before they post anymore?!

All I am saying is that snakes are easily stressed out...if you keep adding different things, changing stuff around, handling them too often, or inappropriate husbandy the poor thing is going to have a friggin' stroke~!

galad · 08-24-05, 11:31 PM

Dude why do you own ball pythons, if you dont ever interact with them?
Your making it sound like you keep ball pythons so they can just sit there and eat, all you do is feed and clean them. Maybe im missing the point in all of this?

I agree 100% with pitviper. You guys really need to lighten up a bit.
If the car is safe and doesnt have toxic paint or glue in it then what harm is done?
He did say the snake liked it.

peace

ws

YoungBuck · 08-25-05, 01:43 AM

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Dude why do you own ball pythons, if you dont ever interact with them?
Your making it sound like you keep ball pythons so they can just sit there and eat, all you do is feed and clean them. Maybe im missing the point in all of this?

Did I say that I DON'T interact with them at all? If you want to PLAY and INTERACT with something...BUY A DOG~!!! Snakes are NOT meant to be "played" with. Every Ball python owner that has half a brain knows that Ball pythons like to be left alone~!! That's why they hide when the sun is out and expose themselves when it's dark~!! Or do you not have proper hides? Or let me guess...you keep your snake in an open air aquarium show case in the middle of a "high traffic" area without and hides/safety/or security just so everyone can look at your "cool" snake. But wait...you do have some "unique" things in there so it MUST make the snake happy~! Am I right?? Did I hit that one right on the button? You probably take your poor snake out atleast 3 times a day because only God knows he might get fat and snakes need sooo much exercise to keep from getting sickly overweight~! I can only imagine how stressed out and high strung that poor snake is~!!

And once again...with the "you guys need to lighten up"...more like you guys need to grow up, accept some responsibility, and do what is best for your snakes~! We own snakes because we are facinated by them, not to impress our friends, or to see who can make our snakes enclosure the most "unique" and "cool" We keep our enclosures at proper heat/humidity gradients and supply our snakes with the safety and security that they need.

By the way...since when did putting whatever you can in your snakes enclosure to make it look cool become what is defined as unique?? I used to think that being a reptile owner in general made us unique as we are certainly a minority!? My how the times have changed. I better go find some of my old Ninja Turtles and Ghostbusters to throw in with my snakes...they might get bored doing what snakes do best :bugged:

Lrptls · 08-25-05, 01:39 AM

Mike you make snakes sound like they have no personality or feelings. im all for keeping cages as natural as possible but using safe things to spice cages up, ESPECAILY ball pythons, snakes you never see, is a great idea. if they like it isnt that a good thing? its important to give animals variety. same things all the time can be boring. for all my pets i rearange their cage every once in a while to try and make things a little different so their life in a cage isnt so boring. even my snakes, why should we treat them like rocks? they are living, breathing, thinking creatures. Elmo i would say you can put the car back unless you find something that might hurt the snake. i think its a really neat idea, a mini car is quite far from natural to a ball python, but for one kept in captivity in a cage with no where to go, its something a little exciting for the snake.

Lrptls · 08-25-05, 02:46 AM

i definetly agree if your changing things around alot, keep adding things to the cage it is a bad thing. for animals that i own that do very well from change (like the ferrets) i try to change things around once every few weeks. for animals that take some time to adjust to changes i only do it around once or twice a year because i dont want them stressed but a few changes i believe is good for them.

YoungBuck · 08-25-05, 04:55 PM

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i definetly agree if your changing things around alot, keep adding things to the cage it is a bad thing. for animals that i own that do very well from change (like the ferrets) i try to change things around once every few weeks. for animals that take some time to adjust to changes i only do it around once or twice a year because i dont want them stressed but a few changes i believe is good for them.

And I agree with you as well...dog's, cat's, and ferret's for example love change like that. I think it's great that you mix it up for them all the time and give them a little excitement. Snakes on the other hand stress really easily and don't like change, but by your post you understand that and by no means am I bashing, or trying to start a fight.

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Hey guys, lighten up. I only put the car in as a hid whil i disinfected everything else. The snake seemed to like it because it stayed relatively humid and was dark and small. He spent a lot of time in it to be honest, and it made it look quite funny.

Im going to have a good look over it before i return it to the cage to be honest. I didnt buy my snake as a "toy" or "display" snake. I only handle him about twice a week and i disturb him as little as possible. I just thought the car made a great hide and I found it hilarious seeing his head stick out the window!!

In no way, shape, or form was I trying to bash you in this post and I am sorry if you felt that way in any time. If you go back to the very beginning of this thread, I simply asked why you had a car in there. The I responded by saying go ahead and keep the car in if you like...with precautions. It is other people on this forum that came in and kept stirring the pot that got me upset. Not Elmo's post. I was simply trying to help him/her out. I did not try insulting Elmo in the least~!

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geeze! i don't even know why i am bothering here, but, "young buck", thats a pretty unique name, right there, by the way! but, "young shmuck", you REALLY do need to chill out, home-boy. its not a big deal, and, because you felt slightly offended, i'm guessing you felt offended, am i right?because you felt offended, you went off, accusing someone of treating their snake irresponsibly, and blah blah blahing until you felt like the big man you obviously are. anyhow, just relax, fella, nothing was said to you to incite such a spiteful reply, you obviously have a bit of a testosterone issue, or something.22, i'd think you were through with puberty, but i guess some people are a bit slower, huh? ok, ok, before you start up again, just settle back down! i was only trying to make a point, and i hope that you see what i am saying! i just hate to see pointless bickering. thats why i don't come to these sites much. too many 'young-uns' using the veil of the web to act like the big man that they ain't. ah, well.... so, just relax, "young buck", and i hope that you really didn't get blood pythons to be "cool", 'cause if you did, i don't think it worked! cheerio

Ok...who the hell do you think you are even thinking about saying crap like that?! You think that me trying to help someone out, and then other members coming on saying how "un-unique" I am about everything and that my opinion of over-handling and always changing of their enclosures make me out to be some young kid on a testosterone trip?! You don't know the first thing about me~!! As I don't know the first thing about you~!! I wasn't offended by anyone, I wasn't trying to be "the big man" and by the post you added to this conversation...you know...the one you "don't know why you are bothering" with goes to show who is the immature one and "farting out their mouth." And that knock/crack about getting my Borneos/Bloods to be cool? What the hell is that suppost to mean? I bought my first Borneo 4-5 months ago and then another pair a month ago. I bought them because I like them and think that they are the most fascinating out of all the pythons and would like to breed them. I did not get them to be "cool" and tell me...why would you even think that I bought them to be "cool"? You need a reality check "home-boy" and you're the one who needs to chill out~!!

I am done with this thread, I started by trying to help someone by making sure that what they put in their enclosure was safe and harmless for their snake and then more and more iggnorant people kept stirring the pot by adding smart assed comments. >(

Elmo, I hope you take the advice that I have given you by making sure the car is not harmful to your snake. And I think that everyone needs to read up on a few caresheets about owning a snake such as a Ball Python because it seems like there are some handling/husbandry issues amongst us. Not pointing any fingers~!!

Mike

Elmo · 08-25-05, 11:10 AM

Hey guys, lighten up. I only put the car in as a hid whil i disinfected everything else. The snake seemed to like it because it stayed relatively humid and was dark and small. He spent a lot of time in it to be honest, and it made it look quite funny.

Im going to have a good look over it before i return it to the cage to be honest. I didnt buy my snake as a "toy" or "display" snake. I only handle him about twice a week and i disturb him as little as possible. I just thought the car made a great hide and I found it hilarious seeing his head stick out the window!!