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09-17-12, 09:05 PM
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Hissing!
Hey everyone. Well, as you know Ive finally got my morph BP, babies, couldn't have been happier, still excited and just enjoying the new company. Just wanted to ask, I know shes a baby, not used to handling or anything and I was just wondering, since this is my first baby BP ever, will she eventually grow out of hissing and striking every time I reach for her? I haven't done it lately as I'm letting her/him get used to its new home but I was just wondering and decided to ask the question.
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09-17-12, 09:56 PM
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Re: Hissing!
Yes after they get settled frequent handling should tame it down fairly easily!
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09-17-12, 10:57 PM
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Re: Hissing!
it's not too common in my experience to see a strikey ball, but it happens. you can always use a hook at first, to grab them up, and then slide them down to hold them and they will usually be calm.
i have two rescued balls that one is nicknamed "bitey" though he has never bitten me...i always give him warning when i'm going to handle him, though, and he's tame for me.
also the other one, named ribs, due to how skinny he was when i got him, hisses a LOT, though he has never struck.
he still hisses. i can be across the room and drop something, and he'll hear it and hiss. lol
but, they weren't handled or taken care of. i think with care you will have a tame snake!
i have a baby pastel that i've had for half a year or more that gets kind of hissy and looks defensive when startled or handled...unless i give him warning by touching or bumping the enclosure gently. once picked up he's friendly and curious.
good luck!
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27 snakes (7 sand boas, 4 hognose, 5 ball pythons, 1 bolivian boa, 2 dumeril's boas, 2 carpet pythons, 5 garters, 1 corn snake), 1 cave spider, 9 tarantulas, 1 tokay gecko, 2 dogs, 2 frogs, emperor scorpions 1,000 dubia roaches, & tons of fish.
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09-18-12, 03:57 PM
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Re: Hissing!
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Originally Posted by jaleely
i have a baby pastel that i've had for half a year or more that gets kind of hissy and looks defensive when startled or handled...unless i give him warning by touching or bumping the enclosure gently. once picked up he's friendly and curious.
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i just got a sub adult pastel named oscar who is insanely shy! is there a way to make him more active or outgoing?
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09-18-12, 03:58 PM
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Diesel the pumpkin killer
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Re: Hissing!
That is just the type of snake they are. If you want an out going snake purchase a different kind of snake.
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09-18-12, 04:13 PM
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Re: Hissing!
i would do that but i really like the shape that bp's have and they morphs they come in. i love my snake but he can be boring
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09-18-12, 04:20 PM
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Re: Hissing!
Well snakes dont do much but eat, sleep and hide.
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09-18-12, 09:46 PM
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Re: Hissing!
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Originally Posted by Jenn_06
Well snakes dont do much but eat, sleep and hide.
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and poop on ya..
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09-19-12, 06:10 AM
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Re: Hissing!
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Originally Posted by moshirimon
and poop on ya..
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Forgot musking, lol not quite poop, but def. makes ya say the other word for poop when it happens. And as its been said, some snakes just hide alot, I dont think its a bad thing howevee, just goes to show how every snake has its own unique personallity
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09-19-12, 05:50 AM
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Re: Hissing!
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Originally Posted by Jenn_06
Well snakes dont do much but eat, sleep and hide.
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Not all of them..
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09-19-12, 08:01 PM
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Re: Hissing!
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Originally Posted by Jenn_06
Well snakes dont do much but eat, sleep and hide.
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lol agreed, Wonderful friends aren't they! lol I love my balls!
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09-18-12, 07:22 PM
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Re: Hissing!
2 out of 5 of my ball pythons are actually really active and interesting. ..the other three just sit there...one of those three is very calm, and tolerates sitting in our laps. The next of the three once out of his enclosure is curious and calm. The last one, is old and very skittish.
The active two are always out and about, looking, periscoping, hissing (for the one) and generally just being a snake.
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27 snakes (7 sand boas, 4 hognose, 5 ball pythons, 1 bolivian boa, 2 dumeril's boas, 2 carpet pythons, 5 garters, 1 corn snake), 1 cave spider, 9 tarantulas, 1 tokay gecko, 2 dogs, 2 frogs, emperor scorpions 1,000 dubia roaches, & tons of fish.
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09-18-12, 07:40 PM
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Re: Hissing!
The hissing will end within a month or so of regular handling and of course as mentioned some just stay a little hissy until you get them out
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09-18-12, 07:47 PM
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Re: Hissing!
Ball pythons tend to display aggression when they are younger . As they grow and get use to handling and with proper care grow out of it and tend to become much more docile and shy. We have 4 and only one is aggressive , but that came from years of mishandling and mistreatment . He is slowly calming down and acting more like a typical Ball . Yours should calm down soon , probably around the 6 month mark . Most important before you rush to handle him all the time is to make him comfortable . Allow him time to de- stress and get used to his new surroundings first .
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09-18-12, 07:50 PM
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Re: Hissing!
Also keep an eye on his temps and humidity .
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