Afraid of your ball?

[Kathy]

When I first got my ball, she bit me because I was trying to feed her a mouse by hand (newbie mistake!) but since then she has never striked, and I don't try to feed her by hand anymore lol. A little bite from a baby ball wont do much damage, and it will teach you to be more careful and realize the snake isnt dangerous, its the situation

[royal]

with all these "new snake" type questions, I figured I'd ask what a CBB python is... I have heard it a couple times in the forums, but dont know what it means.

[Tim_Cranwill]

Captive bred and born. You're not the first to ask

[Tim_Cranwill]

Oh, and when the snake is just CB, it could be captive bred and born or just captive born. If it is just captive born chances are a pregnant snake (if they are even called pregnant) was taken from the wild and it's eggs were incubated and hatched.

Welcome to the community Royal.

[Pythonian]

yea the only time i ever saw a ball actually snap (besides when holding food) is when the person *cough cough* moron *cough cough* reject *cough* tried to uncoil her from her ball. poor little baby was scared out of her witts and the salesman said "ball pythons do that to sleep thats why they're call balls" then he did that and got bit and i said "they do that when they're scared.. like when idiots reach into their cage and tried to unravel them pulling hard and ultimately probably hurting them.. and i had my Kali around my neck at the time and i let the lady hold her and told her about the mom and pop pet shop that specializes in snakes, and could really use the busy on their well taken care of snakes" . the dude was so pissed!!!!!!! i swear he turned red.

Mike

[royal]

Thanks Cranwill, I remember now that that is what I read about CBB.

[Lisa]

I'm not afraid of our ball pythons, how ever i'm cautious of our burmese pythons.

[Pythonian]

burmese pythons? u mean the 20 foot snakes that eat the neighborhood's young? oh please! they're like kittens!

[Hope_H]

When I'm feeding my snakes, my Ball comes out of his hide and patiently waits for his dinner. He can smell the mice in the room and has never refused a meal or needed coaxing. I never handle him when the scent of dinner is around. I just don't want to confuse him. You may also want to be careful when he is in pre-shed mode and his eyes are cloudy. He is more vulnerable at this time because his site is challenged. Other then that, they are normally one of the more docile snakes

[silke]

my female ball, Molly, constantly strikes at me instead of her dinner but when i take her out just to cruise she is fine
I'm not particularly nervous and i make sure my hands are always clean and don't smell like snake food

[PO_0784]

With some handling, you will get so used to him that you will "need" to take care after. This question made me think about that point: my snake COULD bite me... Everytime I take him now, its easier than my dog lol...he just never bite me (I bought him last year)

Happy herping and christmas!

[Lisa]

Originally posted by Pythonian
burmese pythons? u mean the 20 foot snakes that eat the neighborhood's young? oh please! they're like kittens!

you mean they like kittens.

[TurboSE]

Originally posted by FlatwoundScotty
Just a side note, do not handle your snake for a couple of days after feeding. He may give you a smelly surprise.

Been there, done that...I was laying on my bed watching TV and he was crawling on my chest when I got a cold, wet rush down my side...

[eferna]

thanks for your help guys/gals. Well its come to my ball being scared of me now. Hes been in his hideout for 2 days now and has not come out, atleast when i'm there.

[Hope_H]

Mine is always in his hides during the day. Sometimes he comes out and changes hides, but for the most part, he is very cozy under his pot. He usually is only active at night when all the lights are off. I think that is their norm. So he's not scared of you, he just has his routine.