Our first Blood - Page 2

sharno · 05-20-05, 01:18 AM

yea i was there everyone of the retailers were in awe over my extremely tame blood python noone could believe it lol. there were a few things that i wanted to buy but i restrained myself, what did you buy
and i know!! it was small and very very crowded there were a few points where i couldnt go back in it was so crowded. but i still had a good time looking at the cool animals
i had a wife beater on and if you would have seen me you would have most likely seen my tattoo. i was looking for someone with tattoos but it was so hard in that small room LOL

BoyntonStylez · 05-23-05, 08:16 AM

lol; we left around 11 i think. i wanted to buy some of the bloods that ben seigels had, but i am not in good standingwith that store right now -- they made me very angry. my little girl tagged me this week end -- but it was COMPLETELY my fault, lol, she was in her feeding bin, and trying to climb out so i reached down too fast and try to grab her; she let me know she didnt wanna be grabbed. i cant wait til the one in june (the 18th not the 4 or whatever) that one Imma bring the pugfaces too. How did you get your blood so tamed? If you want, you can email me at julez.chappell@gmail.com cuz I dont often come here.

CHRISANDBOIDS14 · 05-23-05, 06:56 PM

About the bite:

Welcome to the club! LOL.

If you have conditioned a blood to know its feeding time when it goes into a certain container, I highly doubt it will every be docile when in that container. Even a rat and corn snake I used to have were MUCH more agressive in their feeding cages!

If you blood is still a little agressive, it should tame down with regular(but not too often) handling. I would start out about 3 times a week then increase to every couple days. One of my girls used to be pretty bad but now I handle her maybe every 2 week(actually picked her up today and havent for 3 weeks) and she is fine. Sometimes a hiss at the most.

C.

sharno · 05-24-05, 01:09 AM

you know what i forgot to mention which is kinda funny but i also feed my snake in its cage i never ever take it out to feed it and it has never hissed at me

CHRISANDBOIDS14 · 05-24-05, 04:33 PM

Some are good like that. I dont feed in a seperate container anymore.

C.

sharno · 05-25-05, 01:06 AM

yeah i always thought it was a waste of time so i was like forget it lol

BoyntonStylez · 05-25-05, 12:39 PM

At least now I'm not scared anymore, I still don't want to be bitten, b ut at least I'm not like I was. She just has to get into a schedual. I was thinking about handling her every two to three days like you said but I want to get some leather gloves, first. She's a sweet one, I think, hopefully. I want to feed her in another tank, because someone told me that because of the way they were being brought up (again, mine's 2 - 3 years old), they are using to having food thrown in there with them.

Although ... she only ate a little mouse and not a rat. Is this common?

CHRISANDBOIDS14 · 05-26-05, 07:19 PM

Well I would have it on rats from the time it was young and mice are too small for her. Also, I wouldnt worry about how the animals was brought up. With regular handling they dont expect food every time its thrown in. So I wouldnt worry about continuing feeding outside the cage.

C.

BoyntonStylez · 05-27-05, 08:02 AM

She gobbles mice up very quicky. maybe should I try a small rat instead of a medium? i dont want to strave her. i know feeding many small items is not as healthy as feeding one prey item, but what if that's all she'll eat?

CHRISANDBOIDS14 · 05-27-05, 05:48 PM

Dont give in just because you dont what to 'starv' her. These animals go 2 months without eating in the wild. Why not try a medium rat? Also, feeding two/more smaller items can cause the animal to have a 'pinhead', because its head doesnt need to expand much to swallow the item. And it will switch over, it shouldnt be hard, but if It didnt or you didnt want to you would have to be feeding alot of mice, and feeding a few mice would more likely make her 'starve'. From what I've found and heard, eating several small items is not as good as eating a larger item, but also too large an item is not good either.

C.

Linds · 05-29-05, 12:07 AM

Feeding containers are risky business and highly unecessary, especially when dealing with large snakes. I don't agree you will have conditioned your snake by feeding in a container or in an enclosure, however anytime you start trying to do *anything* to a snake that is in feeding mode you are asking to get bitten. Even a rat in the same room can be enough motivation for a Blood to take a full out hit at any movement around them. Snakes in feeding mode are just that, in feeding mode... any movement, warmth, etc. can trigger a feeding strike.

Recent thread that may be of interest... http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/showt...threadid=69939

Good luck with your girl

BoyntonStylez · 05-29-05, 06:01 AM

I think the only problem I would have with feeding it inside its cage, is I got a 55 gal. My snake is roughly 2.5 ft but not more than 3 ft long, and was told that the tank is too big for her. Not only the size is a issue, the decor is too. I have it dedorated like a natural habitat b/c its in a corner of my living room. I can get a smaller tank but I dont want to lose the decor.

CHRISANDBOIDS14 · 05-30-05, 11:42 PM

That size is fine, but IMO rubbermaids are WAY better than tanks. Im sure most would agree.

C.

sharno · 06-01-05, 12:31 AM

i use a clear rubbermaid and it keeps humidity real good and you can still see the snake somewhat LOL

BoyntonStylez · 06-01-05, 11:10 AM

thanks for linkin me to that thread, linds. tonight (which is feeding night at our house) i am going to try to just throw the rat in there. someone has also suggested to me putting the rat in mouse shavings so she'll eat the rat, thinking it's a mouse, then get the rat taste! I dunno how well it'll work, but i really dont like the idea of eeding her so many little feeder foods. oooh quick question: is the propper way to weight a blood in lbs or grams?