General BP Behaviour - Page 2

Gungirl · 09-22-11, 11:01 AM

I tend to take my BP out of his viv once a week. I keep him out from 10-15 min and thats all. If you take them out often or for long periods of time it can stress them out a lot. I feed on Sundays then take him out on Thursdays. Only start handling him once you get him to eat 4 or 5 times without him skipping a meal.

brylecc1989 · 09-22-11, 11:27 AM

i feed all my snakes in their enclosure. as long as shes not starving and ur sure to wash hands after handling food items u most likely will never trigger an accidental feeding response.

**lady_bug87** · 09-22-11, 11:55 AM

I know there is a differing of opinion when it comes to feeding but I have always fed my BP in a separate tub and I am training my Colombian Boa to eat in a separate container as well the only snake I feed in its viv is my GTP for obvious reasons

**lady_bug87** · 09-22-11, 11:56 AM

I have never had any feeding problems, no problems taking them out of the tub or out of their tank to transfer them into the tub.

Lankyrob · 09-22-11, 12:50 PM

All of my snakes are fed in the viv - never had a problem reaching in and being mistaked for food!

mattchibi · 09-22-11, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Gungirl

I tend to take my BP out of his viv once a week. I keep him out from 10-15 min and thats all. If you take them out often or for long periods of time it can stress them out a lot. I feed on Sundays then take him out on Thursdays. Only start handling him once you get him to eat 4 or 5 times without him skipping a meal.

Damn.. 4 - 5 meals could take like 5 weeks or more ! Im getting so eager to hold her. Seems like you got a good schedule tho so i'll take ur advice.

It hasnt been a week yet since ive gotten her, but she stays in the hide a lot and Im worried there might be some poop in the hide. I havent lifted up the hide because I dont want to scare her. I should probably check just in case though, right ?

Edit: Also im gonna try to feed in a seperate container and see how it goes. Brandon her previous owner was doing the same so maybe she won't mind.

Gungirl · 09-22-11, 02:15 PM

I always fed in and out of the viv. mine could care less as long as his food is warm enough. Snakes dont poop on a daily basis so unless you smell something don't worry about his hide for the week. Also mine only poops every 2-3 weeks.

mattchibi · 09-22-11, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Gungirl

I always fed in and out of the viv. mine could care less as long as his food is warm enough. Snakes dont poop on a daily basis so unless you smell something don't worry about his hide for the week. Also mine only poops every 2-3 weeks.

Ok thanks for the help

Ill let you know how it goes

youngster · 09-22-11, 03:11 PM

Hey, no offense here but Morticia is a pretty odd name. (I like weird names!) Why'd you pick it?

mattchibi · 09-22-11, 03:57 PM

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Hey, no offense here but Morticia is a pretty odd name. (I like weird names!) Why'd you pick it?

I didnt pick it. It was the name she had from her previous owner. To give some background info, my friend has a snake named Monty (like monty python), and hes pretty much the male counterpart to Morticia (or Morty : ) )

Also Morticia is the name of the mom in the Adams Family. morticia adams !!

Heres a quick video of Morticia's odd behaviour :

Morticia First Encounter - YouTube

Sry for the crappy quality, its the only camera i got at the moment.

Lankyrob · 09-22-11, 04:50 PM

I wouldnt say any of that video shows weird behaviour, nice looking snake tho!!

**Aaron_S** · 09-22-11, 08:05 PM

Remove the thermometer from the back of the tank. The snake is on the bottom, you need to ensure that the temps are ok where the snake spends it's time.

Secondly you can attempt to her feed her now. Just pick a day that works for you and feed her on that time.

mattchibi · 09-22-11, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Remove the thermometer from the back of the tank. The snake is on the bottom, you need to ensure that the temps are ok where the snake spends it's time.

Secondly you can attempt to her feed her now. Just pick a day that works for you and feed her on that time.

Its actually the hygrometer. Should i still move it ? I have two thermometer probes right at the substrate level on both warm and cool sides. Also have an infrared going for now, until the uth and stat comes.

And im just curious (not questioning you) why do you say shes ready to feed ? this video was taken the first or second day : P she hasnt really been coming out like this since. I'll leave it up to the experts tho, if you think i should try to feed ill give it a go !

Edit: also wanted to add that the previous owner I got her from was feeding her pretty regularly. Ive also handled her on two other occasions, but i think im gonna still wait till sunday to actually play with her.

**Aaron_S** · 09-23-11, 08:18 AM

Why not try feeding her? I know every one says wait a whole week but I also know of big breeders who feed within days or getting a new animal.

Think of it this way. The one way we know a ball python is very comfortable is if it eats! So why not try now? If she doesn't eat then you just wait.

mattchibi · 09-23-11, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Why not try feeding her? I know every one says wait a whole week but I also know of big breeders who feed within days or getting a new animal.

Think of it this way. The one way we know a ball python is very comfortable is if it eats! So why not try now? If she doesn't eat then you just wait.

Okay, thanks Aaron. I will try feeding her tonight probably.

One last question, I had bought the smaller mice before actually seeing her. Her girth right now is at least the size of my wrist. The mice are about half of her girth. So should I try feeding her two of the smaller ones, or should I go and purchase the mice that are a bit bigger ?