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1st halloween photoshoot attempts! tau does not like to sit still

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sir please move,,

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ball pythons when they yawn be like

:3 …  :V ….  :3

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Merry Chrysler

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What a pensive look!

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silver boy

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i've been seeing discourse about whether it is better to feed snakes in a seperate tub vs. in their enclosure, primarily because people claim that feeding snakes in a seperate tub can cause them to vomit up their meal, while people for separate tub feeding say that feeding in an enclosure may cause a snake to bite you if you try to reach in. what is your view on this?

[disclaimer: I don’t currently keep snakes, but i kept them in the past]

So my personal experience is that feeding in tank did NOT result in a higher bite risk.  But handling a snake DIRECTLY after feeding it?  Yeah.  That could cause a nasty regurgitation, which seemed much more harmful than being bitten.  I’d rather be bitten than cause a snake to regurge.  A snake bite would hurt for a few minutes, but a snake regurging could damage its health. The thing that gets me about the whole ‘omg the snake is GOING TO BITE IF U FEED IN THE ENCLOSURE’ is that the snake is in feeding mode regardless.  It knows that there’s food.  It smells that m.ouse or r.at.  So it seems to me that it’s much more likely to bite you when you’re trying to haul it out of its viv, put it in a feeding bin, and then trying to put it BACK in the viv.  if I felt particularly worried about being bitten, I’d just use a hook to remove the snake from its vivarium for handling purposes.  but let’s get some current snake keepers in on this and get their input. @i-m-snek @wheremyscalesslither 

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i've been seeing discourse about whether it is better to feed snakes in a seperate tub vs. in their enclosure, primarily because people claim that feeding snakes in a seperate tub can cause them to vomit up their meal, while people for separate tub feeding say that feeding in an enclosure may cause a snake to bite you if you try to reach in. what is your view on this?

[disclaimer: I don’t currently keep snakes, but i kept them in the past]

So my personal experience is that feeding in tank did NOT result in a higher bite risk.  But handling a snake DIRECTLY after feeding it?  Yeah.  That could cause a nasty regurgitation, which seemed much more harmful than being bitten.  I’d rather be bitten than cause a snake to regurge.  A snake bite would hurt for a few minutes, but a snake regurging could damage its health. The thing that gets me about the whole ‘omg the snake is GOING TO BITE IF U FEED IN THE ENCLOSURE’ is that the snake is in feeding mode regardless.  It knows that there’s food.  It smells that m.ouse or r.at.  So it seems to me that it’s much more likely to bite you when you’re trying to haul it out of its viv, put it in a feeding bin, and then trying to put it BACK in the viv.  if I felt particularly worried about being bitten, I’d just use a hook to remove the snake from its vivarium for handling purposes.  but let’s get some current snake keepers in on this and get their input. @i-m-snek @wheremyscalesslither 

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I've been trying to help one of the ball python I've been taking care of that has a problem with some stuck shed. He's super good about taking baths in lukewarm water and that seems to be working a bit but I was wondering if there was more I could possibly do to help? I feel bad for the little guy cause he still has his eye caps too.

You can make a sauna, just a tupperware container with substrate and luke warm water :) Let him sit in it for about an hour, run him through a moist towel, and repeat until it comes off. Be sure to be gentle!

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Idk what to do with my snake. She is in shed, but she never tries to do any thing to get her shed off.  She goes to the bathroom where she lays. The only time I see her move is when she goes to drink water and when I feed her. I try to help her with shedding but she just wiggles ways to much for me to help. I tried soaking her, nothing. No matter how much I clean her tank she all ways smells because you know… She shits were she sleeps. =/ She used to be pretty active for a ball python. My carpet python is all ways fine. =/

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is it normal for a BP to actively hide from you for 3+ days after eating? I fed Pretzel on Sunday night and he’s still hiding away in his humid hide. He sticks his head out at night but never fully leaves it and he always tucks right back in as soon as he sees any kind of light come on or me open the tub. I’d say he might be shedding but he just finished shedding a week ago. My ambient temps are floating around 80, hotspot at 90, humidity at 70%.

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hi @wheremyscalesslither I’m sorry to bother you, but she just shed and one of her eyes looks like this. is this maybe a stuck eyecap or something?? this is my first experience with snake shedding

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A Guide to Ball Python Shedding

So for a first-time BP owner, shedding can be a little intimidating or confusing. We hear tales of dehydration and stuck shed, good sheds and bad ones, but what does it all mean? How do you know if something’s wrong? What can you do about it?

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Little Erebus after a bath! Going into shed this week😍 My baby is such a diva!