Seeing Bea handled right after the Inspector (who seems to be roughly the size of my male) completely gives perspective on just how small a baby actually is! And she's adorable as ever of course.
As a brand new snake-keeper with my very first ball python, I would LOVE a more extensive eli5 video about snake body language, particularly the difference between nervous(best to leave them alone) and nervous(but curious/interested). There are some other videos out there, but I've been enjoying your takes so far and would love to see one from you. Rooting for Lil B to figure out striking! She's a cutie for sure!
I am just in love with the GRP snakes 💚 I thought only shenanigans happened on the live streams but the retic girls never cease to prove that wrong. I love them both haha I am now going to refer to Bea at the little bumble bee noodle. She is just precious in her little flower pot and with her morphs she reminds me of a little bee hehe. Great video though I feel like you are doing a lot of 2.0 versions of snake videos that dive deeper into the care and dedication it takes to keep python species and I just am soaking in all the information!Can’t wait for more videos you’re the best Bob!
Thanks Taylor! You always have really nice comments. As I was reading your comment I was chasing the super dwarves around the ladder because not only do they do shenanigans for videos, they do it off camera as well! I'm glad you enjoyed this one :-)
What a sweet girl Lil' Bea is! Especially through the stress of being assist-fed due to her jaw deformity. I always have a soft spot for the special cases like hers. I have a leopard gecko with severe mbd that caused his front legs to twist badly who was given to me with his previous owner expecting him to die any day. He's still alive after being in my care for over 2 years now. I tong feed him so he doesn't have to chase anything and put extra strain on his legs and have his enclosure set up to be safer for him but other than that he lives a normal life now that he's got proper nutrition and a uvb light. If you give them that little bit of extra help and a fighting chance, it's amazing what these animals can do.
Bea is adorable! I also take ridiculously detailed notes and I noticed that at this time last year, Darwin went off food for about 5 weeks. He’s doing that again right now. He’s also glass surfing. A week ago, I didn’t lock his enclosure though I thought I did. I found him, 2 hours later, in the back of the closet. How he squeezed through the doors? I have no idea. Any other time of year he would have NO interest in leaving his enclosure. It did provide me with a “no bad consequences” lesson learned. 🐍❤️🐍
Another great video about snake behavior Bob. I would love to see more about behavior (any kind like basic behavior, examples of ambush position, close up of hunting behavior,etc). You’re the best Bob!
You put out the best videos ever!!! You explain things for the more experienced and you explain things so well for the less experienced. You’ve given me so many ideas. I used to keep snakes 20 some years ago, and I just got a ball python this past year, some things I remember, some I forgot and some I changed my mind about. Thank you! It’s appreciated!
So great to see little Bea Arthur Dent doing well! Love the emphasis on observation of the individual animal in the circumstances. They can be so different sometimes, and many things can factor in! Finnley my Ball Python gets the "zoomies" whenever the weather is bringing in a thunderstorm. My House Snake doesn't seem to notice, or if he does, it doesn't warrant changing behavior to him.
Thank you for making more behavioral videos! These are so helpful and practical! It makes me so much more confident as I look forward to bringing my snake home soon. :)
I appreciate all of the time you take to make these videos I've been melting my brain with ball pythons videos and research for years. I and i finally got a beautiful albino ball python Thanks for all the videos they helped me learn a great deal.
Love this video! I just got my second ball python and third reptile at the Reptile Super Show on Sunday and I think I saw you there! I've been binging your videos for a refresher 😁
Always interesting! I can't really make of what to think of the way my adopted one behaves. When I am cleaning she'll come up to me and check everything, probably thinking about food. But if I am just in the room she'll stay in her hiding spot. Maybe she dislikes me...
They're pretty reclusive as a species so hiding is going to be their number one priority during the day. If you go into their and closure to clean, that's activity happening in their space that they are not used to so they're going to be very curious to see what's going on. They might think it's food but the snakes that come out for me usually just want to follow my hand around and see what's happening.
@@GreenRoomPythons yeah, she did that but after a few minutes of watching and tongue flicking she will move to the glass and climb out. I do support her body and did sit down with her last week when she refused to be put back into her terrarium. After a few minutes she got scared and went back into her enclosure without problems and calmed down right away. But since then she had mostly been into hiding so I feel guilty about it now.
My newest male he is an ivory pastel we named him Casper He likes to wall climb when he knows we are in the room I open the top and he's ready to come out and explore everywhere .where my other pythons just usually stay in there home more until I bring them out then they explore
That's pretty common for a newer snake that's getting used to their enclosure. Especially if they're doing it during the day. You might change the enclosure around a little, give him more security and see if he settles down a bit.
@Green Room Pythons glad I seen this, I've had my baby... and its literally a baby for about 2 months now and he likes to climb into this tree I have in his enclosure early morning and at night when he wants fed. Is this a normal behavior because I've never received a ball python this small and it's been a journey so far.
@@chrismetalwilson2588 If a snake is a good eater they're going to always sort of be looking for food because their opportunistic feeders. If given the chance, some ball pythons will go up high to do ambush behavior but I think most probably do it from the ground.
@@GreenRoomPythons ok cool and yea at first I swear he didn't know what food was and I kinda had to drop it next to his hide now that's how I know he's hungry but didn't k ow if that was normal because my other ball python acts completely different
I have a little special noodle myself! He is an albino het pied with no eyes at all. I bought him from Chris Hardwick He has a little trouble finding the head of the rat at and bites the body sometimes smh but eventually he gets it down ♥️ Much love Bob, keep up the amazing content!
It's astounding to watch how very typical behaiviour differs from animal to animal. A ball python I bought recently didn't ball up when he was picked by the store employee, didn't show any signs of stress although it was during the day and he just picked up his hide. When I took him in my hands to inspect he just started exploring right away, tongue flicks and all that. Other snakes they had on sale of similar age did ball up and were very scared of human interaction. And they all were hatchlings, no older than a month old. I was like wow this one is very confident, I like it, I'll take it home.
@@GreenRoomPythons as you said in one of your videos: he'll probably didn't make it 5 minutes in the wild. I wonder if that has something to do with genetics and there's a higher chance to breed more confident babies from snakes that were fearless right out of the egg.
@@gregorbasse My guess is that a confident snake will produce more confident snakes, but that's just a hunch. Once they're started, their environment will affect their confidence level, but it's interesting to see the different personalities right out of the egg.
I love how active the RD girls are 😂 and little Bea is so adorable and I'm glad she's doing well! Question: When you leave their cages open for exploring/ambushing, how do you manage the humidity? I tried to leave mine open but it drops my humidity immensely - it is glass with insulation on 3 sides, which is probably my explanation right there, but a PVC is on the way!
They don't have to be in a perfect humidity situation for 24 hours a day. I don't mind the humidity dropping a bit. It usually goes back up when the enclosure is closed and if not, I just add some water to the substrate. My ambient humidity in the room is usually around 50% anyway so I don't really run into a problem with it
@@GreenRoomPythons is it the same with temperature? My house’s temp goes up a degree or two, then down, and that effects the tank heat. I’m scared it’s stressing my baby BP out, but it’s so hard to tell because she’s just generally kinda spazzy right now since I just got her two days ago 🫤
@@GreenRoomPythons thank you for the response! New snake owner anxiety feels absolutely terrible. I didn’t realize something as small as my home’s heat kicking on would make me legitimately sob 😂🥲
I am looking to get a BP in a few months so doing my research which eventually led me to your channel and I have enjoyed watching. I have a bit of anxiety if only because I want to start with a good first snake, and so I am trying to make connections. I have noticed some breeders I have talked to spend more time trying to sell me a snake then give me info. These are obviously not the people I want to deal with, so it's really been a slow paced to find the right breeder to buy from.
Great video. I would be interested in other behaviors. What does it mean when they put their noses in my face? Or remain nose on nose? This is something I often experience
They're just checking you out. Sometimes they're attracted to our face because we're breathing warm air out of our nose and mouth and the heat signature makes them curious.
Hey Bob, I might have a video idea for you... Do you notice that your snakes may have a different "feel" from each other? Do they have different muscle feel, scale sizes, movements, smoother, rougher, scales are flatter, scales are pokie, etc... Having owned a corn snake as a kid and now two ball pythons, I held a Boa the other day and noticed quite a difference in "feel." Thought this might be an interesting video idea. Thanks Bob!
After keeping snakes as a hobbyist for close to four decades, I can tell you they all have their own personality. They may not show love like a Labrador, but they will develop trust. Example. My wife and I were recently at a show. We asked one vendor to examine a purple albino mainland hatching. My wife held him without a hitch. As soon as the other vendor took him back, he tagged him. Curious, we kept close to the table. We noticed this vendor handling the little retics like crap. The majority of hatchlings he handled that day took a poke at him. Another AWE-SOME video West Coast G.O.A.T. 👊🏾🪖🦅🇺🇸
Wow, that's really interesting. A lot of times I notice vendors at shows having amped up energy because they're dealing with people and quickly pulling out a bunch of snakes at once. I think the snakes pick up on that heightened energy from the person holding them. Sounds like that's why this guy was getting tagged.
Hey mate, completely unrelated but just watched your hook training video. Just wondering how it ended up with your black headed python, I have a woma and it's feeding response is a bit nuts, the previous owner didn't hold it much and the last couple times I've been holding him he's been fancying my forearm, he's only recently been doing it when I first got him he was good, not sure what's changed its now summer over here in Australia so it's definitely a lot warmer I think this could be a reason but I also just a got a new enclosure dunno if this makes difference Just wondering how the results for you went, and I also really like your theory in that video about the black headed's/womas, makes a lot of sense Cheers Edit: been binge watching a few of your videos too, just watched the bite video and I'm the same I can't pick up my woma straight from enclosure cause he will immediately turn around too
Hook training works really well for them. Once I'm holding my blackhead, she won't bite. But I have handled Womas before that seem just fine being handled but then eventually we'll go for you. I'm sure there are many blackheads that will do that as well. I'm also target training my black-headed python and that seems to be going well
Dumb question time, new enclosure shows up for my ball python, going to use a radiant heat panel should the temperature probe be 3inches from panel like the instructions say or ground level, wanting to get the enclosure to proper temps correctly
I put the probe about halfway up the wall under the heat panel. I don't like it on the ground because the snake could dislodge it but anywhere on the wall is fine. You're going to use your temperature gun to measure the heat where the snake sits. You'll then set your thermostat to whatever temperature it needs to be to make that hotspot 88° to 90°.
@@GreenRoomPythons alright cool, so it will take a little messing around with to set the basking spot to those temps and may run hotter on thermostat to get to that but should work, new to heat panels so thank you so much for the quick response, our ball python is going in a 4*2*2 white pcv enclosure which we get on Tuesday so a lot bigger than her 3*2*18
Ambassador Noodle also does the head-resting-on-doorframe thing. I was wondering if it was a way of satisfying her curious nature, as she seems quite attentive while in this pose, moving her head to track movement, tongue flicking, etc, even when the its no food on offer. However it might be an ambush posture like you say - she knows food comes in via the door, and she has caught a few rats from this position as they have flown by too. Is wishful thinking something snakes do? 😁
Yeah, even when there's no smell of food they're still often looking for it. Usually when they're in ambush they might be sleeping but they're on high alert so any movement they detect they will react to. There's a good chance that she is sitting in ambush there 🙂
It’s so funny, you post this video and I get nipped by my noodle. It wasn’t purposeful of course, I was thawing a rat and went to open his enclosure. Just barely got me so I didn’t feel any pain
Bob, could u do a video on potential illnesses ball pythons can get? There’s almost no info and no single dedicated video for diseases most commonly seen in CB ball pythons and the methods on how to test for them or how to spot signs of them (I.e. Nido virus, crypto etc).
Are snakes fully conscience of where their whole body is or are they mainly focused on their head? (also if your room isn’t at the correct temperature/humidity is being out of the enclosure for extended time harmful for a snake?)
They are very aware of their head and tail at least. Hard to tell about the rest, but I'm guessing they know where everything is. They aren't that sensitive to being out of their enclosures for a short period of time but you wouldn't want them out in a chilly room all day. My room is between 76-80 at all times
My BP has never been aggressive since I've had him, what I've noticed is that when he notices me in the room, he'll start going towards the top, the top opens up cause for now I have the aquarium enclosure until I get his upgraded enclosure, hopefully soon. About 3 weeks ago, I gave him a bigger size for his food and he went into shed after, last week was the second time with the bigger size, once he finished eating, he still attempted to come out (comes onto my hand), he usually chills on me, or likes to look around my room. Is it normal or ok for them to come out right after eating?
No you want them to rest and digest when they have a meal in their belly. There shouldn't be any handling for 24 to 48 hours after they eat a meal. They might be active right after they eat but they'll settle down eventually and start to digest that meal
what if my snake is flicking her tongue but its not coming out fully? like she will only stick out the tip of her tongue and flick it, it only happened once yesterday throughout the whole day but i decided not to look past it because its the first time this happened and im kind of curious on what that means
Sorry for asking but i have a little concern, my ball python sometimes make a sort of squeak sound, is it normal or is it like a symptom of a respiratory infection?
It's always good to check for other signs of respiratory infection when you can hear a snake breathing, but oftentimes it's just stuck shed or little substrate in their nose. A clicking sound or excess fluid in their mouth or coming out their nose are some other signs of respiratory infection
During which months does the Inspector go into that breeding/ combative mood? This looks very similar to the behavior that my adult male BP started about a month ago
My ball python has been refusing for for a bit now "frozen thawed" normally place the rodent on it's plate and when everyone leaves the room it will eat, today i tried a live mice and it took it. I've been experimenting my snake was also very nervous, last few months i "announce?" myself tap 3 times against the enclosure before opening the door and likewise on the hide if i need to get in there i now have my snake that he comes out to see whats happening i can Handel him not head shy almost saying he is bold but not defensive.
Hi! I’ve had a ball python for about four months now he is very docile and is a good eater but he has a weird behavior where he curls his head side ways either on my neck or sometimes on my wrist. Is there way I could send you the video I have and maybe you could give me your best advice on why he does that?? Thank you!
@@GreenRoomPythons I could be wrong but honestly don’t think that’s what it is. Is there a way I can text or email you a video of him doing this? If not it’s cool. But I really enjoy your videos and the knowledge you put out!
Last night my ball python was being super weird. He ate less than 24hrs ago and he was in his hide, but his head and neck were sitting out on top of the hide. He looked like he was in hunting mode. I stupidly reached in the cage to adjust the thermometer and he bit me! Which is very, very uncharacteristic for him. Even if he's scared or hungry he doesn't usually strike me. I have no idea what he was doing last night. Not normal for him at all. What a weirdo
He may not have done that before with you, but that is very common behavior for a snake. Once they've eaten a meal they are often still in a state of heightened food mode and they'll strike at anything that's moving or has a heat signature 😉
Would u know why some reticulated pythons when full grown eventually start to see their owners as prey/food i know in some states they are banned because of people getting eatin by them & also require a lot of space since they get so big i guess the fear factor of this happening also is what cause them to be banned in some states unless u have a permit to have exotic animals
That is a myth. Snakes are not eating people. The mainland reticulated python is the only snake in the world that has the ability to actually eat a (very small) person. It happens in the wild very rarely - maybe every 10 years or so you hear of an incident in Asia. And I know of one really sad story of a pet killing a young child about 15 years ago in the United States. They do not look at humans as food though and a bite from a reticulated python is usually an accident. These large snakes are banned in some states not because the state thinks that they're going to start eating people but because they can survive in a state like Florida and become an invasive species which is a big environmental problem.
@@GreenRoomPythons oh ok i always wonder if the stories were actually true cause i don’t commonly hear about these things happening from snakes but … people would always talk about how this girls snake used to sleep with her n starved itself to size itself up to eat her which i didnt quite understand cause how could u starve n grow lol but all the crazy stories is what made me fear snakes for a long time then one day i just decided to face the fear years ago n purchased my first snake and theyve become my fav animal to keep now i have 4 and i still want more lol its become an addiction i want to purchase my first boa but idk which one to choose but i really want a BRB
@@CeRtiFiEdxxBADMiNNie The "snake sleeping next to the girl and sizing her up" is probably the most commonly retold myth because it's such a good story. Someone told it to me just yesterday at a pet store. I explained to the guy (and his young, shocked children) that snakes don't plan their meals like that. They are opportunistic feeders and make a feeding decision in a split second. It's kind of funny that it keeps going around but it does cause people to fear snakes unnecessarily.
Always with the shenanigans from those super dwarves. 😆 I was saying, "uh-oh, here comes Stella.... Bob.... Bob, watch Stella. Bob, Stella's almost on the floor!!" Just yelling at my screen like a lunatic. 🤪 Always lovely to see little Bea. She does seem like she's slowly gaining confidence. I am obsessed with the fact that she lives in a little flower pot. 🥹😍 As for the Inspector, do you think he acts combative towards all humans during breeding season, or just you? Can snakes tell the difference between male and female humans? If he's combative towards you because he wants you to keep off his ladies, would he react differently towards me because I am a lady?
That's a really interesting question that I've been trying to test. I've had Lucy take him out occasionally when she's here and he hasn't acted like that towards her but he's also not been in one of his moods anytime that Lucy has been here so I haven't really been able to test it well. But we'll see how he's doing when you're here in a couple weeks and you can interact with him :-)
"And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, *saves lives*." A Few Good Men (1992) "I hope I saved some lives today." Kent (2023) Love little Bea Arthur Dent :-)
Trying to wrangle two overzealous young reticulated pythons not easy to do it looks like they're giving you a rough go of it on the Ringling part of it but at least they're chill about it not striking at you till all your little slithery friends I said hi you guys have a good day
Yes, they are very used to me redirecting them. Once they're closer to adult size I'll allow them to just free roam wherever they want to go. But at this point I don't want to go searching for a missing snake 😄
Seeing Bea handled right after the Inspector (who seems to be roughly the size of my male) completely gives perspective on just how small a baby actually is! And she's adorable as ever of course.
Shes only eaten hopper mice so she has stayed pretty small so far
Great video. Kent must of had a horrible time with both snakes trying to lick/EAT the camera.🤣
He sometimes gets petrified with fear
@@GreenRoomPythons yk how funny you are i love it
As a brand new snake-keeper with my very first ball python, I would LOVE a more extensive eli5 video about snake body language, particularly the difference between nervous(best to leave them alone) and nervous(but curious/interested). There are some other videos out there, but I've been enjoying your takes so far and would love to see one from you.
Rooting for Lil B to figure out striking! She's a cutie for sure!
I'm glad you enjoyed this one. I put out another body language video right after this one and there will be more in the future :-)
Little Bea is so adorable! I’m glad you’re giving her a chance at life, despite her little dent in her jaw. She’s going to be a lovely snake.
Aw thanks!
I am just in love with the GRP snakes 💚 I thought only shenanigans happened on the live streams but the retic girls never cease to prove that wrong. I love them both haha
I am now going to refer to Bea at the little bumble bee noodle. She is just precious in her little flower pot and with her morphs she reminds me of a little bee hehe.
Great video though I feel like you are doing a lot of 2.0 versions of snake videos that dive deeper into the care and dedication it takes to keep python species and I just am soaking in all the information!Can’t wait for more videos you’re the best Bob!
Thanks Taylor! You always have really nice comments. As I was reading your comment I was chasing the super dwarves around the ladder because not only do they do shenanigans for videos, they do it off camera as well!
I'm glad you enjoyed this one :-)
Very interesting stuff Bob. And I love the way you talk to my grandsnakes!
😆😆 thanks Mom!
What a sweet girl Lil' Bea is! Especially through the stress of being assist-fed due to her jaw deformity. I always have a soft spot for the special cases like hers. I have a leopard gecko with severe mbd that caused his front legs to twist badly who was given to me with his previous owner expecting him to die any day. He's still alive after being in my care for over 2 years now. I tong feed him so he doesn't have to chase anything and put extra strain on his legs and have his enclosure set up to be safer for him but other than that he lives a normal life now that he's got proper nutrition and a uvb light. If you give them that little bit of extra help and a fighting chance, it's amazing what these animals can do.
That's great that you have given that leopard gecko a good life :-)
Another great video! I'm always learning something new about my snake. Next month will be a year since I got him!
That's great! Glad you liked the video :-)
Bea is adorable! I also take ridiculously detailed notes and I noticed that at this time last year, Darwin went off food for about 5 weeks. He’s doing that again right now. He’s also glass surfing. A week ago, I didn’t lock his enclosure though I thought I did. I found him, 2 hours later, in the back of the closet. How he squeezed through the doors? I have no idea. Any other time of year he would have NO interest in leaving his enclosure. It did provide me with a “no bad consequences” lesson learned. 🐍❤️🐍
That's interesting! Let me know when he goes back on food if he was off for the same amount of time this year
Another great video about snake behavior Bob. I would love to see more about behavior (any kind like basic behavior, examples of ambush position, close up of hunting behavior,etc). You’re the best Bob!
You put out the best videos ever!!! You explain things for the more experienced and you explain things so well for the less experienced. You’ve given me so many ideas. I used to keep snakes 20 some years ago, and I just got a ball python this past year, some things I remember, some I forgot and some I changed my mind about. Thank you! It’s appreciated!
Thanks so much for your kind words! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos and appreciate the content. Congrats on your new snake!
So great to see little Bea Arthur Dent doing well! Love the emphasis on observation of the individual animal in the circumstances. They can be so different sometimes, and many things can factor in! Finnley my Ball Python gets the "zoomies" whenever the weather is bringing in a thunderstorm. My House Snake doesn't seem to notice, or if he does, it doesn't warrant changing behavior to him.
That's really interesting!
Thank you for making more behavioral videos! These are so helpful and practical! It makes me so much more confident as I look forward to bringing my snake home soon. :)
Congrats on your new snake. I'm glad this was helpful for you
I love the behavior videos, thank you!
I'm glad you like these!
Yes put together that video!
I will put it on the list. 😉
I appreciate all of the time you take to make these videos
I've been melting my brain with ball pythons videos and research for years.
I and i finally got a beautiful albino ball python
Thanks for all the videos they helped me learn a great deal.
Thanks so much, I'm glad you like the videos. Congrats on your new ball python, it sounds amazing!
Love this video! I just got my second ball python and third reptile at the Reptile Super Show on Sunday and I think I saw you there! I've been binging your videos for a refresher 😁
Thanks, glad you like the video! Congrats on the new snake. Come say hi next time you see me!
Love this, couldn't agree more with every bit of it. Thanks for the video :)
Thanks so much, glad you liked it!
Thank you
Kent lmao 🤣 lol love your channel
Glad you're enjoying it!
Hey great video keep up the awesome work, glad bea is doing well
Thanks Chris!
Always interesting! I can't really make of what to think of the way my adopted one behaves. When I am cleaning she'll come up to me and check everything, probably thinking about food. But if I am just in the room she'll stay in her hiding spot. Maybe she dislikes me...
They're pretty reclusive as a species so hiding is going to be their number one priority during the day. If you go into their and closure to clean, that's activity happening in their space that they are not used to so they're going to be very curious to see what's going on. They might think it's food but the snakes that come out for me usually just want to follow my hand around and see what's happening.
@@GreenRoomPythons yeah, she did that but after a few minutes of watching and tongue flicking she will move to the glass and climb out. I do support her body and did sit down with her last week when she refused to be put back into her terrarium. After a few minutes she got scared and went back into her enclosure without problems and calmed down right away. But since then she had mostly been into hiding so I feel guilty about it now.
My newest male he is an ivory pastel we named him Casper He likes to wall climb when he knows we are in the room I open the top and he's ready to come out and explore everywhere .where my other pythons just usually stay in there home more until I bring them out then they explore
That's pretty common for a newer snake that's getting used to their enclosure. Especially if they're doing it during the day. You might change the enclosure around a little, give him more security and see if he settles down a bit.
@Green Room Pythons glad I seen this, I've had my baby... and its literally a baby for about 2 months now and he likes to climb into this tree I have in his enclosure early morning and at night when he wants fed. Is this a normal behavior because I've never received a ball python this small and it's been a journey so far.
@@chrismetalwilson2588 If a snake is a good eater they're going to always sort of be looking for food because their opportunistic feeders. If given the chance, some ball pythons will go up high to do ambush behavior but I think most probably do it from the ground.
@@GreenRoomPythons ok cool and yea at first I swear he didn't know what food was and I kinda had to drop it next to his hide now that's how I know he's hungry but didn't k ow if that was normal because my other ball python acts completely different
I have a little special noodle myself! He is an albino het pied with no eyes at all. I bought him from Chris Hardwick
He has a little trouble finding the head of the rat at and bites the body sometimes smh but eventually he gets it down ♥️
Much love Bob, keep up the amazing content!
Sounds like a cool snake!
Little Bea in a flower pot. I’d read that book any day ❤
It's astounding to watch how very typical behaiviour differs from animal to animal. A ball python I bought recently didn't ball up when he was picked by the store employee, didn't show any signs of stress although it was during the day and he just picked up his hide. When I took him in my hands to inspect he just started exploring right away, tongue flicks and all that. Other snakes they had on sale of similar age did ball up and were very scared of human interaction. And they all were hatchlings, no older than a month old. I was like wow this one is very confident, I like it, I'll take it home.
Yeah it's nice when some of them just hatch out with no fear
@@GreenRoomPythons as you said in one of your videos: he'll probably didn't make it 5 minutes in the wild. I wonder if that has something to do with genetics and there's a higher chance to breed more confident babies from snakes that were fearless right out of the egg.
@@gregorbasse My guess is that a confident snake will produce more confident snakes, but that's just a hunch. Once they're started, their environment will affect their confidence level, but it's interesting to see the different personalities right out of the egg.
I love how active the RD girls are 😂 and little Bea is so adorable and I'm glad she's doing well!
Question: When you leave their cages open for exploring/ambushing, how do you manage the humidity? I tried to leave mine open but it drops my humidity immensely - it is glass with insulation on 3 sides, which is probably my explanation right there, but a PVC is on the way!
They don't have to be in a perfect humidity situation for 24 hours a day. I don't mind the humidity dropping a bit. It usually goes back up when the enclosure is closed and if not, I just add some water to the substrate.
My ambient humidity in the room is usually around 50% anyway so I don't really run into a problem with it
@@GreenRoomPythons That makes sense, thanks!! I'm still a very new keeper and worried about a lot of things 😅 but getting better!
@@GreenRoomPythons is it the same with temperature? My house’s temp goes up a degree or two, then down, and that effects the tank heat. I’m scared it’s stressing my baby BP out, but it’s so hard to tell because she’s just generally kinda spazzy right now since I just got her two days ago 🫤
@@LaneyLia a couple degrees up or down is not going to be a problem
@@GreenRoomPythons thank you for the response! New snake owner anxiety feels absolutely terrible. I didn’t realize something as small as my home’s heat kicking on would make me legitimately sob 😂🥲
I am looking to get a BP in a few months so doing my research which eventually led me to your channel and I have enjoyed watching. I have a bit of anxiety if only because I want to start with a good first snake, and so I am trying to make connections. I have noticed some breeders I have talked to spend more time trying to sell me a snake then give me info. These are obviously not the people I want to deal with, so it's really been a slow paced to find the right breeder to buy from.
It sounds like you're doing it right, you definitely want to find the right person to buy from
@@GreenRoomPythons thank you, I had emailed Kent and he sent me a list of folks to contact but they were all exterminators.
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Hello Bob from NC
Hi Angie!
Great video. I would be interested in other behaviors. What does it mean when they put their noses in my face? Or remain nose on nose? This is something I often experience
They're just checking you out. Sometimes they're attracted to our face because we're breathing warm air out of our nose and mouth and the heat signature makes them curious.
behavior videos so good n fun to watch Stella n Eko on you .Stella getting to be a long girl lol.they both so cute always curious.
Glad you liked it :-)
Hey Bob, I might have a video idea for you... Do you notice that your snakes may have a different "feel" from each other?
Do they have different muscle feel, scale sizes, movements, smoother, rougher, scales are flatter, scales are pokie, etc...
Having owned a corn snake as a kid and now two ball pythons, I held a Boa the other day and noticed quite a difference in "feel."
Thought this might be an interesting video idea. Thanks Bob!
Yeah different species definitely feel differently. Might be a good thing to talk about in a video! Thanks for the idea
After keeping snakes as a hobbyist for close to four decades, I can tell you they all have their own personality. They may not show love like a Labrador, but they will develop trust. Example. My wife and I were recently at a show. We asked one vendor to examine a purple albino mainland hatching. My wife held him without a hitch. As soon as the other vendor took him back, he tagged him. Curious, we kept close to the table. We noticed this vendor handling the little retics like crap. The majority of hatchlings he handled that day took a poke at him. Another AWE-SOME video West Coast G.O.A.T. 👊🏾🪖🦅🇺🇸
Wow, that's really interesting. A lot of times I notice vendors at shows having amped up energy because they're dealing with people and quickly pulling out a bunch of snakes at once. I think the snakes pick up on that heightened energy from the person holding them. Sounds like that's why this guy was getting tagged.
Hey mate, completely unrelated but just watched your hook training video. Just wondering how it ended up with your black headed python,
I have a woma and it's feeding response is a bit nuts, the previous owner didn't hold it much and the last couple times I've been holding him he's been fancying my forearm, he's only recently been doing it when I first got him he was good, not sure what's changed its now summer over here in Australia so it's definitely a lot warmer I think this could be a reason but I also just a got a new enclosure dunno if this makes difference
Just wondering how the results for you went, and I also really like your theory in that video about the black headed's/womas, makes a lot of sense
Cheers
Edit: been binge watching a few of your videos too, just watched the bite video and I'm the same I can't pick up my woma straight from enclosure cause he will immediately turn around too
Hook training works really well for them. Once I'm holding my blackhead, she won't bite. But I have handled Womas before that seem just fine being handled but then eventually we'll go for you. I'm sure there are many blackheads that will do that as well. I'm also target training my black-headed python and that seems to be going well
@@GreenRoomPythons could you also do a video on target training? Or do you already have one?
@@samueldowd8408 I do, just search "green room pythons target training"
@@GreenRoomPythons legend, cheers mate! Appreciate your help and so glad I stumbled across your channel
Dumb question time, new enclosure shows up for my ball python, going to use a radiant heat panel should the temperature probe be 3inches from panel like the instructions say or ground level, wanting to get the enclosure to proper temps correctly
I put the probe about halfway up the wall under the heat panel. I don't like it on the ground because the snake could dislodge it but anywhere on the wall is fine. You're going to use your temperature gun to measure the heat where the snake sits. You'll then set your thermostat to whatever temperature it needs to be to make that hotspot 88° to 90°.
@@GreenRoomPythons alright cool, so it will take a little messing around with to set the basking spot to those temps and may run hotter on thermostat to get to that but should work, new to heat panels so thank you so much for the quick response, our ball python is going in a 4*2*2 white pcv enclosure which we get on Tuesday so a lot bigger than her 3*2*18
Ambassador Noodle also does the head-resting-on-doorframe thing. I was wondering if it was a way of satisfying her curious nature, as she seems quite attentive while in this pose, moving her head to track movement, tongue flicking, etc, even when the its no food on offer. However it might be an ambush posture like you say - she knows food comes in via the door, and she has caught a few rats from this position as they have flown by too. Is wishful thinking something snakes do? 😁
Yeah, even when there's no smell of food they're still often looking for it. Usually when they're in ambush they might be sleeping but they're on high alert so any movement they detect they will react to. There's a good chance that she is sitting in ambush there 🙂
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first also thank you for this your snakes are beautiful ✨
Thanks so much!
Hey Bob hope all is well I got a new female cinnamon butter she is beautiful 😍and love your videos my friend
Congrats on the new snake! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos :-)
It’s so funny, you post this video and I get nipped by my noodle. It wasn’t purposeful of course, I was thawing a rat and went to open his enclosure. Just barely got me so I didn’t feel any pain
Yeah those bites are usually a non-event. That's what my video two weeks was about 😁
Beautiful Super dwarfs!
Thank you!
@@GreenRoomPythons Very welcome!
Bob, could u do a video on potential illnesses ball pythons can get? There’s almost no info and no single dedicated video for diseases most commonly seen in CB ball pythons and the methods on how to test for them or how to spot signs of them (I.e. Nido virus, crypto etc).
Yes that's one that I have in the back of my head. Just haven't planned it yet, but I agree it's important
Are snakes fully conscience of where their whole body is or are they mainly focused on their head? (also if your room isn’t at the correct temperature/humidity is being out of the enclosure for extended time harmful for a snake?)
They are very aware of their head and tail at least. Hard to tell about the rest, but I'm guessing they know where everything is. They aren't that sensitive to being out of their enclosures for a short period of time but you wouldn't want them out in a chilly room all day. My room is between 76-80 at all times
The more vids, the better.
Glad you're enjoying them
Kent for President! 😎
That's what HE keeps saying!
My BP has never been aggressive since I've had him, what I've noticed is that when he notices me in the room, he'll start going towards the top, the top opens up cause for now I have the aquarium enclosure until I get his upgraded enclosure, hopefully soon. About 3 weeks ago, I gave him a bigger size for his food and he went into shed after, last week was the second time with the bigger size, once he finished eating, he still attempted to come out (comes onto my hand), he usually chills on me, or likes to look around my room. Is it normal or ok for them to come out right after eating?
No you want them to rest and digest when they have a meal in their belly. There shouldn't be any handling for 24 to 48 hours after they eat a meal. They might be active right after they eat but they'll settle down eventually and start to digest that meal
@@GreenRoomPythons perfect, I didn't handle him until about two days later since the meal was big!
My BP also likes to rest his head there 😍
At least you know where the snake is 🙂
Can you do a if your 🐍 does this stop step back and run for your life video.
Kent probably can ;-)
what if my snake is flicking her tongue but its not coming out fully? like she will only stick out the tip of her tongue and flick it, it only happened once yesterday throughout the whole day but i decided not to look past it because its the first time this happened and im kind of curious on what that means
Sorry for asking but i have a little concern, my ball python sometimes make a sort of squeak sound, is it normal or is it like a symptom of a respiratory infection?
It's always good to check for other signs of respiratory infection when you can hear a snake breathing, but oftentimes it's just stuck shed or little substrate in their nose. A clicking sound or excess fluid in their mouth or coming out their nose are some other signs of respiratory infection
Baby Bea 😍
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During which months does the Inspector go into that breeding/ combative mood? This looks very similar to the behavior that my adult male BP started about a month ago
I start pairing him with females around November and it starts shortly after that. I don't think he would do it if he wasn't actively breeding
I would love to know what it looks like when a snake is being defensive or about to strike
I'll do a video that includes that behavior :-)
My ball python has been refusing for for a bit now "frozen thawed" normally place the rodent on it's plate and when everyone leaves the room it will eat, today i tried a live mice and it took it. I've been experimenting my snake was also very nervous, last few months i "announce?" myself tap 3 times against the enclosure before opening the door and likewise on the hide if i need to get in there i now have my snake that he comes out to see whats happening i can Handel him not head shy almost saying he is bold but not defensive.
That's great!
Hi! I’ve had a ball python for about four months now he is very docile and is a good eater but he has a weird behavior where he curls his head side ways either on my neck or sometimes on my wrist. Is there way I could send you the video I have and maybe you could give me your best advice on why he does that?? Thank you!
He's most likely trying to get leverage to pull himself along
@@GreenRoomPythons I could be wrong but honestly don’t think that’s what it is. Is there a way I can text or email you a video of him doing this? If not it’s cool. But I really enjoy your videos and the knowledge you put out!
i’m watching this with my year old ball python plyto
That's great!
How can people even hate snakes? they're cute, poisonous, handsome, poisonous, honest, poisonous, intelligent, poisonous. What's there not to like?
Exactly! 😄
We need a basic body language video please
I'll put it on the list ;-)
Heres one. Your snake wants to explore so put her down 😂
Last night my ball python was being super weird. He ate less than 24hrs ago and he was in his hide, but his head and neck were sitting out on top of the hide. He looked like he was in hunting mode. I stupidly reached in the cage to adjust the thermometer and he bit me! Which is very, very uncharacteristic for him. Even if he's scared or hungry he doesn't usually strike me. I have no idea what he was doing last night. Not normal for him at all. What a weirdo
He may not have done that before with you, but that is very common behavior for a snake. Once they've eaten a meal they are often still in a state of heightened food mode and they'll strike at anything that's moving or has a heat signature 😉
Would u know why some reticulated pythons when full grown eventually start to see their owners as prey/food i know in some states they are banned because of people getting eatin by them & also require a lot of space since they get so big i guess the fear factor of this happening also is what cause them to be banned in some states unless u have a permit to have exotic animals
That is a myth. Snakes are not eating people. The mainland reticulated python is the only snake in the world that has the ability to actually eat a (very small) person. It happens in the wild very rarely - maybe every 10 years or so you hear of an incident in Asia. And I know of one really sad story of a pet killing a young child about 15 years ago in the United States. They do not look at humans as food though and a bite from a reticulated python is usually an accident. These large snakes are banned in some states not because the state thinks that they're going to start eating people but because they can survive in a state like Florida and become an invasive species which is a big environmental problem.
@@GreenRoomPythons oh ok i always wonder if the stories were actually true cause i don’t commonly hear about these things happening from snakes but … people would always talk about how this girls snake used to sleep with her n starved itself to size itself up to eat her which i didnt quite understand cause how could u starve n grow lol but all the crazy stories is what made me fear snakes for a long time then one day i just decided to face the fear years ago n purchased my first snake and theyve become my fav animal to keep now i have 4 and i still want more lol its become an addiction i want to purchase my first boa but idk which one to choose but i really want a BRB
@@CeRtiFiEdxxBADMiNNie The "snake sleeping next to the girl and sizing her up" is probably the most commonly retold myth because it's such a good story. Someone told it to me just yesterday at a pet store. I explained to the guy (and his young, shocked children) that snakes don't plan their meals like that. They are opportunistic feeders and make a feeding decision in a split second.
It's kind of funny that it keeps going around but it does cause people to fear snakes unnecessarily.
@@GreenRoomPythons 🤣😭 see lol
3rd? 😂 love ya bro
Aw thanks so much!
They gave up keeping away half way through and just focused on having fun going around you
Always with the shenanigans from those super dwarves. 😆 I was saying, "uh-oh, here comes Stella.... Bob.... Bob, watch Stella. Bob, Stella's almost on the floor!!" Just yelling at my screen like a lunatic. 🤪
Always lovely to see little Bea. She does seem like she's slowly gaining confidence. I am obsessed with the fact that she lives in a little flower pot. 🥹😍
As for the Inspector, do you think he acts combative towards all humans during breeding season, or just you? Can snakes tell the difference between male and female humans? If he's combative towards you because he wants you to keep off his ladies, would he react differently towards me because I am a lady?
That's a really interesting question that I've been trying to test. I've had Lucy take him out occasionally when she's here and he hasn't acted like that towards her but he's also not been in one of his moods anytime that Lucy has been here so I haven't really been able to test it well. But we'll see how he's doing when you're here in a couple weeks and you can interact with him :-)
Sounds fun! Also, I love Eko's whole vibe. I also like to lay perfectly still for long periods of time until food appears in front of me.
"And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, *saves lives*." A Few Good Men (1992)
"I hope I saved some lives today." Kent (2023)
Love little Bea Arthur Dent :-)
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Thanks!
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At what age will males start acting like this? My boy is 1.5 years old
Just curious when to look out for this
Trying to wrangle two overzealous young reticulated pythons not easy to do it looks like they're giving you a rough go of it on the Ringling part of it but at least they're chill about it not striking at you till all your little slithery friends I said hi you guys have a good day
Yes, they are very used to me redirecting them. Once they're closer to adult size I'll allow them to just free roam wherever they want to go. But at this point I don't want to go searching for a missing snake 😄
You guys have a good day