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Guylinda View Profile |
Questions about them.
i have owned a ball python but diffrent snake so just wanted to know |
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| 12/14/07 05:13pm |
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Guylinda View Profile |
Message To: Guylinda In reference to Message Id: 1546600 Questions about them.
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| 12/14/07 05:17pm |
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Solidsnake8866 View Profile |
Message To: Guylinda In reference to Message Id: 1546604 Questions about them.
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| 12/14/07 07:53pm |
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Midtennboa View Profile |
Message To: Solidsnake8866 In reference to Message Id: 1546753 Questions about them.
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| 12/14/07 08:33pm |
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Addicted View Profile |
Message To: Midtennboa In reference to Message Id: 1546790 Questions about them.
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| 12/14/07 10:20pm |
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Guylinda View Profile |
Message To: Addicted In reference to Message Id: 1546899 Questions about them.
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| 12/15/07 06:00am |
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Midtennboa View Profile |
Message To: Guylinda In reference to Message Id: 1547180 Questions about them.
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| 12/15/07 11:03am |
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Guylinda View Profile |
Message To: Midtennboa In reference to Message Id: 1547288 Questions about them.
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| 12/15/07 04:37pm |
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Midtennboa View Profile |
Message To: Guylinda In reference to Message Id: 1547512 Questions about them.
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| 12/16/07 01:26am |
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ScyllaCharybdis View Profile |
Message To: Midtennboa In reference to Message Id: 1547911 Questions about them.
They have very specific requirements and you need everything set up way ahead of time before you take possession of the snake. They are also very, very strong for their smaller size and are one of the fastest striking snakes with nice "Rip your Flesh" teeth!!! Again...They are Not for beginners! |
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| 12/17/07 01:53am |
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Guylinda View Profile |
Message To: ScyllaCharybdis In reference to Message Id: 1549033 Questions about them.
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| 01/07/08 03:57am |
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Addicted View Profile |
Message To: Guylinda In reference to Message Id: 1572284 Questions about them.
Quote: Again...They are Not for beginners!
I call Bullsh#t on that,if you have some common sense they are very easy to keep.A dedicated beginner can easily have a great first snake experiance with these snakes.Sure they are strong but they Can’t kill you,and being bitten?any snake can bite. |
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| 01/08/08 11:05pm |
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ScyllaCharybdis View Profile |
Message To: Addicted In reference to Message Id: 1574002 Questions about them.
And they are not a beginner snake because of their husbandry requirements...not because of their size, strength or speed. |
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| 01/22/08 10:03pm |
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KAMANDAG View Profile |
Message To: ScyllaCharybdis In reference to Message Id: 1549033 Questions about them.
Quote: They are also very, very strong for their smaller size and are one of the fastest striking snakes with nice "Rip your Flesh" teeth!!!
Again...They are Not for beginners! OK, with this advice...I definitely need to rethink about getting one of these awesome snakes. I wouldn’t wanna "renew" my fear of snakes after facing that fear and overcoming it by recently owning a couple of two MOST AWESOME BP’s, Kamandag and Venom. |
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| 01/29/08 09:03pm |
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ScyllaCharybdis View Profile |
Message To: KAMANDAG In reference to Message Id: 1600831 Questions about them.
I have never been struck at by any of my snakes including the my BRBs. I was bite by one though. My male BRB (Scylla) was chilling on my left forearm while I replied to many posts on RepticZone (Go Figure?!). Well...I was getting tired...so it was time for bed. I slowly went to un-coil him from my arm and he didn’t want to let go. Since snakes don’t have hands hands to grab a hold of anything with (like a cat or a child)...the BR did what he could and bit my forearm to "Hold On"! The funny thing is...it really didn’t hurt! Take your thumb and index finger and pinch up some skin on your forearm and then pinch very firmly. That’s probably worse than this bite was. I’ve had "Cats" decide to "Grip Me" all of a sudden that caused far more pain than this caused. So anyway...He let go after about 2-seconds (maybe 3) and that was that. However there was now 5 - 6 little pin-holes in my skin that were trickling blood down my forearm. So the BRB teeth are sharp but again...it didn’t even hurt. And it wasn’t like I was gushing blood either. The little streams of blood went from the top of my forearm (about 2" back from my wrist)...toward the inside of my forearm and down toward my elbow. The total length of the streams was maybe 7 - 8 inches?! ************* Now when I mentioned that fact about how Fast and Powerful they are...I was comparing that to a BP. And I was referring to how they are with their prey. I really need to video tape some of these feedings to illustrate my point for everyone. And a BRB does something else that isn’t common with BPs either... I’ve had several feedings with my BRB starting out in his water dish (They like to soak just because...where if a BP soaks it usually means there’s a problem). Well I’ll put a large rat pup in the enclosure and the curious rat will look up and into the water dish out of curiosity and Wham!!! The BRB hits the rat and then starts constricting (which they typically kill faster than a BP on dry land). But because they’re in the water...they speed the kill process by constricting and drowning the prey! Much less of a fight with the prey over a shorter period of time means less chance of an injury to your snake! |
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| 01/30/08 02:44pm |
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KAMANDAG View Profile |
Message To: ScyllaCharybdis In reference to Message Id: 1590416 Questions about them.
Quote: they are not a beginner snake because of their husbandry requirements...not because of their size, strength or speed.
Alright, I’m convinced. My next snake after a female BP will be a Brazilian Rainbow. |
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| 02/04/08 10:04pm |
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ScyllaCharybdis View Profile |
Message To: KAMANDAG In reference to Message Id: 1610077 Questions about them.
(I knew you’d crumble!) 
Just you wait until I get the pictures posted that I took over the last few days!!! She just shed last night and is Beeee-autiful!!!  |
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| 02/05/08 01:12am |
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Trickmiyster View Profile |
Message To: ScyllaCharybdis In reference to Message Id: 1610302 Questions about them.
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| 02/06/08 06:16pm |
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ScyllaCharybdis View Profile |
Message To: Trickmiyster In reference to Message Id: 1612789 Questions about them.
Why? |
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| 02/08/08 01:31am |
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Trickmiyster View Profile |
Message To: ScyllaCharybdis In reference to Message Id: 1614849 Questions about them.
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| 02/08/08 08:32am |
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ScyllaCharybdis View Profile |
Message To: Trickmiyster In reference to Message Id: 1615002 Questions about them.
Making sure they have a large water bowl with clean water is necessary for their humidity requirements, drinking and sometimes soaking. They do sometimes soak themselves! This is the closest to bathing I ever do for them. Well...unless you count letting them play in the baby pool I have set out for them in the summer. But be WARNED if you decide to ever do this!!! Most BRBs move slowly but "can" move very, very quickly if they want to! This being said...if you ever take a BRB outside for "play time"...be prepared to keep a constant eye on them and be ready to chase after them! |
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| 02/08/08 02:15pm |
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Ambiguous666 View Profile |
Message To: Guylinda In reference to Message Id: 1546600 Questions about them.
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| 02/24/08 12:14am |
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ScyllaCharybdis View Profile |
Message To: Ambiguous666 In reference to Message Id: 1635522 Questions about them.
And I agree that I would not classify them as a beginner snake. To me...that’s a Corn, Rat or King Snake. The husbandry is very flexable and forgiving with those. Not so forgiving with BRBs or BPs! |
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| 02/25/08 10:08pm |
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Ambiguous View Profile |
Message To: ScyllaCharybdis In reference to Message Id: 1638041 Questions about them.
another thing I know a lot of people i have seen keeping BRBs or talk about having them in screen top cages and they said you should not, but i say if you have to use one its perfectly fine, "with some exceptions" it definitly will take more work to maintain the right temps and humidity, you will have to mist or wet things all the time (or as long as needed, which will be alot more), and just use something to cover up the screen part. it takes more care but they can be fine. I say this because i have had a BRB in a screen top and i just did all this, and he was perfectly healthy, always a good eater, good sheds, never regergetated a meal or anything. and the temps and humidity were just were they were suppose to be! yup. just some extra info lol. |
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| 02/25/08 11:34pm |
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ScyllaCharybdis View Profile |
Message To: Ambiguous In reference to Message Id: 1638144 Questions about them.
Quote: say this because i have had a BRB in a screen top and i just did all this, and he was perfectly healthy, always a good eater, good sheds, never regergetated a meal or anything. What do you mean "was"?
He was perfectly healthy until when? |
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| 02/26/08 02:24pm |
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Ambiguous666 View Profile |
Message To: ScyllaCharybdis In reference to Message Id: 1638640 Questions about them.
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| 02/27/08 01:24am |
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ScyllaCharybdis View Profile |
Message To: Ambiguous666 In reference to Message Id: 1639685 Questions about them.
And all I did was ask a question! So maybe you should lighten up a bit. |
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| 02/27/08 02:36am |
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Ambiguous666 View Profile |
Message To: ScyllaCharybdis In reference to Message Id: 1639717 Questions about them.
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| 02/27/08 03:47am |
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Guylinda View Profile |
Message To: Ambiguous666 In reference to Message Id: 1639732 Questions about them.
shes the first snake i’v ever owned and i would recimend one to a beginer, but with the warning that they have some harder requirments. on that note, how do i make her stop the biting, because sometimes she wont let go. |
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| 03/03/08 01:34am |
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ScyllaCharybdis View Profile |
Message To: Guylinda In reference to Message Id: 1645678 Questions about them.
Quote: shes the first snake i’v ever owned and i would recimend one to a beginer Quote: on that note, how do i make her stop the biting, because sometimes she wont let go. Sounds like a beginner question to me.
But since you’ve chosen to own a non-beginner snake and completely disagree with those of us who are experienced that said these are not beginner snakes... Why should I advise you here? You probably won’t listen anyway. |
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| 03/03/08 06:53pm |
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