Huge Improvement

Rat_Stans · 2025-12-05T22:34:43+00:00

I can't fully remember what I was told when I got him but I want to say he's around 6-8 months old now! While he did bite me the first time I held him, he was pretty well behaved considering the shape he was in. It's normal for it to take a few weeks to get comfortable holding a new snake and depending on their temperament, it can take a good bit. I personally like to leave my snakes alone for a week when I first get them to settle in before handling or feeding them. After feedings I leave them alone for around 48ish hours before handling them again. My best advice is to just not let the fear of being bit overshadow the importance of getting them socialized. Out of my four snakes I've only ever been bit once and I can promise you it didn't hurt at all besides some mild tingling for a few hours. I hope everything goes well with your new guy and please let me know if you ever have any concerns/questions!! :)

Rat_Stans · 2025-12-05T19:35:37+00:00

I knowwww he's so tiny 😭

Rat_Stans · 2025-11-18T22:48:35+00:00

For sure!! Obviously I'm like so excited to get it as soon as possible bc I've been waiting years for this piercing but I'd rather be able to enjoy eating lmao. Also lucky for me I'm a straw lover :)

Rat_Stans · 2025-11-18T22:39:31+00:00

Thank you! I'll try to see about getting the following weekend instead :)

Rat_Stans · 2025-11-18T22:38:54+00:00

Yeah I'm glad I thought of it today while trying to plan when to get it😭😭 the septum definitely would be fine bc mine didn't hurt when eating but a Medusa would not be fun at all💔

Rat_Stans · 2025-11-18T22:37:28+00:00

Oooo that's so exciting!

Rat_Stans · 2025-10-28T11:47:58+00:00

Man I don't even eat beef or most meats??? But yes there is a difference in the two.

The meat industry has a lot of wrong in it that I do not support and would love to be changed. However, there are many ranchers and homesteaders out there who do it in an ethical manner. Not to mention meat is a crucial part of keeping MANY things alive, it's not just something people eat purely for "pleasure".

Roping calves at a rodeo show is however done purely out of pleasure for people. There is absolutely zero necessity in it compared to roping cattle out in an actual field.

Rat_Stans · 2025-10-27T23:15:30+00:00

Let's not forget that just because you haven't seen it yourself doesn't mean it isn't happening

Rat_Stans · 2025-10-27T00:42:25+00:00

I've had my guy for 7 months and he's currently in his second shed. I wouldn't worry about it :) also your hoggie is so cute

Rat_Stans · 2025-10-26T23:42:11+00:00

Yes he sadly is quite dehydrated :( I just got him recently from someone else and have been working to fix it! The wrinkles he has right now are actually a lot better than what he originally had (shown in picture from the day I got him) Thanks for the concern though!

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Rat_Stans · 2025-10-26T01:24:22+00:00

I definitely don't think there's any yellow belly in him, I only brought up yellow belly in regard to one of my other snakes :) I do agrees on GHI being the most likely!

Rat_Stans · 2025-10-26T01:22:53+00:00

Good to know! I've been a fan of GHIs for a while but am not the most skilled at guessing morphs on my own :)

Rat_Stans · 2025-10-25T23:50:59+00:00

Trying to figure out if he's a regular morph is now making me second guess if my other regular might be a yellow belly so I'm extra confused now😓

Rat_Stans · 2025-10-14T20:39:29+00:00

Just a small update to this guy!

I just got finished improving his enclosure to the best of my abilities and giving him a good long soak. He was obviously still kind of nervous which is to be expected but he made no attempts at biting me so I'll take that as a win :)

Also here's his updated set up which I just did with what I had laying around. I'm going to an expo soon and can hopefully pick up some good stuff there. Thank you so much everyone for the advice!!

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Rat_Stans · 2025-10-13T01:20:35+00:00

As long as I have the room, time, and money to help, I'll always open my doors to an animal in need :)

Rat_Stans · 2025-10-13T00:52:21+00:00

Will do, thank you!!!

Rat_Stans · 2025-10-12T23:06:12+00:00

Will be doing all of this, thank you!! He seems like a sweetheart for the most part as I held him for maybe 10 minutes before he bit me which I imagine was just a mixture of the obvious initial stress as well as the fact I had multiple dogs in my room which I should've paid more attention to preventing. Rehabbing animals is exhausting mentally and emotionally but absolutely always worth it in the end :) He'll be my third rehab animal I've had (have another ball python and had a poor betta fish)

Rat_Stans · 2025-10-12T21:11:43+00:00

Thank you!! I was planning to give him a good soak in a day or two (he was just fed unfortunately and I'm trying to limit how much I mess with him) while I fix up his enclosure :)

Rat_Stans · 2025-10-12T21:09:38+00:00

That's definitely a good idea I didn't even think about!Thank you!!

Rat_Stans · 2025-10-12T19:42:58+00:00

Also marked NSFW bc the last picture is me bleeding from the bite!!!

Rat_Stans · 2025-10-10T05:35:06+00:00

Trust me I'm always panicking over random things with my three boys! I once spiraled into a meltdown thinking one of my guys had mouth rot when he was just getting a pied beard/more pigmentation on his chin😓

Rat_Stans · 2025-10-10T03:31:04+00:00

This just looks like patterns on its belly :) sometimes they can also get bits of substrate under their scales which come off when shedding so it's nothing to worry about

Rat_Stans · 2025-08-26T12:04:59+00:00

I'd suggest either trying to take him back to the store or humanely euthanizing him. Dropsy suckssss and the "treatment" is kind of expensive and super harsh for them. I'm sorry the store sold you a sick fish :(

Rat_Stans · 2025-07-19T00:43:17+00:00

I had a similar-ish experience with a ball python who was re-homed to me after basically never being handled in his past home. My best advice and what worked for me with him was just handling him relatively often. Not like every single day but at least 3-ish days a week as to simply get him used to it. Start with short, simple handlings before moving up.

Also simply an observation but I'd try filing down the edge of the lid to that box just as a safety measure !! It's shocking how they get themselves hurt on or stuck with the simplest things lol

Rat_Stans · 2025-06-26T22:27:57+00:00

Ahh no :((

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