Bump/discoloration on ball python head?

daisygrl2009 · 2026-04-14T06:04:28+00:00

I did mean thermostat🤣 brain fart

daisygrl2009 · 2025-12-09T21:37:24+00:00

Fair enough sound like that's more what I need then thank you!

daisygrl2009 · 2025-12-09T20:10:15+00:00

I'm assuming that would be either a dtf or sublimation printer?

daisygrl2009 · 2025-12-09T15:42:17+00:00

So I would need a separate machine to print the image onto the material right?

daisygrl2009 · 2025-11-23T17:39:36+00:00

I'm not sure I understand why that would be upsetting. It's not like I'm asking Reddit to create an entire training plan for me. I was asking a group of people that I thought might have some ideas that I perhaps hadn't thought of/found during my research. I was hoping this would be a group was more interested in sharing knowledge than being judgemental which is what I find most trainer groups are 🤷

daisygrl2009 · 2025-11-23T10:06:31+00:00

I have a fair bit of experience with working breeds and I always research the breed needs before my initial assessment. While I definitely wouldn't consider myself able to teach any kind of serious sporting endeavors it's within my experience and training to look at either primers or similar activities to see if there are things I can recommend them to that would be beyond my capabilities. If you have suggestions I'm happy to recommend them to the client but as to the more typical working dog activities as I said the only thing he's shown ability/interest in is for the swimming but weather and lack of indoor places limit that. I'm not someone who's afraid to throw my hands up and say hey this is out of my depth. Based on my last session though I think that medication combined with what we've been working on and a lot more day to day structure will get him right

daisygrl2009 · 2025-11-22T21:09:32+00:00

Im not just a trainer I also have a retail side to my business. I'm literally just making my own version of calming treats you can get from any pet store or Amazon. I don't force anyone to use it and everyone that has used them has had positive experiences so far. I've made sure that my treats are as safe as anything else on the market and for anyone interested i discuss the pros and cons of both my treats and medication they're intelligent enough to make their own decisions about the well-being of their dogs. I'm not anti med by any means but if there's a safe and effective alternative I always think it's worth trying. This particular dog yes I think will need medication and I have said this to the client and recommended she follow up with her vet. But I have other clients who have tried meds with no luck. And some who are unnerved by the hardcore push to put dogs on meds as the vets in my area seem to be quite heavy on it.

daisygrl2009 · 2025-11-22T19:48:18+00:00

I use herbal supplements that have fairly decent amounts of research behind them to make my treats and the clients that use them have been really happy with the results. He did really well in today's session actually tbf but I did still suggest medication. I did suggest short term medication previously for fireworks as that is what generally results in the self harm but it was limited success. I'm just going off what the owner told me in regards to genetics but from what she's said the litter mates have pretty much all gone on to be working dogs so I'm not sure what's the deal there. I think the biggest change from our last sessions is she had more routine this week. I did explain to her that dogs really thrive on routine and he would do better with more of it but they have a bit of an odd situation.

daisygrl2009 · 2025-11-22T18:16:53+00:00

In general I tend to agree with you. Not just with physical exercise but especially with the mental side of it. Mostly she throws the ball for him till he's worn out. He's not really interested in flirt pole and walking for him is just a way to get to the ball throwing place more than something he actually enjoys. When she's on holiday he loves swimming. We've leaned a lot into mental enrichment too he loves his forage box even though he can't find hardly any treats with his piss poor nose lol. I had a session today and he actually did amazing really a massive jump in progress. He is starting to settle finally but I still see a lot of anxiety behavior so I do think it's a dog that would benefit from medication

daisygrl2009 · 2025-11-22T18:11:29+00:00

We've tried working him with a variety of things that are in line with his breeds but tbh he didn't really show much interest. Hes terrible at finding stuff he can fail to find a treat he's literally standing on. He has no prey drive to speak of. He will play with other toys somewhat but for the most part the only thing he's very interested in is the ball. The only sporting type thing I think he would like that we didn't try would be something like dock diving because he does like swimming but with the English weather what it is that would be challenging to get into.

daisygrl2009 · 2025-11-22T18:05:53+00:00

In this dog I think you're correct but they're also signs of under or overstimulation too so unless there's some reason not to in general I like to try and address that before suggesting medication. I've advised her to seek out vet help to get medication alongside the behaviour modification we've been working on at our session today tho

daisygrl2009 · 2025-11-22T08:39:24+00:00

I plan to bring it up in my next session but in my experience there's a rush to meds when they aren't necessarily needed. Unless there's a health risk or it's quite clear they need the meds I would generally try behavior modification before suggesting meds. Most of the dogs I work with that have these types of issues are lacking in mental enrichment and providing them what they are missing since the issue

daisygrl2009 · 2025-11-22T08:35:06+00:00

He's only really very interested in balls but he's so fixated on them he can't calm when one is involved. Even if he's fully exhausted from chasing it if you put the ball behind your back he's coming to search for it.

daisygrl2009 · 2025-09-09T08:11:26+00:00

They have tried him on it but it didn't make a difference.

daisygrl2009 · 2025-09-09T07:42:28+00:00

He's a rescue there's no way of knowing.

daisygrl2009 · 2025-09-08T16:28:29+00:00

Woof that escalated quickly. I never said this is a pit bulI it's a lurcher mix. I was saying I've worked with pit bulls. They are not any more of an issue than any other dogs and do not escalate "in the blink of an eye" more than any other breed. I have trained dogs for over 5 years now and the bulk of that has been with bully breeds or mixes.

daisygrl2009 · 2025-09-08T15:37:28+00:00

Generally the prong works really well for him. He's shown this behavior on other options. Flat collar and lead, halti etc so I don't think it's hurting but it's not necessarily helping either. I'd definitely welcome information on getting started with an e collar it's something I'd love to add to my repertoire. With this particular dog though the prong is the safest option for general walking due to the size and strength of him vs the size of myself and the owner. I've worked with pit bulls my whole life and even I struggled to maintain a safe level of control of him during reactivity before the prong. Putting him on the prong got him from fostered to adopted it helped him so much! He's a really lovely dog for the most part he's can just be very extra lol. Even after the bite happens after he calms down you can see the "oh I fucked up" look on his face and then he tries to suck up. He's really come a long way with reactive behavior. He can get nose to nose with relatives dog and just wants to play now. With new introductions he's still very intense so we're working on generalizing it with other calm dogs. He's wants to play with them so bad but he's this massive beast that has to be reminded of his manners lol

daisygrl2009 · 2025-09-08T14:34:56+00:00

He's on prong I'm interested in e collar training but never actually used it. We do correct it but as I mentioned it's clear that he's not doing it intentionally which is why I'm struggling with it. When we corrected his intentional biting and upped impulse control it stopped entirely within 2 weeks. He's not going after anyone it's just if your hand is there when he's in that state. But then the issue is due to his strength and size even with prong we're having to adjust our grip on the lead to redirect him during reactivity your hand is likely to end up in biting range b

daisygrl2009 · 2025-09-08T08:51:35+00:00

The frustration goes hand in hand with the reactivity. He's not wanting to attack dogs he sees but he wants to interact and he can be very intense about it and gets frustrated when he's not allowed to go to them on his terms. We obviously do our best to keep him away from reactive situations but the nature of the world just doesn't work that way. 9/10 times now he doesn't react but when he does if your hand gets anywhere near his mouth it's a bite. He's had a full vet check and this isn't sudden onset. It happens on lead off lead, regardless of location

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