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Hi. I was given a subadult bp late last year. I am almost 100 percent sure she is a wild caught. Although she is healthy she won't eat (she has to be tube fed due to her regurgitating force feeds), she is inactive, and no matter how much I try to tame her she is still super stressed evertime she is handled.
I know this sounds silly, but is there anyway that she could be released into the wild, or is there a way I could make her happier?
Thanks,
bpg

read the post below and please DON'T release her! Take her to a vet if you haven't already and just help her live the best life you can! If you can't provide the care she needs look up rescues up on the top of this screen and give her to someone who can, no offence, I just hate to see animals suffer!
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uh, yeah. Well I wasn't going to take her out in the back yard and let her go. I actually was wondering if anyone new of a a release program that would send my bp back to Africa where she's from.
As far as suffering goes, i don't think she's miserable or suffering as you so put it, she's merely not acclimating as well as the other snakes in my collection.
As far as taking her to a vet goes, it's not as though I hadn't thought of it already. however most vets don't have the expierance with herps to know how to assist.

Unfortunately, since your snake has been in contact with snakes in the US, it could never be released because of disease risks. I'd definately house it alone if it's not eating.

If you really try and still do not want your snake, I would be glad to take care of it. Chances are if it got released after being in captivity it would not survive. That being said if you want to keep the snake I would leave it alone for atleast a month, make sure that you have 2 hide boxes(one in basking side and one on the cool side), and keep him as happy as possible and see if his attitude changes. Really sounds like the force feeding has stressed him out to me.
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Well Thanks for the offer, But I really love my snake. my snake really isn't unhealthy or miserable as most of the replies I've had to this post may think. I really thought I could get some advice to make my snake have the best life possible under these conditions. I 've only tube fed twice, and attempted to force feed once, due to the snake loosing considerable weight which I think is reasonable.

Like I said, I didn't have all the facts - but your original post didn't go into much detail so I thought I'd offer some advice...after 2000 BP's and 15 years keeping them successfully, I thought I may be able to help. Sounds like you have all of your ducks in a row. The only problem I see is the male sharing the enclosure.