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After handling my newly aquired Carpet Python for over an hour today (I know I shouldn't be handling him this long since he's newly aquired but he seemed "calm" and fine with it) he went to the bathroom on me, I am assuming it was because he didn't want to be handled anymore but most of my snakes only go to the bathroom on me or musk me when i first pick them up is this common practice with these snakes, or just a fluke accident?

Any help is greatly appreciated!
Ralph
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2.1 Bearded Dragon
1.1 Honduran Milksnake
1.0 Jungle Carpet Python
0.1 Desert Kingsnake
1.0 Western Hognose Snake
1.0 Bull Mastiff

You get those muscles working for a while, and you sqeeze stuff out. Your other snakes who musk you when you first pick them up are probably doing it defensively. I doubt, however, that your carpet has these intentions.

Jake

I never thought about it that way but thats a really good point! He was getting quite a workout moving about my arm and hand too. I too doubt he was doing it defensively my other snakes on the other hand are a whole nother story lol.

Ralph
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2.1 Bearded Dragon
1.1 Honduran Milksnake
1.0 Jungle Carpet Python
0.1 Desert Kingsnake
1.0 Western Hognose Snake
1.0 Bull Mastiff

...of the time your high yellow female Jungle took a dump on my floor! lol

>>You get those muscles working for a while, and you sqeeze stuff out. Your other snakes who musk you when you first pick them up are probably doing it defensively. I doubt, however, that your carpet has these intentions.
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>>Jake
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