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I've had my little guy for just about a month now. I had him out tonight, handling him for about an hour when he peed on me. Over the past week, the snake has seemingly become very comfortable with my handling. I am very gentle, and pretty much let him roam wherever his little heart desires. Why would he pee on me? Is this a defensive mechonism? Was he telling me he iwanted to go back to his enclosure? I guess its a plus that It was a hell of alot of pee, so I guess he's not dehydrated.Has this happened to any of you guys before? I'd love to know why he did that.

Snakes pee, especially if they have recently had a bath, have eaten, are relatively comfortable, and last but not least, have been moving around a lot. Just like with any animal, movement stimulates your bodily functions, so after an hour of being out and active, pee is not surprising. I have a retic that pees after 15 minutes of handling like clockwork.

"defensive" pee is when you pick them up and they spray everywhere, but that is really the fight or flight mechanism.

Musk, that is what a snake does to you to make you put them down, and boy does it work well. Ball Pythons are not known for their musk, so don't be worried about that. Just be weary around very large male anacondas, they can really drop a doozie on you, and it tkaes forever to get out.
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Thanks wRobio. I dont think it was defensive, as it was a steady stream with urate as opposed to a spray. Could he have been stressed from my handling?

LIke the last post pointed out. After being held for a little while they relax and let it all loose.. LOL It's happened to me after I held mine too long. The first time I should have known better, there was a tell tale bulge near the tail that should have clued me in.. It wasnt a defense issue, it wasnt done on perpose, just bad timing.. If they are really active in your arms, you probably helped things along..
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This is courage.. to bear unflinching what heaven sends. -unknown

2.0 chocolate lab (Harley) and basset (Capone)
0.1 leopard gecko (Nacho)
1.0 Normal ball python (Arwen)
1.0 pastel ball python (Merlin)
0.1 Spider ball python (Rogue)
1.4 breeder rats

I got a baby spider last summer. When I brought him home, before I could get him into his new bin, he peed and pooped on me. I thought it was funny and named him Pig Pen. Since then, he has done the same thing two more times (once when I took a few snakes to my daughter's class. The 1st graders got a kick out of that!), so if nothing else, the name has proven to be appropriate. I don't think it's defense either. I think he's just really comfortable being held