Are tree pythons generally not tame-able? or dis-like requent handling?
same question for Tree boas if anyone knows.
thanx.
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Tree Pythons
spazoidus
Nov 11, 2003 12:43 AM
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Tormato
Nov 11, 2003 08:17 AM
You cant really ask that question. Its the most difficult thing in the world really for me. Because I have a white lip that was caught in the wild, and stayed with LLL for three months before I bought her. LLL didnt handle her much, so you would think she would be a biter right? Absolutely not. Genetically, she is an INCREDIBLY tame python, im talking ball python tame. She was just made that way. My GTP is soo tame as well, even more than my sub-adult carpet. Ive been injecting her with 12cc's of sodium chloride daily, so you must know that Im handling him quite a lot. He doesnt stress at all, still eats and is getting hydration back well. I cant wait to see his next shed. In all of my 12 pythons (not much i know) I have never had a single mean snake. I started to think maybe my books were wrong, and that all these people saying gtps and white lips are "aggressive" was totally blown way out of proportion. But now I come to realise that ive just been incredibly lucky. I wish I had a biter, I really do. I mean ive been bit a lot, but not from sheer aggression, more from nurvous defense. But I need to have some experience with a snake thats going to regularly bite me.
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