I'll let my buddy roam around my office (where his enclosure is) while I work. Anywhere else in the house is my dogs' living space too, so if I bring my snake out of the office, it's only with him on me. I've carefully introduced my snake to my dogs, and while they don't seem to view each other as a problem, I'd never leave them unsupervised together.
@@GreenRoomPythons would my lil guy be stressed by the omnipresent smell of dogs and cats because they are everywhee? I took Charles out on my bed briefly and he did defensive strikes which is unusual, maybe stimulated/afraid because of the dog cat ODORS. OF COURSE I NEVER HAVE THEM IN THE SAME ROOM.
I've never "let" my snakes free roam but on a few occasions, they decided that is what they wanted to do and let themselves out. My ex once let my 10' burm out and was laying on the bed with her. She fell asleep and I came home to my snake patrolling the kitchen counter. My red tail had a custom cage that was made from an old entertainment center and had some screen sections on it for air flow. The staples holding the screen in were bent and the screen pushed out and he was found staring at another cage that contained 2 sugar gliders with them screaming hysterically.
My year old, 2 plus foot butter bee just started roaming. She was soooo little for so long and really didn't want to do anything but hide for months. She started acting more adventurous with holdings within the last 2 months and escaped one night. Since then i just let her roam my studio while i am in it, and she usually sticks really close to where i am. I searched for free roaming ball pythons because i wasn't sure this was something other keepers did. I am happy to find your video on the subject, as I've always been a fan of your content. Thanks!!
I don't have a snake but these tips are going to come in super handy for my blue tongue skink! He's starting to become more and more curious about leaving the enclosure and I'd love to use short (supervised) free roaming as a form of enrichment.
I think one of of the biggest and scariest thing that you should consider while free roaming a snake in a room are office chairs, i usually slide around my room on my office chair, and it would be terrible if my snake ever gets run over by it
@@GreenRoomPythons this is my big worry, as I use mobility aids like a rollator and wheelchair which could really hurt a poor snake! so paying careful attention is super important in that case
I have two cats and they don’t even know that I have a ball python in my room. But he’s quite small so if he gets bigger I’ll introduce them to each other! But love your videos, keep up the good work!
I've seen situations where cats kill adult ball pythons as well. It's tough to know how an animal is going to react to a snake at any given time. Glad you're enjoying the videos!
I would be nervous showing anything to a cat, My cat has seen the birds I keep once when I was bringing a new birdie home and now I can often see him sitting in front of the door that leads to the aviary just listening to the bird sounds. It deffinitely triggered some "kill kill murder, maim kill, murder" chromosome in the old fluffy.
@@GreenRoomPythonsYeah. The only way I've introduced my corn snake and my dog was through a mesh gate, and training my dog to leave my corn snake alone. Now my dog (11 years old) doesn't give a crap, and he has learned to apply it to wild snakes. We ran into an adder and my dog did exactly as I had trained him to do with my corn snake, back away slowly and return to me. I hadn't even spotted the adder when he was already expecting a treat for leaving a snake alone. Also, the only reason I let them interact through the mesh was that so I could have my dog not go nuts over something unfamiliar in case my silly noodle son escapes his enclosure.
@@idiotically-everythingWhere I live there aren’t any adders but I live right by a creek with tons of copperheads and have taught my dog to stay away from the creek but sometimes a copperhead might come out and my dog would probably end up trying to play tug of war with the snake and being bit I never thought of training my dog to stay away from them with my ball python but now I might!
Oh my gosh I SO want to let my royal free roam!! Right now, I let them roam and I check on them every 15-45 minutes to just generally know where they are and to check and see if their body temp is too cold (my house temp is under 75 degrees so I routinely take my snake from roaming and warm them up in either my heated blanket or with my own body heat). In the future, my snake will have a whole room as their enclosure so they'll have all that space and I'll also snake proof the rest of my house so they can free roam whenever they choose to leave the room. I loved the arboreal snake room clip you showed in the video-- inspiration!
I have a dedicated room for my kiddos and also a playpen for when I want to give them time to stretch and move around, but I don’t have the time to try to coax them out from under or behind something. My Blood is happy to just observe with her door open … once in a while coming out to find a place to hide, but that big Mama is not easy to pull out when she wants to stay put!
Fun places my friends and I have found our snakes: Baby black rat snake - inside a vacuum cleaner, it was not on, she got out of my hands and behind the roller before I could retrieve her Juvenile boa - inside a printer, where the ink cartridge is Adult ball python - under the bottom drawer of a desk I've also seen a snake get stuck in a wire mesh shelving cube. She thought she was big enough to fit and got far enough that she couldn't turn around. Just some food for thought when planning for escapees
Thanks for the video, Bob! It made me realize that I still need to apply some adjustments to my apartment before I can let Udon (whom I discovered yesterday to be a male during a trip to the vet for a checkup) roam around more freely.
Sometimes I carry my snakes around in my pockets. My first Ball Python took the opportunity while I was washing dishes to get stuck between the dishwasher and the cubby walls it’s in. It didn’t look like he could fit, but he did. Scared the heck out of me but I got him out. I also knew someone that had an anaconda with no setup- just 100% free roam. It slept underneath the guy’s bed.
I don't like how UA-cam is reading my thoughts because I was thinking about this exact topic. I have 13 snakes (7 BPs, 1 Coastal Carpet, 1 Blood Python, 1 Sharp Albino Boa 1 Columbian Rainbow and 2 colubrids) and I live by myself. I turned my guest room into my snake room with some of my animals in my bed room and computer room. I custom built a large enclosure for my Albino Boa and I know I'll need a large enclosure for my Blood and Coastal Carpet when they get to adult size. But I was thinking how cool it'd be to have a room built specifically to allow for some kind of free roaming. Cool to see this is something more people are embracing.
I would add window screens and baseboard heaters/radiators. Make sure if your windows are open that your screens are tight with no holes. Some screens are secured by pretty flimsy flippydoos. Not sure how hot a baseboard heater gets, but mine is definitely hot enough to melt plastic, so probably a snake as well. A mesh cover that extends high enough so that the surface doesn't get too hot would probably work there.
I've really enjoyed your free roaming videos, thanks to the algorithm for showing them to me. I'd love to someday snake proof a room for mine to play in, but for now I've got this pop up pet kennel that I can set up stuff for them to explore. It's fun!
I’ve been waiting for this video since Lori mentioned it was coming out!! I haven’t graduated Marie or Darwin to roaming a room yet. They are still in the playpen for their recreation time (if they want it). Darwin doesn’t care. He’s fine staying in his enclosure but Marie is very obvious when she wants out and it’s so cute! She’ll come right out onto my hand. Most evenings I’ve got her in the living room with me on the couch. She’ll explore for a while and then settle in behind her favorite pillow. She’s always trying to go onto the floor so I’m going to thoroughly clean under the couch, snake proof that area, and let her go onto the floor. I can’t wait to do that with her!! Great video as always! Kent: Is there something Bob is afraid of? Not trying to start trouble but let me know and we’ll collaborate your revenge. **thundercrack** HOARDE OF KE……. I mean, muah ha ha haaaaa!!!!
Yeah, at that size (Marie's) I follow them all over. I'm sure she'll be happy to explore the floor... I'm afraid of spiders, but Kent is even more so! 😄
It’s so awesome that you and Lori worked together on this. I watch both of y’all’s channels all the time. I don’t have a room that I can snake proof properly right now, so I use supervision and a playpen to allow my 2 royals and my kingsnake to get exercise and enrichment outside of their enclosures. I can’t wait to move to a bigger and better place so I can attempt to create a “snake haven” for my 3 boys and my larger lizards as well. Thank you and your friends for sharing their tips and tricks for free roaming snakes. Can’t wait to try it myself soon! (I hope!!) Thanks again Bob! ☺️
@@GreenRoomPythons Thank you. I’m doing the best I can with what I’ve got and have plans for better in the future when I can accomplish it. It’s all thanks to you, Lori, Adam Wickens and Emily and Ed from Snake Discovery that my reptiles are thriving instead of just surviving. So thank you very much. ☺️💕
I often let our ball pythons loose in the game room, it has the fewest pieces of furniture so it is easier to keep track of their location. I keep an eye on them while they are out but I feel like they would be fine alone if I snake-proofed the room as you suggested. Thanks for all the advice, especially about the vents, I had been thinking about that exact thing!
Years ago, I had Sam, an 8ft rescue Burm. He seemed to really enjoy roaming, (supervised) and would head back towards his enclosure when he'd had enough.
i’m remodeling soon. with that, i’m setting up my bp Loki a way better enclosure. hopefully once we get everything settled i’ll feel better about letting him out to roam around my room
I’ve let my snakes free roam cause I felt it would be nice for them so I let them loose. Once I let my snake in my closet ( banana clown back when it was priced around 700+ for the simple combo ) and closed the door then I forgot I left it in there and I lost it and was sad then luckily a month later it was far in the room and I just seen it on the floor and I was so happy. Now I make sure to out them back. I recommend giving your snakes a time limit. I let my snake out for an hour sometimes then I look for it in the room and put it back
Thank you for this video. I have never considered letting my snake free roam the house, and even when we take him out of his enclosure I am not entirely reassured unless he is in someone's hands. I would let him slither from my lap to the couch when I sit in the couch, but eventhen I wouldn't let him out of my sight, for fear that suddenly I don't know where he is and we all have to frantically search the room for him. Too many dangers in my house for him I fear. Cats, kids, people letting doors open onto the yard, too many things and furniture creating too many hiding places.... I have heard stories where someone looses a snake and finds the snake several months later - I wouldn't want my snake to be hiding somewhere in the house for that long, mostly because of the cats, the open doors leading to the outside, the general temperature of the house (between 65 and 68 degrees usually).... And also, I live in the mountains, it's cold outside, and because it's a big house in a rural area, we do have pests sometimes, like rats (and I wouldn't want my snake to feed on a wild rat that's potentially full of parasites) But maybe your video will encourage me to try supervised roaming in a closed room, when nobody is around. Thanks ! 😊
I’ve got a six foot black snake around here somewhere. It showed up one day, I picked it up and held her for a bit then turned her loose again. Last time I seen her she was under the stove.
Good information for future goals. I currently let my snakes roam supervised in my bedroom where their enclosures are but usually just on the bed but this gives me ideas on making the room more accessible for them. Outside of the door are three "evil creatures" and a German shepherd, so I have to be careful. Until next time, 😁❤
I would love to chat with you sometime about morph genetics. My PhD is in QTL and I am fairly certain most morph "genes" are actually QTL. Hundreds if not thousands of regions of the genome can all come together to explain a single trait, like the yellow coration on ball pythons. Different combinations of those yellow QTL are found in different proportions in different morphs giving variations of yellow. It would be cool to map all these out on chromosome maps and give breeders a genetic guide. The reason I say that is it seems with our artificial selection of morphs we mix morphs and hope the results stick. This would make things a little more predictable to have maps.
@@GreenRoomPythons Yes. So imagine the snake's genome. The straightforward Mendelian way of looking at things says one gene one protein one trait. We know from the past 25 years or so that its usually what we call a QTL. So QTL don't have to necessarily be a coding region (gene) on the DNA sequence but can be enhancer or silencer regions, or various activator proteins which are from genes elsewhere on the genome that act to either up or down regulate another gene. With QTL which can be (coding regions, enhancers, silencers, methylated or acetylated CpG islands, or RNAis or lncRNAs) contributing to a single trait. So the yellow trait probably is composed of hundreds of QTL and ones that are bright like the bananas or corals probably have a lot more yellow QTL regions than a less yellow morph. These studies work best with plants because you can breed a 1000 of them no problem but with animals its a bit trickier due to few offspring. Basically ANY trait on the snake which can be put on a spectrum such as size, color, even behavior which is genetically inherited along with some environmental variance can be called a QTL.
With chromosome maps we would be able to breed snakes with much more targeted and predictable effects. It may even be possible to go into the realm of splicing and see what makes a Green Tree python bright green and splice some unnatural colors into the ball python. With maps the possibilities are limitless with bright pink blue pokadot ball pythons from poison dart frog color genes.
@@JoeSReptiles that's really interesting. It obviously complicates things for someone new, just trying to wrap their head around Mendelian genetics for these snakes, but I love learning more about why they pop out of the egg looking like they do.
@@GreenRoomPythons Definitely, I would love to talk snake genetics sometime. I think being off today my mind is accustomed to go into professor mode on Monday lol. What I found to be really interesting is the scaleless ball python morphs. It is evidence that genetic mutations are possible to go from scales to mammal like skin. That same mutation must have happened at one point for ancient reptiles to evolve into ancient mammals. The same sort of transition between scales and feathers can be seen with the silke chickens. Ball pythons were first introduced in the early 1990s, so in about 30 years of artificial selection we did what it took nature over a hundred million years via natural selection.
I can’t wait to let my Boa free Roam once he’s big enough (for a limited time that is) lol . My ball Python is a more nervous guy so I doubt he’ll want to free roam. But I’d like to build a ladder of some sorts with ropes on it kind of like yours for all of my snakes . I love to see them climb!
I really like the ladder. I don't often put ball pythons on it unless I'm right there to spot them because they'll fall off and hurt themselves. It's great for a semi-arboreal species though
I do have an area for my Dumeril's boa. She is housed in my office, there is some furniture for her to get in and around. She a full grown 5ft+ ground boa so there isn't a need for alot of climbing areas but there is an old snake rack that isn't plugged in that she will climb up sometimes. And she likes getting on the couch in the office, she likes to be under the throw pillows. I know her very well. She did happen to get out once without being let out, she came all the way to the other side of the ground floor of my house and came up on the couch with me and my boyfriend. I fell asleep during a movie and I was rudely awoken to a "babe, Babe, BABE SNAKE!" 😅 she was all curled up at the end of the couch, on/around my feet btw, and it seemed like she had been there a while. She also somehow passed 3 other open doors in the hallway to get to the living room. She easily could have been lost, at least for a little while. My boyfriend is traumatized. I learned to lock the enclosure when she is supposed to be in it. And as for time that she was out, I was last in my office at about 8pm and she was in her enclosure. She was found on the couch at 1am. So who knows where she went before she made it to the living room.
Idk pythons but I imagine the time of year also affects who you let out and for how long. In spring my cornsnake doesn't get out much because he's just way too active and looking for trouble. All other times, he's totally fine 😂
I have a largely free-roaming savannah monitor, so my snakes do not free roam. Our house is old and cluttered, so I know it'd be impossible to make the majority of it safe (heck we lost our monitor for a couple weeks, found him under a pillow on the bed that I had thoroughly checked. He is like 3 feet long). I do have a playpen and a box of assorted stuff I've collected to put in it for the snakes. According to the 20-something kids, they're moving out soon, so maybe once we clean up that room it could potentially be used. I did let my snakes supervised free roam in a friend's living room because it was really sparse and there wasn't really anywhere to hide so long as they didn't get in the couch. My monitor basically always has access to his enclosure, water, and heated spots, and he puts himself where he wants. I even have a cat ledge on the window. He decided to go to the bathroom across the house in the bathroom when he needs to go to (he trained himself, I don't know why but I'll take it. Unfortunately he doesn't like puppy pads, but it's tile so not that bad.) I have suffered a broken lamp and several cleared-off desks from him.
@@GreenRoomPythons They are excellent! We call him our grumpy cat. He doesn't do affection, but he wants to know what's going on and get into trouble- he has the intelligence and curiosity. If something is in his way, he just shoves it. He has a large tail of death. He does have sharp claws, but even on bare skin I don't get more scratched than a cat, he isn't trying to scratch me, and you don't get that puffy reaction like with cat scratches. He's a good boy, I have no fear of him biting me. At most he'll huffy hiss if I wake him up, but anything is forgiven with food. I wouldn't recommend a savannah for everyone, but there are lots of good monitor or tegu choices. I have taken a tongue to the eye and lived to tell the tale.
lol the story of the king snake in bed lol n the boa unplugging the fridge lol but omg ! think you really have to watch when letting free roam ..under a fridge could be a issue too..no dog or cat but I do have a aquarium n bird s..would not let my future snake be round either. one..door blocks where bird cage n fish tank is.fun video Bob
I think a cool video to do, would be about snakes interacting w each other while u have them out together. To be clear I'm not talking about cohabitation, I'm just talking about when you have them out at the same time. Is it safe or not and what precautions should be taken and can it be different species like a boa and a python for example. I've been keeping snakes for several years and a friend that was over my hse the other day asked me about this and I guess I just never thought about it before this, so it would be cool to see other keepers thoughts on the issue.
@@janalturrentine619 those should be just fine together in a playpen or something, but keep a close eye on them at first. They will most likely ignore each other.
I've sawed off small tree limbs and lined my wall in my living room with them by screwing them to the wall and I used to leave my California King out for a half day sometimes and it never went anywhere else. It was funny when my friends would come over that didn't like snakes and they'd start looking in the terrarium that was a coffee table and they'd say dude where's your snake at and I'd be like look up. They'd usually take off running out the front door 🤣
I have an office chair, a recliner, and a mechanical couch. So not only am I afraid of rolling over my ball python, im scared of her getting caught up in the inner workings of the recliner or couch and getting hurt from just trying to recline or prop up the foot rest. There are so many nightmare scenarios to consider. I still want her to have free roam time, but until I can get my own house with a room that I can dedicate exclusively to snake-proofing, then she's pretty much limited to 5-10 minute sessions on my bed with me watching her like a hawk.
My BP Aurelia turned 1 yesterday! I don’t let her free roam for her safety because 1, she’s still rather small at only 2 feet and 346 grams(They all grow at their own pace🤷🏻♀️) 2, I have a golden retriever and 4 cats 😅 If she’s not in my hands or my husband’s, she’s in her enclosure. I have let her explore my bed once while I updated her enclosure to a bigger tub, but that was about it
My cats are old and they do not harm my snakes. My oldest cat, a 20 year old Maine Coon named Alice and my 19 year old Python, Geraldine, used to sleep together in Alice's cat bed by their choice. They would seek each other out. Alice passed away last winter. I never took pictures because I thought we still had a lot of time to do that. Outside cats are savages, but when they come in, they know who is a family member and treat them well. Helps to introduce them and give the snake and cat attention together.
I actually love Maine Coons. If I wasn't super allergic to cats, I'd be all about getting one of those. That's cool that you've figure out a system for all the animals :-)
I do! There's a video on training snakes where I talk about it. Basically, every time she started going into the rack I would put her back in her tub but would keep the tub open so she could try it again. Eventually she learned that going into the rack just leads her back to her tub, which isn't where she wanted to be. So now she sticks her head in but always comes right back out.
I usually let my dwarf retic roam around the house whenever I'm home since I don't have any other animals (besides other reptiles)and it's not like you just loose a nearly 3,5m (12 foot) snake
I wish I could! But we don't have a room that we can close off specifically for the snakes. We have three cats and three dogs who are in the house, so it just not safe enough. I do bring the snakes out in the living room, and they go in a playpen or on the floor if I'm watching them.
Lmao I'm the 0% I'll open it up and find it fun to look for him at the end of the day. It was trial and error finding out how to snake proof so I'm so glad I found this channel for more ideas I haven't thought of :) Mistake number one was waking up and finding my boa drink from the open fish tank 😳 ma bad
When I was a kid, I had a King snake in the house and let it roam my room. Never thought it would get it. One morning, I went looking for it, and my mother said, "I better not find that g-d d--n thing!" It was in her slipper.
could you make a more detailed video on what to do to make the room free roam… able ? lol idk what to call it but like a list of things to not put in there and ways to arrange the room so snake(s) don’t get caught or stuck
Do we need to be concerned about sanitation between different types of animals? For example, we have dogs that go outside & then walk around on the floors where we would probably let our snakes roam. Does that work for the snake & for the dogs? Should we avoid carpet? I'm confused because we sanitize everything in their enclosures but then let the snakes roam on the ground and outside. Thanks!
Snakes aren't that sensitive. We sanitize their cages because their waste quickly breeds bacteria that can make them sick. But just roaming about isn't usually a problem
It's really up to the keeper and what the roaming area is like. For me, the age doesn't matter but I want them to be about 1500 grams so they can't squeeze into really small spaces.
I've always thought about letting my pet BP roam but never really did act on it. He'd only be restricted to my room tho since my mom is scared of em. Not cause ew snakes but she had a bad encounter when she was a little.
I wish the internet existed when I had my ball python. I did everything I could for her that was based on a book for caring for them. I did have her out a lot. But she was on me or i let her climb around for a while. But followed her. She never shed right. I was going to sell her. An amazing guy came to look at her. He showed me pictures of his freeroaming snake room. Full of branches, a fountain, a true snake paradise. I just gave her to him. Because I knew that he could give her a better home. If I ever got another snake, that's what I want.
I have a Coffee table that's been turned into my Ball Python's enclosure the thing is the doors are magnetic and he's a big boi now so with a small push he can open the enclosure whenever he wants to and he knows it. So he' fully free roam now because the table was expensive and he always goes back to his warm hide in the table where he spends the majority of his time. but when the table doors are open we know to keep them open otherwise he wont be able to get back in. Also we did snake proof the room so he could hide only where we knew he'd be, and eventually always settled on either the bookshelf or behind the PC if it's running, so yeah Severus Snake has pretty much a whole room to himself.
I let my friend hold my ball python while watching a movie and she stopped paying attention to where the snake was going. He ended up in the couch. Hours later I ended up cutting a hole into the bottom of a real leather couch which was thousands of dollars and my dad was PISSED. Also I scraped a few scales off trying to pull him out. I don't condone letting snakes free roam. They can get into areas that are way too difficult to get out of.
Glad you got your snake! That's the whole reason for the video - snake proofing the room so there aren't areas they can get stuck in. If you have an area like that (like a tricky couch) it would not be a good room for a snake to free-roam in.
Hi, I was wondering how long can I keep my snake hanging out with me around the house once I take him out? Can I keep him out for at least an hour or 2?
It depends on the snake. I tell people 10-15 minutes for a new snake that's just getting used to you. Once you know the snake, you'll be able to tell by they're body language once they're done.
This might sound stupid but, what about gluing (with safe glue) a GPS device on the snake? Like the thing you can put on Keys to find them. I started letting my daughter free roam her snake after seeing one of your previous videos.
I'd say don't ever attach anything to a snake especially with glue. It's also not necessary if you have a designated area for the snake to roam. Glad you and your daughter are enjoying the videos!
My BP is hardcore nocturnal and only wants to be out when I'm asleep. Would giving her access to a playpen through the night work? I don't have a snake-proofed space yet.
Did this today thanks to your video, I bought this on Amazon bought colory waterproof playpen but will be filled with fun things for my King Charles python regius, private swimming pool, all sorts of climbing things, hides, real plants (which I haven't put in his terrarium) just scratchy plastic plants of all kinds He dances all night my darling Charles, now we have a heat wave coming gain, this great (notice the big sizes) wonderful playpen will be good for him, he does comes for cuddles in my hands too, likes to snort and spit but is all heart so far, love him, never saw such a gorgeous snake, he is he is soooooo beautiful, he is a stunner, a natural colour not some genetic experiment 💙❤💙❤💫💯
It is different Kent - no fur. After inspecting the fertilizer/chemical free grass/lawn for holes I give my ball python some freedom but he does not stay away for long than he is back and on me? Take care!
Is mya/ mia a blackhead? So gorgeous! I let my girl roam but I have to watch her so she doesn't get into certain places. I just want to know where she is at all times just in case. Thanks for this video it's awesome. I think this is an awesome option if your able to snake proof your entire home. Have a great day EDIT: I love all animals but cats are very unique creatures......
Would there be issues with things like humidity? In the distance future I'd love a boa constrictor, and the ability to let them run about would be great. I just don't want them getting ill from the lack of heat or humidity.
Your house would have to be very dry and they would have to be out for a very long time for that to start to be a problem. Some species (like a rainbow boa) are more sensitive to humidity issues. But a ball python or a red tail boa do just fine as long as they're not living most of the time in low humidity.
@@GreenRoomPythons okay good to know. i'd love to do that ceiling mounted sort of branches and stuff but im sure that would create some problems with a large snake like a red tail boa. I have seen people use large ropes
I have a pastel ball python and he’s so curious and I can tell he does enjoy roaming but I worry he’s going to get stuck or hurt himself and I have no idea where to start with protecting him and he’s like 2 an half feet long so his not that big
Under the stove and refrigerator are nightmare places for snakes to go. They can crawl into a stove and you will have a terrible time getting one out. Also- never let a snake loose inside a car- I know of one that was terribly hurt after going into the dashboard. It was euthanized afterwards. I had a kingsnake that I barely caught in time going down the toilet. I grabbed his tail and pulled him out- not sure where he thought he was going.
I had a really nice snack once and I left for church camp and left the snake in my moms care but when I got back my mom had lost my snake when I was gone she for got to luck part of the cage It was the worst way to come home. Also one day when I want to snake proof a office
they DO prefer pooping in water it helps any slow digestion also btw, in a bath tub longer than your python with lil bridges in and out for snakey and at the right temperature, and a very gentle series of tummy rubs, guaranteed poop show, and P regius will be relieved
If it's a new snake, they might just be acclimating. If you've had the snake a while, try switching hides and see if they like them better. Sometimes a stressed snake will stay out during the day, moving around.
I’m new to this got my first “royal” python bamboo or ball python as you Americans like to call them ☺️ I let him out to explore in my bedroom he’s gone from hiding everyday to coming out more when I put him back in he’s letting me hold him I’m letting him explore it’s a win win 😀
Thank you so much for your reply! From all the channels I’ve seen yours is the most positive and informative. Kents comments are ridiculous but it’s what everyone thinks 🤔 including myself at one point🤦🏻♂️ so a clever way to highlight it. So keep up the good work! You have yourself a new Patron! P.s tell Kent not to run while holding scissors ✂️ 🤦🏻♂️😂
I keep my snake on me or I hover over her . Elvira is a ball python. If you watch her she is slow moving & safe . As soon as you look away her jet pack comes out & she is gone . I lost her once for 3 weeks I thought she was gone . I found her climbing up the basement steps
I have a guinea pig in my bedroom and I'm getting my first ball python soon so explore time shall be held in the living room. I also have cats and dogs so I will have to put the cats in my bedroom and put the dogs outside... I'm not worried about the snake harming my pets because my guinea pig has attacked my dogs and cats so she will probably try to hurt my snake... Why must guinea pigs be so small but yet so evil?
@5:51 What the fuck... my snake ALSO coiled around a real but unsharpened mounted sword on the wall! What a weird specific story to happen to two separate keepers 😂 He knocked it down and fell down with it 😢 He was okay though lol
I'll let my buddy roam around my office (where his enclosure is) while I work. Anywhere else in the house is my dogs' living space too, so if I bring my snake out of the office, it's only with him on me. I've carefully introduced my snake to my dogs, and while they don't seem to view each other as a problem, I'd never leave them unsupervised together.
That's smart!
@@GreenRoomPythons would my lil guy be stressed by the omnipresent smell of dogs and cats because they are everywhee? I took Charles out on my bed briefly and he did defensive strikes which is unusual, maybe stimulated/afraid because of the dog cat ODORS. OF COURSE I NEVER HAVE THEM IN THE SAME ROOM.
I've never "let" my snakes free roam but on a few occasions, they decided that is what they wanted to do and let themselves out. My ex once let my 10' burm out and was laying on the bed with her. She fell asleep and I came home to my snake patrolling the kitchen counter. My red tail had a custom cage that was made from an old entertainment center and had some screen sections on it for air flow. The staples holding the screen in were bent and the screen pushed out and he was found staring at another cage that contained 2 sugar gliders with them screaming hysterically.
Those boas are really strong! A screen with staples is no match for them :-)
My year old, 2 plus foot butter bee just started roaming. She was soooo little for so long and really didn't want to do anything but hide for months. She started acting more adventurous with holdings within the last 2 months and escaped one night. Since then i just let her roam my studio while i am in it, and she usually sticks really close to where i am. I searched for free roaming ball pythons because i wasn't sure this was something other keepers did. I am happy to find your video on the subject, as I've always been a fan of your content. Thanks!!
That's great! It's interesting how they change their behaviors as they grow
@@GreenRoomPythons absolutely! Please keep up the amazing work!
Loved it! We used to have a horse that free roamed the neighborhood. Not because we let her she just knew every way to get out.
😄 that's great!
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I don't have a snake but these tips are going to come in super handy for my blue tongue skink! He's starting to become more and more curious about leaving the enclosure and I'd love to use short (supervised) free roaming as a form of enrichment.
I'm sure he'd be all about that! Blue-tongue skinks are awesome. Glad you liked the video!
I think one of of the biggest and scariest thing that you should consider while free roaming a snake in a room are office chairs, i usually slide around my room on my office chair, and it would be terrible if my snake ever gets run over by it
Yep! Any furniture in the room is potentially a problem. Especially rolling wheels
@@GreenRoomPythons this is my big worry, as I use mobility aids like a rollator and wheelchair which could really hurt a poor snake! so paying careful attention is super important in that case
I'm 8 months into my first BP, she's doing great......and I really appreciate your videos....they are both fun and informative. TY
Aw thanks so much, glad you're enjoying them!
I have two cats and they don’t even know that I have a ball python in my room. But he’s quite small so if he gets bigger I’ll introduce them to each other! But love your videos, keep up the good work!
I've seen situations where cats kill adult ball pythons as well. It's tough to know how an animal is going to react to a snake at any given time. Glad you're enjoying the videos!
I would be nervous showing anything to a cat, My cat has seen the birds I keep once when I was bringing a new birdie home and now I can often see him sitting in front of the door that leads to the aviary just listening to the bird sounds. It deffinitely triggered some "kill kill murder, maim kill, murder" chromosome in the old fluffy.
@@GreenRoomPythonsYeah. The only way I've introduced my corn snake and my dog was through a mesh gate, and training my dog to leave my corn snake alone. Now my dog (11 years old) doesn't give a crap, and he has learned to apply it to wild snakes. We ran into an adder and my dog did exactly as I had trained him to do with my corn snake, back away slowly and return to me. I hadn't even spotted the adder when he was already expecting a treat for leaving a snake alone.
Also, the only reason I let them interact through the mesh was that so I could have my dog not go nuts over something unfamiliar in case my silly noodle son escapes his enclosure.
@@idiotically-everythingWhere I live there aren’t any adders but I live right by a creek with tons of copperheads and have taught my dog to stay away from the creek but sometimes a copperhead might come out and my dog would probably end up trying to play tug of war with the snake and being bit I never thought of training my dog to stay away from them with my ball python but now I might!
@@NekoandLeo Make sure the snake and dog never come in contact for the safety of the snake. I used a dog gate with a bug mesh to keep them both safe
Oh my gosh I SO want to let my royal free roam!! Right now, I let them roam and I check on them every 15-45 minutes to just generally know where they are and to check and see if their body temp is too cold (my house temp is under 75 degrees so I routinely take my snake from roaming and warm them up in either my heated blanket or with my own body heat).
In the future, my snake will have a whole room as their enclosure so they'll have all that space and I'll also snake proof the rest of my house so they can free roam whenever they choose to leave the room. I loved the arboreal snake room clip you showed in the video-- inspiration!
I have a dedicated room for my kiddos and also a playpen for when I want to give them time to stretch and move around, but I don’t have the time to try to coax them out from under or behind something. My Blood is happy to just observe with her door open … once in a while coming out to find a place to hide, but that big Mama is not easy to pull out when she wants to stay put!
Those blood pythons are strong - and strong-willed!
@@GreenRoomPythons For sure! And very “verbal”! She knows how to communicate.
Fun places my friends and I have found our snakes:
Baby black rat snake - inside a vacuum cleaner, it was not on, she got out of my hands and behind the roller before I could retrieve her
Juvenile boa - inside a printer, where the ink cartridge is
Adult ball python - under the bottom drawer of a desk
I've also seen a snake get stuck in a wire mesh shelving cube. She thought she was big enough to fit and got far enough that she couldn't turn around. Just some food for thought when planning for escapees
Thanks for the video, Bob! It made me realize that I still need to apply some adjustments to my apartment before I can let Udon (whom I discovered yesterday to be a male during a trip to the vet for a checkup) roam around more freely.
I'm glad the video was helpful!
Sometimes I carry my snakes around in my pockets. My first Ball Python took the opportunity while I was washing dishes to get stuck between the dishwasher and the cubby walls it’s in. It didn’t look like he could fit, but he did. Scared the heck out of me but I got him out.
I also knew someone that had an anaconda with no setup- just 100% free roam. It slept underneath the guy’s bed.
I hope he had a really humid house with an open bathtub for it 😉
You may be the coolest dude on UA-cam - love this channel. Also, I just got my first snake in part due to your content!
Hey Seth, that's the greatest compliment ever! Congrats on your first snake!
I really like listening to you speak. Thank you for being so articulate.
Thank you so much!
I don't like how UA-cam is reading my thoughts because I was thinking about this exact topic. I have 13 snakes (7 BPs, 1 Coastal Carpet, 1 Blood Python, 1 Sharp Albino Boa 1 Columbian Rainbow and 2 colubrids) and I live by myself. I turned my guest room into my snake room with some of my animals in my bed room and computer room. I custom built a large enclosure for my Albino Boa and I know I'll need a large enclosure for my Blood and Coastal Carpet when they get to adult size. But I was thinking how cool it'd be to have a room built specifically to allow for some kind of free roaming. Cool to see this is something more people are embracing.
Sounds like you have an awesome snake family!
I would add window screens and baseboard heaters/radiators. Make sure if your windows are open that your screens are tight with no holes. Some screens are secured by pretty flimsy flippydoos. Not sure how hot a baseboard heater gets, but mine is definitely hot enough to melt plastic, so probably a snake as well. A mesh cover that extends high enough so that the surface doesn't get too hot would probably work there.
Good points!
Love your channel. Promise me you'll never get rid of Kent's corner!! Makes me laugh every. single. time!
I'm glad you like it! Kent would be very upset if we got rid of it
I've really enjoyed your free roaming videos, thanks to the algorithm for showing them to me. I'd love to someday snake proof a room for mine to play in, but for now I've got this pop up pet kennel that I can set up stuff for them to explore. It's fun!
I’ve been waiting for this video since Lori mentioned it was coming out!! I haven’t graduated Marie or Darwin to roaming a room yet. They are still in the playpen for their recreation time (if they want it). Darwin doesn’t care. He’s fine staying in his enclosure but Marie is very obvious when she wants out and it’s so cute! She’ll come right out onto my hand. Most evenings I’ve got her in the living room with me on the couch. She’ll explore for a while and then settle in behind her favorite pillow. She’s always trying to go onto the floor so I’m going to thoroughly clean under the couch, snake proof that area, and let her go onto the floor. I can’t wait to do that with her!! Great video as always! Kent: Is there something Bob is afraid of? Not trying to start trouble but let me know and we’ll collaborate your revenge. **thundercrack** HOARDE OF KE…….
I mean, muah ha ha haaaaa!!!!
Yeah, at that size (Marie's) I follow them all over. I'm sure she'll be happy to explore the floor... I'm afraid of spiders, but Kent is even more so! 😄
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Haha! Well, that won’t work!
This channel is great. I enjoy the snakes, you, and your snake hating camera man 😂. They really are comforting animals.
Thanks so much Joseph! Glad you're enjoying it :-)
It’s so awesome that you and Lori worked together on this. I watch both of y’all’s channels all the time. I don’t have a room that I can snake proof properly right now, so I use supervision and a playpen to allow my 2 royals and my kingsnake to get exercise and enrichment outside of their enclosures. I can’t wait to move to a bigger and better place so I can attempt to create a “snake haven” for my 3 boys and my larger lizards as well.
Thank you and your friends for sharing their tips and tricks for free roaming snakes. Can’t wait to try it myself soon! (I hope!!) Thanks again Bob! ☺️
Glad you liked it! Sounds like you've got some good enrichment for them right now :-)
@@GreenRoomPythons Thank you. I’m doing the best I can with what I’ve got and have plans for better in the future when I can accomplish it. It’s all thanks to you, Lori, Adam Wickens and Emily and Ed from Snake Discovery that my reptiles are thriving instead of just surviving. So thank you very much. ☺️💕
@@kerseykrewzoo I'm glad they're doing well :-)
I love how you let your snakes be snakes so i subscribed! bring the content homie
Aw thanks for the sub!
I often let our ball pythons loose in the game room, it has the fewest pieces of furniture so it is easier to keep track of their location. I keep an eye on them while they are out but I feel like they would be fine alone if I snake-proofed the room as you suggested. Thanks for all the advice, especially about the vents, I had been thinking about that exact thing!
Just ran across your channel, cool topic :-) especially love that lady's room with the arboreal setup :-)
Thanks glad you liked the video! Yeah, I need a room like Amy's :-)
I love this channel! Personally if my snakes are out I'm in the room with them.
Glad you're enjoying the channel! I'm usually in the room with them as well :-)
Years ago, I had Sam, an 8ft rescue Burm. He seemed to really enjoy roaming, (supervised) and would head back towards his enclosure when he'd had enough.
i’m remodeling soon. with that, i’m setting up my bp Loki a way better enclosure. hopefully once we get everything settled i’ll feel better about letting him out to roam around my room
I’ve let my snakes free roam cause I felt it would be nice for them so I let them loose. Once I let my snake in my closet ( banana clown back when it was priced around 700+ for the simple combo ) and closed the door then I forgot I left it in there and I lost it and was sad then luckily a month later it was far in the room and I just seen it on the floor and I was so happy. Now I make sure to out them back. I recommend giving your snakes a time limit. I let my snake out for an hour sometimes then I look for it in the room and put it back
Thank you for this video.
I have never considered letting my snake free roam the house, and even when we take him out of his enclosure I am not entirely reassured unless he is in someone's hands.
I would let him slither from my lap to the couch when I sit in the couch, but eventhen I wouldn't let him out of my sight, for fear that suddenly I don't know where he is and we all have to frantically search the room for him.
Too many dangers in my house for him I fear. Cats, kids, people letting doors open onto the yard, too many things and furniture creating too many hiding places....
I have heard stories where someone looses a snake and finds the snake several months later - I wouldn't want my snake to be hiding somewhere in the house for that long, mostly because of the cats, the open doors leading to the outside, the general temperature of the house (between 65 and 68 degrees usually)....
And also, I live in the mountains, it's cold outside, and because it's a big house in a rural area, we do have pests sometimes, like rats (and I wouldn't want my snake to feed on a wild rat that's potentially full of parasites)
But maybe your video will encourage me to try supervised roaming in a closed room, when nobody is around.
Thanks ! 😊
Kent was on fire this intro! Lol
He's often pretty fired up 😄
Omg I almost peed my pants with your Kent's corner, good job, I wish I could let me baby's loose, but my husband would have a heart attack lol
Glad you liked it! :-)
This is a great video! I am excited for the future when I get the joy of snake proofing and decorating a room for a lovely ball python to explore. 🐍
This is an awesome video I never thought about free roam !
Thanks, glad you liked the video!
Awesome Video! That's a whole lot of things to think about. Thank you for giving me more things to think about! Keep up the great work.
Glad you liked it!
I’ve got a six foot black snake around here somewhere. It showed up one day, I picked it up and held her for a bit then turned her loose again. Last time I seen her she was under the stove.
Good information for future goals. I currently let my snakes roam supervised in my bedroom where their enclosures are but usually just on the bed but this gives me ideas on making the room more accessible for them. Outside of the door are three "evil creatures" and a German shepherd, so I have to be careful. Until next time, 😁❤
I'm glad the video was helpful :-)
My BP, Seline, was roaming while I watched this vid and she managed to slither over my phone and change the video 😂
That happens often at my house 😄
I would love to chat with you sometime about morph genetics. My PhD is in QTL and I am fairly certain most morph "genes" are actually QTL. Hundreds if not thousands of regions of the genome can all come together to explain a single trait, like the yellow coration on ball pythons. Different combinations of those yellow QTL are found in different proportions in different morphs giving variations of yellow. It would be cool to map all these out on chromosome maps and give breeders a genetic guide. The reason I say that is it seems with our artificial selection of morphs we mix morphs and hope the results stick. This would make things a little more predictable to have maps.
That's really interesting. Would a phenotype that comes from QTL be inheritable just like a single gene?
@@GreenRoomPythons Yes. So imagine the snake's genome. The straightforward Mendelian way of looking at things says one gene one protein one trait. We know from the past 25 years or so that its usually what we call a QTL. So QTL don't have to necessarily be a coding region (gene) on the DNA sequence but can be enhancer or silencer regions, or various activator proteins which are from genes elsewhere on the genome that act to either up or down regulate another gene. With QTL which can be (coding regions, enhancers, silencers, methylated or acetylated CpG islands, or RNAis or lncRNAs) contributing to a single trait. So the yellow trait probably is composed of hundreds of QTL and ones that are bright like the bananas or corals probably have a lot more yellow QTL regions than a less yellow morph. These studies work best with plants because you can breed a 1000 of them no problem but with animals its a bit trickier due to few offspring. Basically ANY trait on the snake which can be put on a spectrum such as size, color, even behavior which is genetically inherited along with some environmental variance can be called a QTL.
With chromosome maps we would be able to breed snakes with much more targeted and predictable effects. It may even be possible to go into the realm of splicing and see what makes a Green Tree python bright green and splice some unnatural colors into the ball python. With maps the possibilities are limitless with bright pink blue pokadot ball pythons from poison dart frog color genes.
@@JoeSReptiles that's really interesting. It obviously complicates things for someone new, just trying to wrap their head around Mendelian genetics for these snakes, but I love learning more about why they pop out of the egg looking like they do.
@@GreenRoomPythons Definitely, I would love to talk snake genetics sometime. I think being off today my mind is accustomed to go into professor mode on Monday lol.
What I found to be really interesting is the scaleless ball python morphs. It is evidence that genetic mutations are possible to go from scales to mammal like skin. That same mutation must have happened at one point for ancient reptiles to evolve into ancient mammals. The same sort of transition between scales and feathers can be seen with the silke chickens. Ball pythons were first introduced in the early 1990s, so in about 30 years of artificial selection we did what it took nature over a hundred million years via natural selection.
I want a room full of tree Boas now! Wow!!!
Right?? Me too!
How about "Survey the Horde" lol
Also, amazing channel and an inspiration to good husbandry 💚🐍💚
Thanks so much!! :-)
I can’t wait to let my Boa free Roam once he’s big enough (for a limited time that is) lol . My ball Python is a more nervous guy so I doubt he’ll want to free roam. But I’d like to build a ladder of some sorts with ropes on it kind of like yours for all of my snakes . I love to see them climb!
I really like the ladder. I don't often put ball pythons on it unless I'm right there to spot them because they'll fall off and hurt themselves. It's great for a semi-arboreal species though
@@GreenRoomPythons yeah my ball Python falls off the bamboo sticks in his enclosure , so he’s definitely not going on the ladder when I build it 🤣🤣
I do have an area for my Dumeril's boa. She is housed in my office, there is some furniture for her to get in and around. She a full grown 5ft+ ground boa so there isn't a need for alot of climbing areas but there is an old snake rack that isn't plugged in that she will climb up sometimes. And she likes getting on the couch in the office, she likes to be under the throw pillows. I know her very well.
She did happen to get out once without being let out, she came all the way to the other side of the ground floor of my house and came up on the couch with me and my boyfriend. I fell asleep during a movie and I was rudely awoken to a "babe, Babe, BABE SNAKE!" 😅 she was all curled up at the end of the couch, on/around my feet btw, and it seemed like she had been there a while. She also somehow passed 3 other open doors in the hallway to get to the living room. She easily could have been lost, at least for a little while. My boyfriend is traumatized. I learned to lock the enclosure when she is supposed to be in it. And as for time that she was out, I was last in my office at about 8pm and she was in her enclosure. She was found on the couch at 1am. So who knows where she went before she made it to the living room.
Idk pythons but I imagine the time of year also affects who you let out and for how long. In spring my cornsnake doesn't get out much because he's just way too active and looking for trouble. All other times, he's totally fine 😂
My breeding snakes are definitely out less during breeding season
I have a largely free-roaming savannah monitor, so my snakes do not free roam. Our house is old and cluttered, so I know it'd be impossible to make the majority of it safe (heck we lost our monitor for a couple weeks, found him under a pillow on the bed that I had thoroughly checked. He is like 3 feet long). I do have a playpen and a box of assorted stuff I've collected to put in it for the snakes.
According to the 20-something kids, they're moving out soon, so maybe once we clean up that room it could potentially be used.
I did let my snakes supervised free roam in a friend's living room because it was really sparse and there wasn't really anywhere to hide so long as they didn't get in the couch.
My monitor basically always has access to his enclosure, water, and heated spots, and he puts himself where he wants. I even have a cat ledge on the window. He decided to go to the bathroom across the house in the bathroom when he needs to go to (he trained himself, I don't know why but I'll take it. Unfortunately he doesn't like puppy pads, but it's tile so not that bad.)
I have suffered a broken lamp and several cleared-off desks from him.
If I had a monitor, I would definitely free roam them. That's great :-)
@@GreenRoomPythons They are excellent! We call him our grumpy cat. He doesn't do affection, but he wants to know what's going on and get into trouble- he has the intelligence and curiosity. If something is in his way, he just shoves it. He has a large tail of death. He does have sharp claws, but even on bare skin I don't get more scratched than a cat, he isn't trying to scratch me, and you don't get that puffy reaction like with cat scratches.
He's a good boy, I have no fear of him biting me. At most he'll huffy hiss if I wake him up, but anything is forgiven with food. I wouldn't recommend a savannah for everyone, but there are lots of good monitor or tegu choices.
I have taken a tongue to the eye and lived to tell the tale.
This is a aqsome video 2 watch..
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Thanks Bob
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lol the story of the king snake in bed lol n the boa unplugging the fridge lol but omg ! think you really have to watch when letting free roam ..under a fridge could be a issue too..no dog or cat but I do have a aquarium n bird s..would not let my future snake be round either.
one..door blocks where bird cage n fish tank is.fun video Bob
Yeah there's a lot of stuff to think about if you're gonna free roam snakes :-)
I think a cool video to do, would be about snakes interacting w each other while u have them out together. To be clear I'm not talking about cohabitation, I'm just talking about when you have them out at the same time. Is it safe or not and what precautions should be taken and can it be different species like a boa and a python for example. I've been keeping snakes for several years and a friend that was over my hse the other day asked me about this and I guess I just never thought about it before this, so it would be cool to see other keepers thoughts on the issue.
You're right, that would be a good topic. I'll put it on the list
I’ve wondered the same thing. I have a corn snake and a ball python both around a year old.
@@janalturrentine619 those should be just fine together in a playpen or something, but keep a close eye on them at first. They will most likely ignore each other.
well done ,,,, it was good to view
Thanks, glad you liked it!
Love your channel & your video.
My friend just had her cat attack her bearded dragon.
Poor baby
Thanks Candace! Glad you liked the video. I hope the beardy will be okay!
I've sawed off small tree limbs and lined my wall in my living room with them by screwing them to the wall and I used to leave my California King out for a half day sometimes and it never went anywhere else. It was funny when my friends would come over that didn't like snakes and they'd start looking in the terrarium that was a coffee table and they'd say dude where's your snake at and I'd be like look up. They'd usually take off running out the front door 🤣
🤣 that's a great environment you made for them!
I have an office chair, a recliner, and a mechanical couch. So not only am I afraid of rolling over my ball python, im scared of her getting caught up in the inner workings of the recliner or couch and getting hurt from just trying to recline or prop up the foot rest. There are so many nightmare scenarios to consider.
I still want her to have free roam time, but until I can get my own house with a room that I can dedicate exclusively to snake-proofing, then she's pretty much limited to 5-10 minute sessions on my bed with me watching her like a hawk.
My BP Aurelia turned 1 yesterday! I don’t let her free roam for her safety because 1, she’s still rather small at only 2 feet and 346 grams(They all grow at their own pace🤷🏻♀️)
2, I have a golden retriever and 4 cats 😅
If she’s not in my hands or my husband’s, she’s in her enclosure. I have let her explore my bed once while I updated her enclosure to a bigger tub, but that was about it
Happy hatchday to her! Smart to keep her reigned in at that size
My cats are old and they do not harm my snakes. My oldest cat, a 20 year old Maine Coon named Alice and my 19 year old Python, Geraldine, used to sleep together in Alice's cat bed by their choice. They would seek each other out. Alice passed away last winter. I never took pictures because I thought we still had a lot of time to do that. Outside cats are savages, but when they come in, they know who is a family member and treat them well. Helps to introduce them and give the snake and cat attention together.
I actually love Maine Coons. If I wasn't super allergic to cats, I'd be all about getting one of those. That's cool that you've figure out a system for all the animals :-)
Nice. How did you train Lydia Deets to avoid the heat tape? Do you have a video for that? Thanks!
I do! There's a video on training snakes where I talk about it. Basically, every time she started going into the rack I would put her back in her tub but would keep the tub open so she could try it again. Eventually she learned that going into the rack just leads her back to her tub, which isn't where she wanted to be. So now she sticks her head in but always comes right back out.
I usually let my dwarf retic roam around the house whenever I'm home since I don't have any other animals (besides other reptiles)and it's not like you just loose a nearly 3,5m (12 foot) snake
That's great, I'm excited to let my superdwarfs free roam in the future. As it is, I spend a lot of time supervising them :-)
I wish I could! But we don't have a room that we can close off specifically for the snakes. We have three cats and three dogs who are in the house, so it just not safe enough. I do bring the snakes out in the living room, and they go in a playpen or on the floor if I'm watching them.
Playpens are great!
I have 2 boa constrictors and one ball python. All 3 are free roaming. I have a snake proof room they all live in and they are tame and thriving!
That's great!
For Kent's story to be true, you'd have to be Green Roam Cobras, and free roaming your king cobras.
Right? ;-)
Cats: not awful, but completely diabolic!
Absolutely!
Lmao I'm the 0% I'll open it up and find it fun to look for him at the end of the day. It was trial and error finding out how to snake proof so I'm so glad I found this channel for more ideas I haven't thought of :) Mistake number one was waking up and finding my boa drink from the open fish tank 😳 ma bad
Your "brother" cracks me up, lol. Do you take inspiration from AVGN or nostalgia critic?
Thank you! I haven't seen either of those but I should!
I can't wait to visit home depot and visit the lumber department.
“It’s a snake not a poltergeist” hahaha
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When I was a kid, I had a King snake in the house and let it roam my room. Never thought it would get it. One morning, I went looking for it, and my mother said, "I better not find that g-d d--n thing!" It was in her slipper.
Shoes are great hiding spots for them
@@GreenRoomPythonsmy phones wallpaper has been a picture of my bp in a show for the last few months
could you make a more detailed video on what to do to make the room free roam… able ? lol idk what to call it but like a list of things to not put in there and ways to arrange the room so snake(s) don’t get caught or stuck
I have that full video on my channel already. I believe it's called "how to let your snakes free roam"
Do we need to be concerned about sanitation between different types of animals? For example, we have dogs that go outside & then walk around on the floors where we would probably let our snakes roam. Does that work for the snake & for the dogs? Should we avoid carpet? I'm confused because we sanitize everything in their enclosures but then let the snakes roam on the ground and outside. Thanks!
Snakes aren't that sensitive. We sanitize their cages because their waste quickly breeds bacteria that can make them sick. But just roaming about isn't usually a problem
Another good video! How big/old do you think a BP should be before it’s allowed to roam?
It's really up to the keeper and what the roaming area is like. For me, the age doesn't matter but I want them to be about 1500 grams so they can't squeeze into really small spaces.
I've always thought about letting my pet BP roam but never really did act on it. He'd only be restricted to my room tho since my mom is scared of em. Not cause ew snakes but she had a bad encounter when she was a little.
I wish the internet existed when I had my ball python. I did everything I could for her that was based on a book for caring for them. I did have her out a lot. But she was on me or i let her climb around for a while. But followed her.
She never shed right. I was going to sell her. An amazing guy came to look at her. He showed me pictures of his freeroaming snake room. Full of branches, a fountain, a true snake paradise. I just gave her to him. Because I knew that he could give her a better home. If I ever got another snake, that's what I want.
I have a Coffee table that's been turned into my Ball Python's enclosure the thing is the doors are magnetic and he's a big boi now so with a small push he can open the enclosure whenever he wants to and he knows it. So he' fully free roam now because the table was expensive and he always goes back to his warm hide in the table where he spends the majority of his time. but when the table doors are open we know to keep them open otherwise he wont be able to get back in. Also we did snake proof the room so he could hide only where we knew he'd be, and eventually always settled on either the bookshelf or behind the PC if it's running, so yeah Severus Snake has pretty much a whole room to himself.
How do you prevent mold from the enclosures? I had my tank set up and it started molding the second day..
That was probably a problem with your substrate. I've never had mold, but If I did I would check the substrate first and change that
@@GreenRoomPythons thank you
I let my friend hold my ball python while watching a movie and she stopped paying attention to where the snake was going. He ended up in the couch.
Hours later I ended up cutting a hole into the bottom of a real leather couch which was thousands of dollars and my dad was PISSED. Also I scraped a few scales off trying to pull him out.
I don't condone letting snakes free roam. They can get into areas that are way too difficult to get out of.
Glad you got your snake! That's the whole reason for the video - snake proofing the room so there aren't areas they can get stuck in. If you have an area like that (like a tricky couch) it would not be a good room for a snake to free-roam in.
Hi, I was wondering how long can I keep my snake hanging out with me around the house once I take him out? Can I keep him out for at least an hour or 2?
It depends on the snake. I tell people 10-15 minutes for a new snake that's just getting used to you. Once you know the snake, you'll be able to tell by they're body language once they're done.
@@GreenRoomPythons thanks alot. Now I know where to start with my new BP.
This might sound stupid but, what about gluing (with safe glue) a GPS device on the snake? Like the thing you can put on Keys to find them. I started letting my daughter free roam her snake after seeing one of your previous videos.
I'd say don't ever attach anything to a snake especially with glue. It's also not necessary if you have a designated area for the snake to roam. Glad you and your daughter are enjoying the videos!
How do you set up belly heat in a pvc enclosure?
It's best to go from above in a PVC enclosure. Belly heat doesn't usually work
@@GreenRoomPythons, would that have a negative effect on my ball python?
@@YAFCTSSAO not at all. They don't need belly heat, they just need heat. PVC enclosures are setup great for overhead heating
My BP is hardcore nocturnal and only wants to be out when I'm asleep. Would giving her access to a playpen through the night work? I don't have a snake-proofed space yet.
I wouldn't leave her in there all night, but if you're up when she's up it might be cool to see how she reacts to the new environment
@@GreenRoomPythons Someday I'll live in a house instead of an apartment, and Queen Vicky can have her own whole room
Did this today thanks to your video, I bought this on Amazon bought colory waterproof playpen but will be filled with fun things for my King Charles python regius, private swimming pool, all sorts of climbing things, hides, real plants (which I haven't put in his terrarium) just scratchy plastic plants of all kinds He dances all night my darling Charles, now we have a heat wave coming gain, this great (notice the big sizes) wonderful playpen will be good for him, he does comes for cuddles in my hands too, likes to snort and spit but is all heart so far, love him, never saw such a gorgeous snake, he is he is soooooo beautiful, he is a stunner, a natural colour not some genetic experiment 💙❤💙❤💫💯
It is different Kent - no fur. After inspecting the fertilizer/chemical free grass/lawn for holes I give my ball python some freedom but he does not stay away for long than he is back and on me? Take care!
That's great! He's probably more comfortable with you than he is with a new and unknown territory
I need to block off my kitchen and hallway without blocking it off for me! Perhaps a fine net I can loop-and-hook into place.
Yee i see Kents point 😆 hehe
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Is mya/ mia a blackhead? So gorgeous! I let my girl roam but I have to watch her so she doesn't get into certain places. I just want to know where she is at all times just in case. Thanks for this video it's awesome. I think this is an awesome option if your able to snake proof your entire home. Have a great day EDIT: I love all animals but cats are very unique creatures......
Thanks Danielle! Glad you liked the video. Yes, Maya is a black-headed python. She's a troublemaker but she's also fantastic so I put up with it 😊
Would there be issues with things like humidity?
In the distance future I'd love a boa constrictor, and the ability to let them run about would be great. I just don't want them getting ill from the lack of heat or humidity.
Your house would have to be very dry and they would have to be out for a very long time for that to start to be a problem. Some species (like a rainbow boa) are more sensitive to humidity issues. But a ball python or a red tail boa do just fine as long as they're not living most of the time in low humidity.
@@GreenRoomPythons okay good to know. i'd love to do that ceiling mounted sort of branches and stuff but im sure that would create some problems with a large snake like a red tail boa. I have seen people use large ropes
@@thatchris1626 ropes work great! I use them for my superdwarf retics
@@GreenRoomPythons I would love to get like a drift wood decoration sort of thing as expensive as they are. Im sure that would be great
@@thatchris1626 I have a bunch of pieces of cork bark that I use to clutter up cages and the counter and such
I have a pastel ball python and he’s so curious and I can tell he does enjoy roaming but I worry he’s going to get stuck or hurt himself and I have no idea where to start with protecting him and he’s like 2 an half feet long so his not that big
I give snakes that size a small area to roam in with various enrichment items to explore - and I watch them the whole time
@@GreenRoomPythons ok thank you so much!!!
Under the stove and refrigerator are nightmare places for snakes to go. They can crawl into a stove and you will have a terrible time getting one out. Also- never let a snake loose inside a car- I know of one that was terribly hurt after going into the dashboard. It was euthanized afterwards. I had a kingsnake that I barely caught in time going down the toilet. I grabbed his tail and pulled him out- not sure where he thought he was going.
I bought a net cat pop up tent on Amazon. It lets my snakes have a safe place to stretch out in my living room (or outside)
I have Monty in the dog play pen that you had on a show
Nice! Those playpens are great for smaller snakes to explore
Do you got to wait 24 hours to hold your snake after feeding
You should wait 24-48 hours after they eat. Digestion is a long slow process and handling is uncomfortable for them
Thanks
I had a really nice snack once and I left for church camp and left the snake in my moms care but when I got back my mom had lost my snake when I was gone she for got to luck part of the cage It was the worst way to come home.
Also one day when I want to snake proof a office
Maybe when they're older, and probably more like when the kids are gone and I can dedicate a room to snakes.
Good plan!
they DO prefer pooping in water it helps any slow digestion also btw, in a bath tub longer than your python with lil bridges in and out for snakey and at the right temperature, and a very gentle series of tummy rubs, guaranteed poop show, and P regius will be relieved
What's a good website to buy frozen rats
Rodent pro, Layne labs, Cold blooded cafe
Thank you so much
My snake got 3 hides and still choose to stay out in the open ... is that a problem ? 🤔
If it's a new snake, they might just be acclimating. If you've had the snake a while, try switching hides and see if they like them better. Sometimes a stressed snake will stay out during the day, moving around.
I’m new to this got my first “royal” python bamboo or ball python as you Americans like to call them ☺️ I let him out to explore in my bedroom he’s gone from hiding everyday to coming out more when I put him back in he’s letting me hold him I’m letting him explore it’s a win win 😀
Congrats on the new snake!
Thank you so much for your reply! From all the channels I’ve seen yours is the most positive and informative. Kents comments are ridiculous but it’s what everyone thinks 🤔 including myself at one point🤦🏻♂️ so a clever way to highlight it. So keep up the good work! You have yourself a new Patron! P.s tell Kent not to run while holding scissors ✂️ 🤦🏻♂️😂
@@astrix1014 thanks so much! I appreciate the kind words - and welcome to the Horde of Keepers!
I keep my snake on me or I hover over her . Elvira is a ball python. If you watch her she is slow moving & safe . As soon as you look away her jet pack comes out & she is gone . I lost her once for 3 weeks I thought she was gone . I found her climbing up the basement steps
Glad you found her!
I love cats, when served on the Chinese buffet!
My bapl python nato unplugged my fab while i was watching this lol
I'm going to assume it's not advisable to have males and females of breeding size free roaming at the same time.
Yeah I keep them separated
I have a guinea pig in my bedroom and I'm getting my first ball python soon so explore time shall be held in the living room. I also have cats and dogs so I will have to put the cats in my bedroom and put the dogs outside... I'm not worried about the snake harming my pets because my guinea pig has attacked my dogs and cats so she will probably try to hurt my snake... Why must guinea pigs be so small but yet so evil?
Congrats on your new snake! Sounds like you have a good plan for the other pets
Bahaha…a priest, a shaman, a witch…heck get a sea captain. They could probably do it. That list sounds like an excellent beginnings of a joke!😂
@5:51 What the fuck... my snake ALSO coiled around a real but unsharpened mounted sword on the wall! What a weird specific story to happen to two separate keepers 😂 He knocked it down and fell down with it 😢 He was okay though lol