I really appreciate this video. I hope my head-shy rescue can be as chill as Bobby, someday. It’s definitely easier to tame a hatchling than it is to try to repair the damage done to an abused rescue’s trust. As you told me, it’s just going to take time, and I’m okay with that.
I have been thinking about purchasing a snake since I am retired, widowed and I can basically have whatever kind of pet I'd like now. As you say, do your research first and I did not know they could live to be 30 years. Your shows are so informative, I would like to hear your views on how to handle an aging pet and specific problems they may have. Thanks for great vids
Lmao 🤣 Bobby pulled ur glasses off. Thanks for the advice I just started getting into snakes so anything I can learn for u or others helps a great deal
When you mentioned Lucy getting so big to there youd have to let her crawl to her bigger enclosure lol Please make a video of that please!? That would be awesome. You guiding her from the pool table all the way to her new enclosure. Seeing her amazing length across the floor would be astounding. I am extremely fascinated by snakes, ball pythons specifically. I may be missing something on this next thing but did Lucy ever lay eggs? I cant recall ever seeing a video about Lucys eggs. Though, I could be wrong. Thanks for the awesome videos, education, and entertainment. You and Bobby are super heros. Ball Python Man & Bamboo Bobby! ^_^ I aspire to be as great of a BP breeder/BP UA-camr as you some day! Your videos do a lot for me. Best wishes on all of your future clutches!
My boy is actually pretty defensive. He's tried to strike me 3 times and I'm not entirely sure why. But I'm starting to get to know his body language and understand what bothers him. I know there are some things that play into why a ball python might be so defensive, like age, how they're fed, when they were last fed, how they were treated by previous owners/pet store staff, mites, etc. We nicknamed him the Reptilian Knife Emoji, but his name is Uktena, which is the Horned Serpent of my tribe's mythology. We're going to try working on taming him down next week, a couple days after we feed him.
god dam Lucy is monstrous ..got me on the edge of my chair just watching her on your shoulders lol great snakes man . i have a normal b.p and shes about 2 and a bit feet long ..great stuff man . "see yopu next time " lol
A possible reason that spider constantly bites at you might be because of its neurological problems. Just one of the many reasons why I think it's unethical to breed them. Just my opinion. Anyway, have a great weekend Chris.
@Todd m it was just my opinion. But yes, many humans have neurological problems. Guess what else, many of those humans are in jail for committing absolutely horrible acts of violence due to those neurological problems.
I suppose the head wobble could be part of the problem, but I have lots of other spiders with head wobbles that are worse that never even tried to bite me.
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures was just a thought. Maybe it affects him differently, or maybe he is just an asshole snake lol. Keep up the good work Chris!!
Bobby is King!!!! lol LOVE him ! I love that you actually talk about how you know the personalities, I'm actually thinking of one day having my own ball python and Bobby's color/morph is my fave! Also I would love for you to pick out my first snake ! * Pref one of Bobby's kids that look like him :)
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I have lots of luck with taming my snakes.. 90 % of them are tame like your Bobby. Most of them are also not head shy. I have a pied that is so tame you can pet her head even when she periscopes .I recently bought 2 brand new hatchlings and they are already super tame and not head shy at all.
Wow that het pied is a gorgeous snake. The scales look golden never really was a big fan of pies but that one is very nice to look at. Also like your bamboo snake hes very timid I'd like my snake to be like that one. I have the fear of them trying to bite me but I think I'll get one soon got the fever.
HAHAHAHA! Bobby! 😂 Good scalp message?? Looked like he was trying to flip your glasses off'a you and onto him - only he was too small and they fell! I think if you're gonna get a Retic pup, would be good to handle them every day - just to let your body get used to hefting the weight as they grow - like body-building and increasing the weights gradually over time. Leave em for a couple weeks, and they gain too much incrementation that you haven't hefted yet.
Thanks! I actually did a video last night and I didn't like it so I trashed it LOL. So I tried to do a different one this morning. Usually takes me about three hours to shoot and edit, then about an hour and a half for Adobe Premiere Pro to convert it all to one file, then about three hours to upload. I usually upload the night before so I don't run into problems, last night's video wasn't worthy LOL.
I have a super tame female pastel ball python that is 5 - 6 months old that my girlfriends 7 year old kid loves to handle SUPERVISED OF COURSE. My 4 year old Cinnamon ball python is murderously aggressive where she can have just been fed and left to digest, and if I tried to handle her any time after her digestion period, she bites super hard and wraps with all its might. I’m 6’2 and about 150 pounds this girl is easily over 5’6 - 5’7”
My snakes knock my glasses off all the time period and they also climb into my ponytail and scooch all of my hair in crazy directions. At least you don't suffer that indignity!
If you had to get rid of all your snakes but one, my guess it would come down to Lucy or Bobby. I'd put my money on Bobby though because he's a one in a million!!
Tonight's video is going to be about an hour late, it got stuck in upload and I had to cancel and start over. Takes about three hours to upload, should be about exactly an hour late...
My girl Sally just tried eating my hand after her second mouse, she ate a ft when shes my live feeder first time she ever went into crazy feeding mode lol after the third mouse she was just fine, freaking snakes
You only have to assist feed for the first few feedings and only if the snake can't figure out how to eat. Once you get past the first few meals assist feeding then you shouldn't ever do it again.
I feel awful for admitting this, but my Ball python has barely been held because we had a bad start in the handling process (I can have muscular tremors from time to time), then because of winter and my freezing home, I was too afraid to take her out and make her sick. It's been 6 months since I handled her last. She's kinda afraid of me now. She's not aggressive. Is there any hope of taming her?
Great video!! Yep I held all my balls pretty much every day after receiving. 4 shipped and 2 picked up in person. All awesome pets. I actually handle on feed day. Sometimes with in 1 and a half of feeding. And all eat like champs. All 6. Bob said stop talking bub. They just want to see me. He is awesome. You got a minute check out my latest video. Totally understand if you don't. Cheers Chris thanks for all the info and sharing your experiences.
Hey man, i got a 6 month old ball python last friday and i was wondering how much longer youd recommend I wait before handling the little guy for the first time?
My baby snake keeps biting and striking at me when i handle her should i keep on so she knows im not getting scared away i want her to be comfortable around me.
My new baby ball python has been biting me shes been home almost 4 weeks and today she actually bit and wrapped my pinkie finger im eorried is this defensive? Was she scared? I just fed her 3 days ago. Im really worried and need advice dont want her staying mean
I think Lucy is a little bit too fat for a Jampea dwarf cross. She's actually on the "fluffy" side for a mainland. ;-) You might try giving her smaller meals less often.
The female bamboo we got from you (daughter named her Lilith) she bit my daughter repeatedly while she was trying to get her tamed down and she will sometimes strike at me now. I don't care much so I don't work on it (Hannah doesn't want her anymore, so she is mine)
I had my big male Spider Pied grab my hand and wrap my arm, I was bleeding all over the snake room LOL Can't even put a band-aid on it because it's a million little pin holes in your skin.
Chris I have a question for you. I got an adult lesser female from a buddy about a week ago and she hisses and jumps every time I open her tub or add water. Tonight she actually lunged at me and tried to take a bite. How am I going to clean her tub!? I’m not comfortable handling her or even opening her tub. I tried lightly tapping the body with tongs and even a metal mop stick but she bites every time. She really scares me so I’m not sure what to do.
You can try taking out the tub and put it on a table, then slowly spin the tub 180 degrees, that usually snaps them out of defensive mode. It's also best if you can have a clean tub all ready to go, then just pull her tub out, spin 180 degrees and while she is distracted come from behind and grab her gently the move her to a clean tub. Have to do it fairly quick so you don't give her time to think LOL.
She freaks out every time I touch her or even put water on the substrate and comes flying out. I’ll have to put on a heavy coat and some oven mitts lol she hissed at me and the whole 9 yards last night.
Probably best to use a mat underneath so you don't dry it out too much. I'd also use a dimming thermostat on that heat lamp, one that has a temp probe to dim the light if it gets too hot. I have a dimming lamp on my frog tank, works pretty good, but it's totally enclosed with a mist system in there too.
If your snake has fluid coming out of it’s mouth it’s probably not vomit but the liquid is a tell tell sign of URI or an upper respiratory infection. If a snake regurgitates it’s meal it could be too big or not thawed properly, but if you see liquid coming out of their mouth take that snake to the vet.
I've also seen a lot of water come out of a snakes mouth, usually right after it drinks. Especially if it eats a rodent or you handle it right after it takes a big drink.
Why do you think that? Because he has glasses? Because to be honest in my opinion I don't think there are any similarities in facial structure. Glasses would be the only thing I could think of a why you would think he looks like Capote out of all people LOL.
🎼🎵🎶🎵🎶It's every day that Wizard has an attitude, he's a 2 foot bumblebee ball python, I get bit at, cursed at and stung almost every day. I don't know what I did but he even flipped me the finger. But I snuck up behind him and snuggled him. Wizard's tude was dropped and now he's nice. 🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
Aw bobby gave you kisses for calling him tame but he still gave your glasses a flip 😂
Lol Bobby clearly gets lots of love and handling.
I glanced at the title and I thought it said “how to taste your snake”. Now I know it’s time to go to bed lol.
Never tried tasting my snake, wonder how Bobby tastes LOL
Bobby loves you 😍😍
He's so sweet and cute ❤
I like your positive attitude 👍
Greetings from Germany
We love bobby!
I really appreciate this video.
I hope my head-shy rescue can be as chill as Bobby, someday. It’s definitely easier to tame a hatchling than it is to try to repair the damage done to an abused rescue’s trust. As you told me, it’s just going to take time, and I’m okay with that.
Bobby: Dad you need to shave.
Chris: I'm taming your kids. Then I'm SELLING THEM. Love
Dad❤🤗
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That was great! I'm glad you kept that in when Bobby flipped of your glasses. 😁
I have been thinking about purchasing a snake since I am retired, widowed and I can basically have whatever kind of pet I'd like now. As you say, do your research first and I did not know they could live to be 30 years. Your shows are so informative, I would like to hear your views on how to handle an aging pet and specific problems they may have. Thanks for great vids
Lmao 🤣 Bobby pulled ur glasses off. Thanks for the advice I just started getting into snakes so anything I can learn for u or others helps a great deal
We all love Bobby :)
Chris evil I sure does look like she's going to take a bite of you but she is a beautiful snake love your channel keep it up buddy
I love your videos.. I also love Bobby
Why does Chris seem like a chill stoner that I'd sit and smoke with all night 🤔
I used to be a chill stoner, now I spend all my money on snakes LOL.
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures love it😂
When you mentioned Lucy getting so big to there youd have to let her crawl to her bigger enclosure lol Please make a video of that please!? That would be awesome. You guiding her from the pool table all the way to her new enclosure. Seeing her amazing length across the floor would be astounding. I am extremely fascinated by snakes, ball pythons specifically. I may be missing something on this next thing but did Lucy ever lay eggs? I cant recall ever seeing a video about Lucys eggs. Though, I could be wrong. Thanks for the awesome videos, education, and entertainment. You and Bobby are super heros. Ball Python Man & Bamboo Bobby! ^_^ I aspire to be as great of a BP breeder/BP UA-camr as you some day! Your videos do a lot for me. Best wishes on all of your future clutches!
My boy is actually pretty defensive. He's tried to strike me 3 times and I'm not entirely sure why. But I'm starting to get to know his body language and understand what bothers him. I know there are some things that play into why a ball python might be so defensive, like age, how they're fed, when they were last fed, how they were treated by previous owners/pet store staff, mites, etc. We nicknamed him the Reptilian Knife Emoji, but his name is Uktena, which is the Horned Serpent of my tribe's mythology. We're going to try working on taming him down next week, a couple days after we feed him.
I think you should title this " how to tame your human "
Haha
Chris, I have been wanting to ask you. Does Bobby think you hair some kind of substraight. lol awesome snake. Thank you for your videos.
I just noticed Lucy has cute yellow pixelated hearts along her body
Yea, she is a sweetheart!
Omg I love Bobby ❤️
god dam Lucy is monstrous ..got me on the edge of my chair just watching her on your shoulders lol great snakes man . i have a normal b.p and shes about 2 and a bit feet long ..great stuff man . "see yopu next time " lol
A possible reason that spider constantly bites at you might be because of its neurological problems. Just one of the many reasons why I think it's unethical to breed them. Just my opinion. Anyway, have a great weekend Chris.
@Todd m it was just my opinion. But yes, many humans have neurological problems. Guess what else, many of those humans are in jail for committing absolutely horrible acts of violence due to those neurological problems.
This comment turned toxic real quick
I suppose the head wobble could be part of the problem, but I have lots of other spiders with head wobbles that are worse that never even tried to bite me.
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures was just a thought. Maybe it affects him differently, or maybe he is just an asshole snake lol. Keep up the good work Chris!!
Haha Bobby wanted to wear your glasses
Lucy sure is looking great. She may not have layed eggs this year but she looks good. I would not have liked moving her.
Bobby is King!!!! lol LOVE him ! I love that you actually talk about how you know the personalities, I'm actually thinking of one day having my own ball python and Bobby's color/morph is my fave! Also I would love for you to pick out my first snake ! * Pref one of Bobby's kids that look like him :)
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I have lots of luck with taming my snakes.. 90 % of them are tame like your Bobby. Most of them are also not head shy. I have a pied that is so tame you can pet her head even when she periscopes .I recently bought 2 brand new hatchlings and they are already super tame and not head shy at all.
Wow that het pied is a gorgeous snake. The scales look golden never really was a big fan of pies but that one is very nice to look at. Also like your bamboo snake hes very timid I'd like my snake to be like that one. I have the fear of them trying to bite me but I think I'll get one soon got the fever.
Big miss Stankeye sure is pretty, though!
HAHAHAHA! Bobby! 😂 Good scalp message?? Looked like he was trying to flip your glasses off'a you and onto him - only he was too small and they fell! I think if you're gonna get a Retic pup, would be good to handle them every day - just to let your body get used to hefting the weight as they grow - like body-building and increasing the weights gradually over time. Leave em for a couple weeks, and they gain too much incrementation that you haven't hefted yet.
Its 5 slippin again Chris lol lol lol waiting
Got stuck in the upload, had to start it again. Says 32 minutes left to publish...
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures np just giving you a bad time ... You do an amazing job doing daily videos ROCKSTAR STATUS...Stay Wild
Thanks! I actually did a video last night and I didn't like it so I trashed it LOL. So I tried to do a different one this morning. Usually takes me about three hours to shoot and edit, then about an hour and a half for Adobe Premiere Pro to convert it all to one file, then about three hours to upload. I usually upload the night before so I don't run into problems, last night's video wasn't worthy LOL.
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures Yea I know all about it ...It is crazy how 8 to 10 minutes can take up a whole day LOL
Bobby is beautiful 😍 so adorable I can't!!!
yay! i got the question of the day! thanks for the info!
Bobby is awesome!
Hey great channel question does ball pythons need uvb?
I have a super tame female pastel ball python that is 5 - 6 months old that my girlfriends 7 year old kid loves to handle SUPERVISED OF COURSE. My 4 year old Cinnamon ball python is murderously aggressive where she can have just been fed and left to digest, and if I tried to handle her any time after her digestion period, she bites super hard and wraps with all its might. I’m 6’2 and about 150 pounds this girl is easily over 5’6 - 5’7”
So how'd your ball python breathing season go how many babies did you get can't wait to see pictures
💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️
That crazy guy Bobby
My snakes knock my glasses off all the time period and they also climb into my ponytail and scooch all of my hair in crazy directions. At least you don't suffer that indignity!
If you had to get rid of all your snakes but one, my guess it would come down to Lucy or Bobby. I'd put my money on Bobby though because he's a one in a million!!
I'd probably keep them both!
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Tonight's video is going to be about an hour late, it got stuck in upload and I had to cancel and start over. Takes about three hours to upload, should be about exactly an hour late...
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures Ah, i was wondering. thx for the heads up :)
My girl Sally just tried eating my hand after her second mouse, she ate a ft when shes my live feeder first time she ever went into crazy feeding mode lol after the third mouse she was just fine, freaking snakes
Chris do you feel that each snake has it's on personality!! Some will just never get away from defense mode???
WOW
I love that snake I want him!
What do you do if your ball python hatching never takes to feed? Do you just assist/force feed for life?
You only have to assist feed for the first few feedings and only if the snake can't figure out how to eat. Once you get past the first few meals assist feeding then you shouldn't ever do it again.
I feel awful for admitting this, but my Ball python has barely been held because we had a bad start in the handling process (I can have muscular tremors from time to time), then because of winter and my freezing home, I was too afraid to take her out and make her sick. It's been 6 months since I handled her last. She's kinda afraid of me now. She's not aggressive. Is there any hope of taming her?
I have a large female ball, moves so quickly needs to b tame down
Great video!! Yep I held all my balls pretty much every day after receiving. 4 shipped and 2 picked up in person. All awesome pets. I actually handle on feed day. Sometimes with in 1 and a half of feeding. And all eat like champs. All 6. Bob said stop talking bub. They just want to see me. He is awesome. You got a minute check out my latest video. Totally understand if you don't. Cheers Chris thanks for all the info and sharing your experiences.
Oops it's not up yet. Called, How I take my big ball python out.
I just got a 2k gram female she runs and turns and strikes over and over idk what to do with her
Hey man, i got a 6 month old ball python last friday and i was wondering how much longer youd recommend I wait before handling the little guy for the first time?
It's probably OK to handle now.
My baby snake keeps biting and striking at me when i handle her should i keep on so she knows im not getting scared away i want her to be comfortable around me.
I have one snake that stays ready to lunge for some reason and stares everyone down. He’s tries to bite anything that come near him 🙄
Full size Lucy can eat human so you totally wanna tame that snake before it gets full size :D
So true!
my new black pastel red stripe clown...I love to handle him :)
My new baby ball python has been biting me shes been home almost 4 weeks and today she actually bit and wrapped my pinkie finger im eorried is this defensive? Was she scared? I just fed her 3 days ago.
Im really worried and need advice dont want her staying mean
How to teach your snake to be a bully and knock your glasses off.
How do I tame down?
Lucy is beautiful chris.
I think Lucy is a little bit too fat for a Jampea dwarf cross. She's actually on the "fluffy" side for a mainland. ;-) You might try giving her smaller meals less often.
is there a diffrends between (tame) handeling a female bamboo or a male bamboo?
Probably not.
The female bamboo we got from you (daughter named her Lilith) she bit my daughter repeatedly while she was trying to get her tamed down and she will sometimes strike at me now. I don't care much so I don't work on it (Hannah doesn't want her anymore, so she is mine)
Does a full size ball hurt when they bite?
Not a warning or a nippy bite, I mean a pissed off bite.
I had my big male Spider Pied grab my hand and wrap my arm, I was bleeding all over the snake room LOL Can't even put a band-aid on it because it's a million little pin holes in your skin.
Chris Hardwick ... yes sounds horrible but did it hurt ? Was it like falling against some thorn bushes? Or getting into some bees lol
@@michaelonline1401 "hurt" is subjective. Some people think getting a tattoo "hurts". But some don't.
Chris I have a question for you. I got an adult lesser female from a buddy about a week ago and she hisses and jumps every time I open her tub or add water. Tonight she actually lunged at me and tried to take a bite. How am I going to clean her tub!? I’m not comfortable handling her or even opening her tub. I tried lightly tapping the body with tongs and even a metal mop stick but she bites every time. She really scares me so I’m not sure what to do.
You can try taking out the tub and put it on a table, then slowly spin the tub 180 degrees, that usually snaps them out of defensive mode. It's also best if you can have a clean tub all ready to go, then just pull her tub out, spin 180 degrees and while she is distracted come from behind and grab her gently the move her to a clean tub. Have to do it fairly quick so you don't give her time to think LOL.
She freaks out every time I touch her or even put water on the substrate and comes flying out. I’ll have to put on a heavy coat and some oven mitts lol she hissed at me and the whole 9 yards last night.
I have a heat clamp lamp for my 50 gal on my hot side , what watt bulb would you recommend ?
Probably best to use a mat underneath so you don't dry it out too much. I'd also use a dimming thermostat on that heat lamp, one that has a temp probe to dim the light if it gets too hot. I have a dimming lamp on my frog tank, works pretty good, but it's totally enclosed with a mist system in there too.
Chris Hardwick i do have a mat as well just waiting on my thermostat for the heat mat , didnt know they made them to dim light bulbs . Thanks a lot !
Chris Hardwick I also have a white Led light that i used for my fish tank , can i use
That for additional lighting in the tank ?
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What do U do when big snake die?
Never had one die, I'd probably bury it in my 'pet cemetery' along with my cow that got milk fever and passed away.
I know snakes can get diarrhea but do they ever vomit besides just regurging their food?
Not that I've seen.
If your snake has fluid coming out of it’s mouth it’s probably not vomit but the liquid is a tell tell sign of URI or an upper respiratory infection. If a snake regurgitates it’s meal it could be too big or not thawed properly, but if you see liquid coming out of their mouth take that snake to the vet.
I've also seen a lot of water come out of a snakes mouth, usually right after it drinks. Especially if it eats a rodent or you handle it right after it takes a big drink.
Anyone tell you that you look like capote?
Why do you think that? Because he has glasses? Because to be honest in my opinion I don't think there are any similarities in facial structure. Glasses would be the only thing I could think of a why you would think he looks like Capote out of all people LOL.
🎼🎵🎶🎵🎶It's every day that Wizard has an attitude, he's a 2 foot bumblebee ball python, I get bit at, cursed at and stung almost every day. I don't know what I did but he even flipped me the finger. But I snuck up behind him and snuggled him. Wizard's tude was dropped and now he's nice. 🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
Awwww thanks for the heart on my comment
Chomper!!
Aren’t you scared of being choked out handling Lucy all alone?
You'll notice I put her over one shoulder but never let her wrap around my neck.