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blood python temperment info please :)

CherryFive said:
Sorry if I came across as "know it all", that was not my intention in any sense.
I have had many many blood pythons, some biters, some not, some underfed, some overweight, and I just dont see them as a challenge to rear or to bring back to health. The attitude is something that could use some improvement in specific animals, but my feeling stems from my initial readings..."blood pythons require special care". Having maintained saltwater for a brief period I found that my first blood python was absolutely nothing.
I just got some albino blood pythons, and its actually quite funny. One is very light colored and friendly. The other is much more red in coloration and has a fiery temper to match! The bites come and go but the point is one must get used to that. Then everything becomes a tangerine rose.
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I will certainly agree that blood pythons are not particularly difficult to care for. Sure, they need a bit more humidity than some other kinds of snakes... and too much humidity is bad...but other than that, the care is pretty straightforward. (keep in mind that most of the care guides that list things as "simple/beginner", "moderate/special care", and "difficult/for experienced keepers" are geared toward those just breaking into the hobby - the ones that truly don't know what they are getting into with a particular species.) One must remember that when these designations were assigned, the knowledge and experience bases were not as significant or readily shared...As one that has been seriously involved in this hobby for over 15 years, I can look back at the way things were when I began and be amazed at what I see now.
You also acknowledged that there is a difference in attitudes with various blood pythons - THAT is why this thread was initiated. I am glad you opted to come back and clarify your initial statement, as it certainly didn't do your thoughts justice.
 
hhmoore said:
As one that has been seriously involved in this hobby for over 15 years, I can look back at the way things were when I began and be amazed at what I see now.
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I am definitely with you on that one. It's a big surprise. I remember getting my first python in 1998, I was a little younger then. Even "back then", it was a completely different ball game. I was calling up breeders and requesting price lists!! I still have some of those lists, and reading about the black blood for the first time was a sort of revalation. Maybe I was too young, but my mom occasionally printed out stuff for me from the internet, and there was nothing of any real interest.

Everything has changed for the better!
 
South Dixie Dragons said:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: No offense to you Junkyard!! I wasn't actually referring to the fact that he was from Ca. but the fact that he is 19 years old..You know I thought the California surfer dude bit went out with my generation X back in the 80's and the Fat Times At Ridgemont High days?? guess not..DUDE!!
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No offense taken, I have a sense of humor.

John, thanks for the explanation. With experience just about any snake is easy to work with because of the ability to adjust the proper husbandry for each snake. Also the smarter people will do their research first as you did before dilving into the more difficult to keep species. Before I started with GTPs I was reading they cannot be handled and will bite anything, well I have the exception I guess, she is as tame as a teddy bear.
 
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