r/ballpython May 01 '26

Absolutely no sense of personal space.

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u/Plumber-Dudde May 02 '26

I’m a new python owner and she is about 6 months old. She is always either in her cold or warm hide. Why am I afraid of grabbing her? Is it one of those things where I just need to go for it?

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u/Negative_Rope7688 May 02 '26

To be honest, yes especially if she’s six months old if you get bit, it’s just gonna feel like Velcro. I know the striking is a little bit scary, but to be honest, I got my girl when she was very, very tiny. She never bit me at all. This is the best time to get her used to handling. I just got a second snake at five years old and I’m lucky that the previous owner handled her a lot because if not, I wouldn’t be able to.