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Are ball pythons usually aggressive?
Ball pythons are not generally aggressive. One of the reasons ball pythons are excellent pets is their docile and easy-to-handle nature. With that said, specific triggers can cause aggression in ball pythons. This is mainly when eating, shedding or when protecting their eggs.
Do clown ball pythons have issues?
Clown Ball Python Issues Clown ball pythons are no more prone to genetic problems than normal ball pythons. Because the Clown morph is frequently combined with other morphs to create designer balls, you should check those morphs to see if they can lead to neurological, skeletal or fertility problems.
How big do Het clown ball pythons get?
4-6′ feet long
As a matter of fact, they grow to a manageable size of 4-6′ feet long as an adult, perfect size for all levels of reptile keepers.
What is a het clown ball python?
A het clown ball python is nothing more than a normal ball python (wild type. Basic phenome) that carries a recessive gene. (Two 100\% het clowns bred together would make visual clowns. A 66 \%het is a 2 in 3 chance that the snakes carrying the gene to create a visual.
Do ball pythons get aggressive with age?
#5: Age. Quite often, younger ball pythons tend to be much nippier and more aggressive than older ball pythons. In general, young ball pythons that are nippy become docile and tame out with time and handling. Most ball pythons (with work from owners) become tame by the age of 12-18 months or so.
Do clown ball pythons wobble?
Wobble, or head wobble, is a disturbing genetic condition that causes a ball to lose control of its head. The condition is painful, and subtracts from the snake’s life quality. The clown gene comes from undomesticated stock, and lacks the spider gene. For this reason, it is free from wobble.
Why are clown ball pythons expensive?
Dear Aaron, Like many of the ball python mutations, clowns are relatively expensive, but their value lies in their potential genetic contribution to designer breeding projects. As a pattern and color mutation, clowns have tremendous potential to contribute to designer projects. …
What does 100\% Het mean?
A basic guideline that I follow, and seems fairly commonly used, is that 100\% “Het” means that at least one of the parents displayed the trait visually. If it’s said to be 50\% Het, then one of the parents is “100\% Het”. Anywhere between “50\% Het” and “100\% Het” means that both parents were “Het” to some percentage.
Has a ball python ever killed a human?
It’s very rare that pythons kill humans, but not unheard of. It occasionally happens if the circumstances are just right. Oftentimes, it’s just kind of a perfect storm where you get a big hungry snake in close proximity to humans. But humans are not normally part of these snakes’ natural prey.
Why is my ball python hissing at me?
Q: Why is my Ball Python hissing? A: When some snakes feel the need to defend themselves they will puff up and expel air with force, which causes a hissing sound. This is a snake’s way of warning you to leave it alone. With time, your snake will settle in and learn that you are not a threat to it.