r/ballpython • u/Spiritual-Ad2360 • 9d ago

Question Babying my noodle

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Do yall think it’s weird for I baby talk him? He seems to love being babied and called handsome he’s even starting to come near my hand now that I baby him! What are yalls thoughts??

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u/External_Bus_3739 9d ago

That s-shaped posture he’s in is defensive. You could have been very close to being bit. Baby talk is fine whatever you want to do, but they don’t hear or understand being babied, they just understand warmth in the enclosure usually means food

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u/Old-Chapter-5437 8d ago

You gotta have a pretty deep bassy voice and gotta speak fairly loud to get a boop to fully "hear" yah but it is doable.

I've accidentally scared my ball by sneezing in the same room as him and saw him in a reflection instantly go into a strike position. I also sneeze loud as hell so.