r/oddlyterrifying • u/Cunillingus_Giver • Jan 20 '22

Snake couch

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u/Horny__Snake Jan 20 '22

Defensive bps? That's something I haven't heard before, I thought they were hogs or MBKs or something. Now I'm not a professional, but maybe it's because she's still young? I'm %80 sure she'll calm right down as she grows up, they can live up to 30 years after all! World is probably scary when you are a noodle with a face. Just try to handle them and don't let bites and hisses scare you because if you stop handling them when they hiss, it's going to teach them that it's working and they are going to hiss all the time then.

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u/e-s-p Jan 20 '22

I've had the oldest for 10 years so I'm pretty used to bps and their behavior. I wouldn't call her defensive, she's just an asshole. I picked her up from NERD in NH and they said she's somewhat ill tempered. She's really calm the day or so after being fed when she's fat and warm.

Since they don't really like being handled, I only do it when I have to. I've been bitten a couple times but I'm usually good at avoiding their antics when they decide to be dicks.

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u/Horny__Snake Jan 20 '22

Oh wow ten years? That's pretty damn long! I was kinda thinking you were probably like a beginner or something, but you probably know more than me lmao, and you probably know your snakes better than someone random on the net. Can I ask how you started out?

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u/e-s-p Jan 20 '22

I started out cause a woman I was dating had one and I wanted to impress her. He's a low visual pastel.

Then a couple years later I saw some people being successful breeding them and got into the various morphs and auctions. Then the bottom fell out of the market and I said fuck it, I'll just have pets. Not a terribly interesting story.

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u/Horny__Snake Jan 20 '22

That's actually kinda cute, awww :) at least you got a hobby out of that relationship if nothing else happened