spotted python heating and temperament dilemas....PLEASE HELP.....?

Question

I am a very new spotted python owner and need some advice. Im using a 75watt moonglobe during the day which is on most of the time except for when the thermostat turns it off, i wanted to know if it is nessesary to have it on all night? my Spotty python tends to stay in his hole at the cool end of the tank all day and only comes out after dark and basks for a short period and slithers around a while before returning to his hollow, is this normal behaviour and what should i do with the heating?
I also wanted to know if there was anything i can do to stop him from being so snappy as he is hard to handle when he is aggresive which is most of the time. PLEASE HELP.

Answer 1

For most snakes, the temperature at night should be 10-15 degrees lower than the day. If you think he doesn't like the light, try buying a ceramic heat emitter, it works like a heat light but gives off no light, and is therefore more acceptable to dark-loving creatures.

If your python is a baby, it is snapping because it is small and scared. Handle it every day as best you can, and he will calm down. Buy yourself a small snake hook to pull him out of his cage, most snakes react badly to a large warm shape hovering over their heads. Gently scoop him up with the hook and lay him onto your palm, and he should be much calmer.

PS Way to go to the person who answered before me! And don't forget to mention that releasing non-native species into the wild is highly illegal and can result in the extermination of native wildlife that is not able to defend itself against an invasion of a foreign species.

Answer 2

Look up spotted pythons on Google and it should tell you about the temps.

For the temperament, you're just going to have to handle it every day. If you leave it, it's behaviour is going to continue. Also, if he bites you, don't put him down. That makes him think that by biting you, you'll let him down. That's teaching him the wrong thing. Actually, if he bites you, just grip him a little harder for about 10 seconds. Not too hard, mind you, just to annoy him. He learns that by biting you, he gets trapped in your hand, and he doesnt like that, so he won't bite you.

Answer 3

.... OK to the girl a few posts ahead of me... What in your right mind makes you think that it is a good idea to put a animal who was born in captivity and has been in captivity its whole life back into the wild? Do you know how dangerous it can be to the natural enviorment? Do you understand that captive bred animals don't contain allot of the same biological immunities and defenses that there wild counterparts do? Do you understand that releasing a captive animal usually (not always but usually) will mean its death and can possibly spread disease to a entire population?... I didn't think so... so take your tree hugging self back to biology class....

P.S. cats and dogs were once wild animals as well so not to feel the same way about it is somewhat hypocritical of you..

Answer 4

Most snake breeds are nocturnal (active at day, sleep by night) and it sounds like your snake is one of them. Don't be alarmed. A lot of snakes like to hunt at night, when it's dark so that they aren't hunted as well.

It is advised to turn the temperature down a little bit at night in order to replicate the snake's natural environment as much as possible. I don't know what part of the world you live in, but read up on the temperature requirements for the breed of snake that you have and try to keep the temperature levels as close as possible to whatever environment the snake is from. Spotted pythons are from New South Wales, Australia. It would difficult, if not impossible, to replicate Australia's temperatures if you live in, say, Wisconsin in the dead of winter.

Answer 5

I think the best way is to contact a wild animal organisation and send the poor animal to his natural habitat (not outside where you live, the jungle or something). He will have the proper temperature there, and he will be happy! Wild animals shouldn't be captive. What pleasure do you have putting it in a glass box? It is not like cats and dogs who have a great time playing with us!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

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