Reach Out Reptiles is a reptile breeder specializing in Dwarf and Superdwarf Reticulated pythons, based in Pittsburgh, PA. This RU-vid channel was created to educate and inspire those interested in connecting with the natural world through the probation of these magnificent creatures.
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I’ve tried all of this, even cleaned her enclosure 3 times, tried different substrate and she just won’t stop! I opened the door “excuse me Ms what do you thi” shoots up my arm like there’s a ghost in there. Clean, no smells, humidity/temps on point, fresh water. Added clutter to hide throughout, covered all sides… nothing helps. She never did this before and she’s the only one doing it of all my snakes. She was backed up and pooped 4 times last week and looks thinner than normal and feeding day is in 4 days… thinking about feeding her tomorrow. If that’s not it, I’m not sure what else to do
@@RC_Berserker It sounds like you may have an underlying issue making her uncomfortable. Especially if she’s losing weight- I’d get her checked at a vet. Might be digestive in nature. 🤞
I had a very similar thing happen to my pet house snake; some tape I had used in the enclosure for his thermostat was loose and the body got caught in it. It took him 2 months to start eating again but has since been problem free (and Ive removed all other tape from the enclosure, lesson learned)
Hello, I am struggling on getting my black house snake to eat. She was fed live in a previous home and doesn't want to eat frozen for me. She is currently being force fed. (Plz help)
@@marynaradchenko3724 I would 100% start with what she is used to (live), then once established you can attempt to switch her to something more convenient for you. However, most black houses are imported wild caught animals, and may never accept anything but live. Or, if she CBB and eats only live, it likely shows the breeder was never able to switch that particular animal.
@@marynaradchenko3724 Since that is a priority for you, you may want to give her back, and search for a snake that does eat frozen/ thawed. Buy from a breeder, so you can ask and be sure they eat what you are willing to offer. Force feeding isn’t healthy long term, and is very stressful for the animal.
thanks for the walk through of what to do in case we encounter somethings similar. we don't use any kind of traps here but live repeat catcher mouse traps, but occasionally i'll get messages from friends who've encountered a similar situation.
Good job all around! 💚 I wish I'd known about the mineral/baby oil in the past. My dad refused to use anything but glue traps to catch mice in our basement. Out of the 7 live ones I found I managed to get 5 free after over an hour of work with olive oil. I didn't think baby oil was going to be safe enough if they ingested it cleaning themselves off if i managed to save them. That mineral oil worked so much better and faster to negate the hold.
Hi there, I just wanted to say a big thank you for posting this demonstration video. I’m a new snake keeper having acquired a 2 yo Jungle Python and I have been concerned that I wouldn’t be able to get him to release me if he bit me. Your video has given me the confidence to know that I can get him to release me without hurting him too much 😊
I never knew that I would be watching guys helping snakes poop, but this is now the second help-a-snake-go-poo and it’s actually pretty interesting. Edit: I’m willing to bet that snake felt so much better after what seemed like a violation of her booty at first 😂
I also like how he was talking to the snake as if she could understand English and knew what he was saying - “Just gonna feel in between your ribs” and all, and that was cute. Too many vets become far too concerned with and about money and forget that they got into the business to help animals out.
The MPR guys did a fantastic episode with a guest recently all about eggs and their physiology. Only Diamon pythons, imbricata, and burmese pythons truly demonstrate facultative thermogenesis. Other snakes just protect and guard essentially. So I'm surprised that any of those eggs went to term at all.
To bad you did not I Incubate the eggs instead, would have had a much better success rate, or intervened sooner, alot of those babies that had their heads out would have survived.
What a combination of emotions I have. I’m crying…for Karma & for all of you. And I’m smiling while crying because I’m thrilled that some of her babies are healthy and absolutely stunning! Karma is beautiful and so sweet. I wish I knew how she was processing all this. I’m anthropomorphizing human emotions onto her and it’s gutting and thrilling at the same time. We love you Karma! ❤️❤️
🎉🎉🎉😍 This is nature (albeit ultimately under human control). If all breeders took this route perhaps there would be a greater understanding of the inherent abilities & feelings of our reptiles. Reality is that not all neonates make it out, however it was only Karma's first shot (& yours with her in mind) at getting it right. We can all learn from such an endeavour & perhaps you can make adjustments to her husbandry, allowing her a better facility to increase her potential for successful hatching in the future. I am admiring your efforts & appreciate her experience in going through this otherwise natural process. More reptile keepers should do this & for me it is up there with keeping snakes in racks vs more adequate proportioned vivaria. I believe more & more that this should be the norm rather than the exception which allows each animal their given rights to incubate the clutch for themselves as part of the maternal instinct. Even at the end of your trial I believe those live neonates would have found their own way out of the egg mass & experienced their own individual departure from their mother in their own time & at their own pace. We rush to help & some believe the human approach is superior, but that is not my observation. Better to hatch 25 maternal offspring than 60+ After 'cooking' them for two months in a warm/humid fridge. These few animals have had a better beginning to life over those who didn't have the opportunity to develop feeling their mothers convulsions keeping them warm & her breath on their freshly hatched skin (as two examples). I hope you let her try again & look for any ways you can improve her chances to succeed, but not to belittle or take anything away from what was an already fruitful operation. ❤🐍 Please give her a big hug from me & let her know that she has achieved something which sadly the majority of captive mother snakes will never have the support to do. I hope this will change over the coming years & maternal will be seen as the superior approach with enrichment being the primary force behind the improved development in our husbandry for our beloved reptiles. This is only my opinion & obviously I already recognize that the bottom line is more important to the vast majority of breeders & the increased push towards production of mutant genetics for profit $$$/£££ & hence the drive for 100% hatch rate to maximize profit. I do not agree, however I am but one voice in a world of economically driven 'hobby' breeders (space & maternity should also apply to larger scale breeders, where animal welfare should be a necessity by virtue of the fact they make money from the endeavour). They're living creatures (mutant or otherwise) which deserve more respect in general. Nature knows best after millions of years evolution (practice makes perfect).
This is why people pull eggs and cut them. Good demonstration of that, as sad as it is. Poor Karma, she tried hard. At least 25 made it! Thats more than I expected honestly. Between losses during incubation and then deaths from predators before maturity, its a wonder snakes make it at all (or reptiles in general) past a 95% mortality rate before maturity.
As sad as it is, this gives a really fascinating look into breeding and incubating in the wild. So many eggs are produced because so many won't survive. We know about the factors of humidity, temperature, and predators. The idea that the mom could be that kind of accidental danger just feels so bizarre.
@@ReachOutReptiles thank you, sorry one last question.. so can a female be kepts as a virgin pet long term? In that case would reabsorption be more likely
@@darthboa possibly. You might want to watch our videos on the pros and cons of males vs females. In short- males are less prone to major health issues.
