#sweettart is such an odd case trust me. i wouldnt squish the head of like any other blood

[1spooky-dad]

Hi, I saw you've got a Malaysian blood python and just wanted to ask how you got her to warm up to you. I have one and he's very insistent on trying to bite me. Thanks!

I'm very lucky, in that since i work at the pet store i got her from, and am the lead animal caretaker, i was the person who handled her the most from the time she was about 2-3 months old to now.

The day she came to the store, her box had been put down on a counter by the delivery person, who had not told anyone it was there, and unfortunately she got pretty cold, to the point i wasn't sure if she'd survive the night by the time i tracked the box down. In order to keep an eye on her, since i had to go to my lunch, instead of putting her in a warm enclosure, i put her in my shirt. Bras are, of course, made to be cozy warm snake pockets.

For the 6 months she was at the store, i would take her out of her habitat and carry her around the store in my shirt, and she loved it. She loved looking around and smelling everything, and she associated the experience with a cozy, warm spot she could huddle up in (thank you, bra)

She has only struck at me once, when i woke her up too quickly and scared her. The only other person she ever struck at was my high strung coworker who can't handle snakes because (I'm fairly certain this is the reason) they can sense her anxiety and fucked up heart rate (she's got heart problems) and snakes go "idk what's wrong with you but stay the fuck away" which i can't fault them for.

Captive bred bloods are typically more handleable than wild caught ones, but they're are still a pretty temperamental breed, and Sweettart is absolutely an exception to the breed. I do think it was my carrying her around like a baby kangaroo for at least an hour 5 days a week for 6 months that got her to be the specimen she is today.

Depending on how old and big your boy is, handling him daily may not be an option for you. Sweettart is only getting to be a year now, so she's still pretty young. She hasn't started turning red yet. Would you mind giving some info on how big he is, and how his habitat is set up? That way I can get an idea on how you can go forward with taming him, simply cause i don't think your gonna have the time to stick him in your shirt and walk around a petco for several hours a day lol

Sweettart says hi btw