Isis_Nebthet;796080; said:
I'm not sure if this has been touched on in the f/t discussion as I got bored at page 3 or 4
I started feeding her p/k or f/t only and now she's a puppy..I can handle her let her run around the house some and pick her back up with no issues. She hasn't hissed once since the change.
There is really no connection between the type of prey fed to ball pythons and their temperment.
While you may have noticed this change since the switch, I suspect that there may be other factors at play.
I've kept ball pythons for about 10 years now, I've fed live, p/k, f/t, and I've found that hissy snakes or tame snakes are going to be the way they are regardless of the type of prey they are eating.
I've seen f/t feeders that take prey off of tongs as if the rat were alive...I've also seen f/t feeders that don't even constrict anymore...they just start swallowing it when they find the prey item.
I have NO IDEA what exactly affects the temperment of ball pythons, I just know that every single one is an individual and completely unique in their temperment and mannerisms.