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wheremyscalesslither
Anonymous asked:

Joined a BP Facebook group and tried to politely defend enrichment and tubs larger than shoeboxes and ended up getting the "Ball pythons are pet rocks! They hurt themselves if you give them climbing materials! It's the large cage that stresses them out, it doesn't matter how much you clutter it!" and I just feel kinda defeated I guess? I don't really know how to continue because I posted a bunch of articles on why enrichment helps snakes, and they just laughed at me. Advice?

wheremyscalesslither answered:

just keep chugging and dont get emotional about it. that’s what youre going to encounter most of the time, sadly. also dont try to shove it in their faces because it makes them defensive. you gotta come at them like “oh hey… so actually you can keep them in larger enclosures as long as they are well furnished. also because they are terrestrial doesnt mean “omg the branches are lava.” they can still navigate over 2 ft obstacles without injury.“ and so on. as soon as they start getting defensive, bow out cuz they wont have an open mind about it.sometimes you win.sometimes you lose.youll lose a lot.the ball python hobby sucks.

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tropiquatic

My thing about enrichment for snakes is this: Technically birds are reptiles right? They’re known to benefit from toys and enrichment. So why can’t other reptiles?

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So my friend and I went to Petco about a week ago to get some tiny snails for her dwarf puffer. While she was getting those, I looked at the bettas.  I was planning for my next betta to be an elephant ear, but as soon as I saw this little white butterfly with no fins (either he bit them off or he had severe fin rot), I grabbed him.

Friend and I named him ‘Egg’ due his white color and fragile appearance. He is now in a heated, filtered, cycled, and planted 20 gallon tank. Originally, I was waiting for the plants (mainly anubias and java ferns) to grow in a bit more before moving Clown into it, but things change. I’ve been treating him with MelaFix and aquarium salt, and he is doing so good. His fins are starting to grow back, and he has so much personality. I have a couple pieces of wood in his tank that I’m trying to sink, and he just loves playing in them. He’s starting to get a nice purple tint too.

It’s hard to get a good picture of him now because he doesn’t stop moving. I will try to keep this post updated with Egg’s progress

Quick Egg Update:

He has started to associate me with food and now does the Wiggle Dance ™ whenever I go to check on him. His fins are still slowly growing back in, and his color has gotten a lot more vibrant. I’ve cut back on the MelaFix since he seems to be thriving with the appropriate enclosure as well as frozen foods. 

Another Egg Update: 

Look how pretty he’s gotten!! My phone camera doesn’t do him justice, he’s so vibrant now. He’s even started to get a bit of red on his fins. Since he doesn’t really look like an egg anymore, I’ve been calling him Boey (to keep the Fire Emblem theme running). So for now, he’s my Egg-Boey. I can’t wait to see what he looks like when his fins are fully grown in. 

Egg Boey Update:

Boey’s name is now officially Boey! 

 Now that his fins are really starting to grow in, I decided he would be better off in a quieter tank (since the 20g he was in before has a strong-ish filter as well as a bubbler), so I switched him with Clown. I think he’s much happier in the 10g with the AquaClear since the flow isn’t as strong. 

(Sorry this one is blurry)

He’s growing into such a handsome young man and I’m so proud of him!! He doesn’t even look like the same fish anymore.

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