My Ball Python Finally Ate After 1 Year of Refusing Food

[@GoHerping]

Original video (1/3) kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2nWao2fYpqasLc Vet update (2/3) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGPKaayQjNOKe9E Why your snake won't eat kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5q6l3mKlpmUq8U

[@kaydenperra3580]

Have u ever thought about keeping a tarantula?

[@mistypuffs]

Good response, with receipts ^^ You know what you’re doing and it’s plain to see you care very much about your animals’ welfare. Online everyone’s an ‘expert’... Fuck em! And keep up your amazing work ✌🏻🐍🐸

[@sagealeese3919]

That group honesty seems crazy. There is no “one best way” to care for an animal. Each one is different. They seemed pretty entitled and rude. Very extremist mindset.

[@rociosilverroot2261]

Apparently, he's an extreme intermittent fasting snake! I'm with you one hundred percent. I posted earlier, in the first video, that appetite is a function of hormonal activity. At least in humans, hormones in fat cells suppress appetite. If his metabolism is really that efficient, he should go off feed again if you go back to feeding adult rats, especially if he's still eating through what should be fasting periods. Enjoy your free snake; 😂

[@calebwheeler2272]

My bio teacher has a ball python that didn't eat for 18 months once, the ball python is still alive and has achieved a ripe old age of 28 years old. If I remember correctly my bio teacher told me that the reason why ball pythons and some red tail boas stop eating is because they have a sort of built in fail safe for during droughts when there is less food availability for prey causing there to be less prey. It's kinda like a battery saving mode on a phone where they will expend a ton less energy by nearly going into a hibernation state, but not quite. They are still semi-active. This state is called diapause. Sometimes snakes in captivity will go into this state for no reason but as for the reasons, nobody really knows.

[@mikeoloco4298]

U “thought” your snake wasn’t eating when in reality he would sneak out of his cage and eat shredded cheese at 3 am when u didn’t see

[@lunawolf2185]

Mikeoloco living for this comment 😂

[@bluehorizons8913]

Nah that’s just me bro no joke.

[@etherbanenull3507]

Lol yess

[@Viscid149]

Why does that sound familiar. Oh yea, THATS ME

[@spookynoodle3843]

Me:

[@lilvampire7439]

Your snake has become a self contained ecosystem. It’s upgraded to solar panel. Your snake is infinite.

[@donut5818]

Sunny knows that his brown and black coloration is the best for extracting solar energy.

[@ajicepalice]

An Uroboros... :D

[@nicnaknoc]

Breatherians

[@harold3345]

Sounds like a penis

[@whimwham]

y e s

[@TheFox517]

"Lol, I was right. Snake fixed" **gets banned**

[@jeremydanchuk1897]

I paused and read his facebook post, it was not even that bad. The people admining the page are the definition of snowflakes.

[@Geoffrey454]

@@jeremydanchuk1897 same. Nothing wrong with it

[@lilygirl5099]

facebook animal groups are often full of fucking idiots lol lots of new keepers trying to act like they have a veterinary degree of some sort.

[@KazukiriMishamiota]

@@jeremydanchuk1897 The fact that they all blocked him without letting him respond proves that. Usually, if a level-headed admin blocks you because of drama/problems, they'll keep a line of communication open in order to accept evidence on your behalf and discuss the situation.

[@baronvonwolfin4215]

noboby: Sunny: i wonder if i could go a year with out food...

[@corvidaesapiens]

Nobody: Baron Von Wolfin: noboby

[@baronvonwolfin4215]

@@corvidaesapiens ahh i see what you did there took me a minute i will admit.

[@Eeveecharm]

Boboddy

[@tes912]

New year's resolutions

[@MiuXiu]

This is the ONLY comment in the “no one” format I will accept as OK. 👍

[@Kimmie6772]

This is an underwhelming conclusion to this saga. I demand a refund.

[@lauratheexplora5020]

Kayla A. Stephen lol

[@mrofefilmodnar5884]

True. He should've died lol

[@ark9860]

Wow ur sick

[@lovexdevour0910]

@@mrofefilmodnar5884 Jokes are jokes because they're funny. And by that logic I came upon the conclusion that your reply, in fact, is not a joke.

[@harold3345]

Still won't trust you with plants.

[@Kyros77]

FBI you need more subs

[@butanetorch5386]

**goherping gets another cactus** **BANG BANG BANG** FBI OPEN UP!

[@300blkcj]

🤣🤣🤣

[@greyjustgrey2423]

Why

[@justsomeyanderewithinterne622]

@@butanetorch5386 the catus was sooo sad

[@GodZirra]

A bright new dawn approaches. A Sunny day, if you will.

[@thedalto124]

GodZirraAnim HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I’m sad now (jk)

[@applenuggets5622]

All I got from this video is that sunny eats ass. LUL jkjk 😂😂😂 funny how he eats from the butt end tho, most snakes I've seen eat go for the head ☠

[@christinaclark455]

@@applenuggets5622 my daughter's snake occasionally eats from the wrong end. I honestly feel it's because she is really hungry and in a hurry at times. It happens.

[@Rayamin15]

Sunny did it for the drama, he needed something to watch whilst snacking so now that he got u into some drama he was like "ye boi pass me my food this gon be good"

[@straw83rry1203]

🤣🤣🤣 classic.

[@catrinabush1530]

If only we had known that Sunny was the Michael Jackson eating popcorn gif, we could have fixed this a year ago. Lol

[@cloverr1300]

Lol

[@Dudewheresmyspider]

Sunny was obviously just fasting for snake Ramadan. Which is much longer then regular Ramadan.

[@sekiannkitsune4948]

Funny cauz I'm reading this 1 year later for ramadan 😂

[@hopefullsinner3186]

Nice. Love it.

[@OTooleSLuffy]

Snake Ramadan to honor Snake Mohammed

[@briannadanek4984]

Omg how did we all miss it, he's part of Islam, how could we miss such a simple fact

[@davidamajako961]

When all jokes have to be funny by everyone else or get bashed for it.

[@art_and_sh.t4265]

Nobody: Sunny: 1+ YEAR OFF FEED CHALLENGE (GONE WRONG) (GONE CONTROVERSIAL)

[@oliverwitte996]

(GONE... SEXUAL)

[@Zombie_Chow]

@@oliverwitte996 🤣

[@Buffalo_billi]

(Not clickbait) (must watch)

[@Sapphire_Sugar]

POLICE GOT INVOLVED! Lol

[@rhondaaustin3173]

Lol like every click bait you tuber ever

[@kiersashera4280]

“And went ahead to the vet.” *AD* Basically, here, pay for that. 😂😂😂

[@ilostnachos]

Same 😂

[@jessicaamillian4522]

He did that in the Vet video too 😂

[@WobblesandBean]

The vet he went to sucked. He needs an exotics specialist. A fecal pap and CBC are cheap, fast, and can tell you so, so much. The problem is there aren't many of us, since there's less demand which means less money, plus an extra 2+ years of expensive schooling. So...yeah. You have to be REALLY passionate about reptiles to get into this line of work.

[@dungeonsfordragons5056]

@@WobblesandBean he mentioned in his video (iirc) that they couldn't do a fecal because sunny... wasn't eating and had no poop...

[@dylanlange9235]

@@WobblesandBean Bruh

[@kristin7046]

I just met these guys at repticon Raleigh today, and if any of y'all are wondering what they're like in person, they're EXACTLY the same as in their videos. In the 10ish minutes me and my friend were at their booth Alex didn't say a word and Ethan got peed on by a cane toad. 10/10 lol

[@arianna6436]

I went there last year too and saw them. They were such nice people 😹

[@Sky-bc9ze]

The reptile community will always argue over husbandry because hobby keepers learn to develop their own care based on resources they’ve found and how their animals react to that care. I think it’s also why hobby keepers can have so much success because we are focusing on the individual animal and how that animal reacts to the general standard of care for its species.

[@LichtdesMorgens]

I think thats in every animal keeping community

[@biglezmate3830]

@@LichtdesMorgens not in the giraffe keeping community.

[@bobraekevelt7953]

@@biglezmate3830 ...is there a giraffe keeping community

[@bobraekevelt7953]

@@LichtdesMorgens nah dude the cat keeping community doesn’t get involved with eachother, some people take their cats 0 times to the vet in all their lives and the cat is fine and other take it to the vet every month, paid 1200 euros for it and it dies within the year. Unless its abuse theres nothing controversial in the whole of cats.

[@biglezmate3830]

@@bobraekevelt7953 I’d be more shocked if there wasn’t, than if there was.

[@theGhostWolfe]

Sunny got sick of the drama. “Look, fine! I’m eating. Shut your faces.”

[@lauratheexplora5020]

theGhostWolfe yyyaass!

[@alexcooper4508]

Tbh yeah

[@salenebrom6476]

??????

[@breadman0512]

So it would seem

[@butanetorch5386]

**snake hasn’t eaten in one year** Mouse:... Sunny: I’m about to ruin this man’s whole career

[@toinfinityandbeyond6578]

The Facebook group mods were just butt hurt because they were wrong and couldn't take it lmao.

[@kaitlyn8593]

insecure internet janitors :D

[@dragonwithamonocle]

This kind of nonsense is why I don't use facebook.

[@mikaylaracz3342]

Im in that exact group, they are VERY loud about any mistake you make. Its brutal at times but then can also be helpful.

[@elianwolfert3879]

His post wasn't even that petty or offensive, I've seen much much worse. :')

[@dustyn98]

@@mikaylaracz3342 They are downright dangerous for the animals. They legit banned me for saying that a light combined with a uth and a timer is an ok setup. And straight up denied that temperature gradient is a thing.

[@TheGreatWolfYT]

Pff, Sunny definitely had to install an update and he didn't have a strong signal, that's why eat.exe was not working for so long, and why he kind of didn't work in the meantime and why he didn't consume too many resources. The albino one is just ridden with malware, I suggest a serious scan on that one.

[@TheGreatWolfYT]

@KidCricket101 that was a good one

[@danielperez08]

Python update. Duh

[@compunerd01rok]

Ok but did he try restarting sunny?

[@carter7297]

forget about James Charles go herping and his snake are the new drama I read his whole post and was like damn savage

[@loganelise7657]

Ball Python People is constant drama 😂

[@bunchofbrunners8473]

someone on the pet-tude and beauty guru sides of youtube? hi friend lol I also keep up with both

[@carter7297]

@@bunchofbrunners8473I don't watch the beauty side really I just watch all the commentary channels lol

[@jadehershey]

@@bunchofbrunners8473 hi friend I keep up with both 😂💕

[@oddds]

@@bunchofbrunners8473 me too! I don't even own any reptiles.

[@lizzieandmocha1131]

"yOuRe KiLlInG yOuR pEt" Sunny is perfectly fine. He was just like "only love will sustain me".

[@BentleyS6336]

The rage in the souls of a million "snake expert" fans fueled Sunny

[@laurelkish6207]

You lesrned: 1 Patience 2 Confidence in your knowledge and abilities 3 Every animal can be different (just like humans) 4 To ignore the negativity and move on thru life. Great job!

[@sapphiredragon73]

Damn people are wild with those comments It's pretty clear that you're taking good care of him and doing everything you can Glad he's eating again!

[@GoHerping]

thanks!

[@OKittenPlayz]

Yeah, people on the internet can be pricks.

[@alscritters156]

Agree, usually, physical signs aren't always telltale signs of health, but Sunny was obviously in healthy shape for a ball python

[@OKittenPlayz]

@@alscritters156 true

[@alih3506]

Agreed! People think they know everything just because they read one article or owned a snake once.

[@1mercurygirl]

I didn’t realize the reptile community would be so controversial

[@FatesxofxthexDead]

There are a lot of good people but yeah there are MANY over opinionated and pretentious assholes that think they're always right and "you're a bad owner"

[@menph1096]

Most people who are experienced clash with idiots who do an hour of research on the animal and then think they're experts. Take the sand debate with bearded dragons for example. Sand can and will impact a beardie, and even vets will tell you this. But people say "b-buh I kept one for years one sand and the pet store told me to!" and then their beardie dies from impaction.

[@danielskody3280]

@@menph1096 "long time keepers" can be just as bad, I've heard people with "30+ years" of experience give bad or wrong information. When doing research always get info from 10-20 different sources and then take that with a grain of salt. No one in this community is perfect (even though some people think they are)

[@sethalinesl2787]

@@menph1096 While I will agree on this, I've found I prefer sand over a reptile mat because it helps influence the behavior of digging(if they want to.) I personally just take my beardie out of the enclosure when feeding crickets since he isn't the best aimer and after one mouthful of sand, I've never fed crickets in the sand. I also raised his food bowl out of the sand on rocks so he couldn't get sand into it when moving around. I understand the debate and that impaction is one of the biggest killers for beardies, but if done right, I don't think sand should be traded for a mat 100% of the time. It really depends on how you do it, in my opinion.

[@alscritters156]

There are lots of controversies in both aquarium and reptile community, however sadly there are "rules" that we generate as a community that is outrite right and not wrong, yet you get a lot of beginners or people who like to argue against those. There are a lot of leeway though for many things.

[@Wiccain]

“I can’t trust your info anymore even though your snake is perfectly fine”

[@victoriamcdaniel5968]

Cricket The Ball Python 😂😂

[@Lycaon1765]

Your icon is so cute

[@angelicahamptonhendrix1386]

What was the point of commenting

[@aidanm1604]

Cricket The Ball Python what could he have done differently

[@Wiccain]

Angelica Hampton Hendrix it’s a joke- You too mister man- hence the quotations...

[@powerpc127]

"I think I'm gonna go on a diet." "Oh yeah? What kind of diet?" "No food." "Ummm... Okay. Fasting for a week?" "A year." "Well. Good luck with that. Try not to die." *A year later* "Oh my god, did you actually go a year without food!? How was it?" "Good, man. I lost like 10 pounds."

[@FFPKennedyLea]

Me.

[@breadman0512]

"10?!?!?" "Yeah, sadly, I gained it back the first month tho ;-;" "..........................." "..........................." "ಠ_ಠ" "(° ͜ʖ °)"

[@mh56487]

Sunny only lost 100 gems on his diet 😔

[@sludgeman2597]

Man, I hate that you keep getting so much hate from the community. You have shown by far the most care/concern for reptiles compared to any other channel I've come across on here. There's always going to be a few dinguses; keep up the top tier content!

[@calamityredgnat9356]

Fdjiwhwgw you finally did it my dude! Glad that Sunny's eating again, the people that keep bothering you even after you went to the vet are so amusing honestly lmao

[@indacoma]

Their honestly idots, if the snakes not eating what the hell is he going to do about it? This man loves his animals, those people are un-helpful dumb asses

[@PikaRaichupikapika]

Its because too many people nowadays are ignorant. They'll believe anything on the news and think its totally true people run away from the real truth because they are mindless sheep who listen to officials and experts and don't listen to anyone else

[@danitheuerkauf7095]

Amusing and pathetic.

[@witchyhobbit]

Sounds like for 15 months he was just using photosynthesis. I'm not a vet but that sounds uh... accurate to me.

[@breadman0512]

Indeed, that's why he took out all the plants in sunny's vivarian, cause' the only "plant" he needs is his pet snake XD

[@sapphsimpson1003]

Lol the reptile community has no mercy😂. You and Emily from snake discovery are the only reptile folks I can trust. Y’all are killing it though keep up the good work!

[@iris5678]

And even there's people who like to smugly point out what Snake Discovery is doing wrong too. Ugh.

[@harley6793]

I trust Clint from Clint’s reptiles

[@katherinep708]

I like Snake Discovery too, just found out about this guy

[@CowInAKeyhole]

@@iris5678 I love Emily's videos, I especially think her controversial subjects videos are a great resource. I feel like some of her tubs might be a bit too small and barren, but she's upgraded a lot of them recently, and they're not atrocious like, say, Brian Barzyck's. Alex talks about snake boredom in one of his videos, and I don't feel like I can really blame Emily for how she does things when *nobody knows* if the snakes really benefit from the additional stuff you could potentially provide them with, y'know? I just personally prefer to err on the side of unnecessary space and enrichment.

[@cupofmaddyVODS]

Dont forget emzotic and Steff J.

[@hegecactus8938]

"what did we learn?" we learned that in the end, Sunny is a good lil noodle no matter what

[@QwertySparrow]

KZbin recommends me trash 99% of the time, but the 1% I do click on are gold. I didn’t expect to find a whole new community with its own drama. Will keep watching.g. SUbbed

[@Lifewithkrystal66]

QwertySparrow right? Lol I’m terrified of snakes but this is interesting now lol

[@DamnItBabbz]

Snakes man who would thought snake community would be in turmoil. Crazy

[@tonyflamingosucks6590]

@@Lifewithkrystal66 how has your stay been?

[@rougesunset]

We learned that all animals are individuals and you need to adjust accordingly, not just follow cookie-cutter advice!

[@MrCmon113]

Yeah my cat hasn't eaten in three years and it's fine.

[@bellathebookworm5156]

@@MrCmon113 thats different. Snakes can survive without eating for a year. Ball pythons are extremely picky. You could move a stick a single inch over in the enclosure and they'll refuse food. It takes a process. There is a difference between abusing/starving the animal and it refusing to eat. Vets cant always help. I dont really know the whole situation here and my opinion on Alex isnt fully formed yet. Im just saying what i know. Cats dont usually refuse food unless they are deathly sick, but snakes can refuse for the most simple thing. Especially ball pythons

[@jessieloveshobbies]

“See you again when sunny goes off feed for two years” lolol perfect ending

[@Wardevil216]

Throw it a party... I can't go without eating for a few hours and this living noodle did it for a year. A party and a trophy are in order.

[@HolySemtex]

Living noodle made me smile, thanks!

[@R1DDLIE]

GoHerping: sunny: i'm gonna end this man's whole career

[@Paige2Punki]

You know what pisses me off the people who yell at someone for doing everything they can to help their animals like you can’t assume that he’s not taking it to the vet

[@goldfishghosts1919]

11,050g.. an absolute unit

[@sarinyoung2547]

I just have to say the group you got banned from is an absolute joke. The “studies” they provide as “facts and proof” are inconclusive at best. A good group I recommend is “Not Just a Pet Rock” they encourage ALL of the things you are doing. Thank you for making that “petty” post to a page full of mods and admins that sit around in a circlejerk bullying people and making excuses for keeping their pets in a dark tub with no enrichment. *mic drop* xD to add, I too got banned. Welcome to the club. Now find the group I recommend and enjoy your snakes :) if they had done an ounce of research they’d know when a BP hits 1,000 grams it’s likely to go on a feeding strike without losing much weight. Also everyone who heart reacted to your post also got banned lol

[@sarinyoung2547]

Thora F I thought all ball python groups were like this until I found “not just a pet rock” they are open to all methods of keeping within reason. They support the keeping style GoHerping is having such success with. An admin on BPP even stalked my Facebook page and determined that since I look like I’m 18 (I’m 24) that everything I was explaining must be discredited and wrong. She said she’d rather trust her whole two years of experience. 😂 I was about to comment “only two years?” But she banned me before I could.

[@adamdavis1737]

Lol you can't troll that group

[@haleighbonk6670]

I was kicked from that group for just being friends with someone who got kicked from the group lmao. They’re ridiculous and they don’t allow any “outside” information

[@teas-party]

@@haleighbonk6670 yo thats called a cult

[@mvgikk1969]

Captain Jellyroll best reply “yo hol up thats a cult”

[@jessi4894]

It's clearly a metabolisim thing, because of the difference in the drastic weight loss in the other snake in 5 months and Sunny, being off feed for over a year. Edit: Maybe I should have watched the whole video, because you also came to this conclusion.

[@christiansouder3249]

Ball python: eats **Snek intensifies**

[@HelgeJordal1]

I just got banned from the same group after questioning why you got banned. I kept it civil, I was merely asking people to back up their claims, but apparently this is too much for them to deal with.

[@GoHerping]

They were probably overwhelmed with people, which wasn't the intention but I didn't want to go without mentioning the group that wasn't exactly honest about what I have and haven't done

[@3colt3]

They saw the tactic work in politics, so now they are following suit.

[@toshibaharuka]

What I learned from the sunny series: patience and persistence are key in this hobby. Congrats on the success!

[@ChaosTheory666]

That was an absolute savage post filled with merciless annihilation. That group I never heard of before just lost all credibility forever (did they ever have any to begin with though?).

[@yoshiehayashivt]

Chaos Theory he DOXXED SOMEONE. That’s AWFUL

[@ChaosTheory666]

@@yoshiehayashivt Where in the video did he post the name, number and address of a specific individual? Do you have a timestamp?

[@Kutao217]

That group likes to boot everyone who has anything different to say because they believe they are the ball python gods. *insert huge eye roll here*

[@milatela]

@@yoshiehayashivt Looks like someone here is one of the butt hurt members of this group >_> He didnt dox shit. Use your eyes lmao.

[@ayajade6683]

@@yoshiehayashivt no he didn't unless you have a time stamp stop commenting it on literally every post it's almost like you're part of the butthurt Facebook group

[@erinlisette776]

Yay he’s back on feed! I paused to read your FB post and it was so full of sauce. Alex and Sunny, the two sauciest boys ❤️😂

[@kdmensah136]

Yayyyy sunny. Sunny: I guess if you keep forcing me, I’ll eat. Not that I actually need it. World: 🤯

[@xiii7668]

You're actually in the ball park big time when it comes to as to why he didnt eat for a year, it seems like a mixture of a strange burmation period with a mixture of a slow metabolism. Hes very well taken care of people are dumb !

[@hegvul]

We learned that sometimes randoms from internet aren't right about health of your own pet which they haven't even seen personally, lol

[@hippychic4206]

Please focus on corresponding with positive subscribers. This is a platform that attracts all sorts of characters. It's up to you to disengage from negativity. I personally adore and love your channel. Keep your chin up, man!!!!

[@giveawhey8899]

I agree. It's all POLITICS. you have to have a " tough outer skin" and let the negative criticism roll off like water on a snakes back!

[@helehm]

lmaoo that facebook post was amazing i could taste the passive aggression through the screen

[@lsuhillary]

bugz n beez where can I see this post. I booted myself out of that group a while ago. 😬

[@BadMonsterJoe]

guyz, has this group went from closed to "secret"(or whatever facebook call it, my app is in different language)? Because I can't find it

[@ingridjohansan2098]

I completely understand the challenge with reptiles refusing food, especially snakes. Congrats on your buddy eating. Keep up the great vids and honorable reptile work!

[@jazzhands9978]

Nobody: Sunny: what if I just didn’t eat lol

[@armoredwings4182]

"MY SNAKE IS FINALLY EATING!!!" *blocked*

[@KatiHasInsomnia]

Armored Wings that’s what happens in groups where the members lose their minds over a stick in a ball python’s enclosure

[@armoredwings4182]

@@KatiHasInsomnia Oh I know with my own animal of interest. Horse people are just like this, they freak out over anything such as trimming hair. I try to avoid animal groups as much as possible.

[@sagealeese3919]

Yeah from what I’ve read about that group they believe in only small, dark, plain enclosures for ball pythons. They think anything extra is stress on the snake. So they would hate a bioactive or anything that isn’t a tub.

[@Zagareus]

@@sagealeese3919 Why would it need to be dark? Wouldn't that be worse in some scenarios since they need heat from light to thermo regulate? Isn't that what the log or any kind of hide is for? Just seems like a really weird and specific thing to me.

[@armoredwings4182]

@@Zagareus Right? And most animals need a day/night cycle. Just because ball pythons are somewhat nocturnal doesn't mean they live in complete darkness!

[@Obsessivefox]

Glad to hear he's doing well! Looking good too

[@kayleighb7298]

THE GOODEST BOY *boop* u too Sunny

[@anuska9540]

What we learned: when people critize you for the way you treat your pet even though you know your pet the best just say: "I'm right. You're wrong. Shut up." and walk off

[@breadman0512]

Then they'd just get angrier, I feel the way he handled this, by proving without a doubt that he was right, was flawless XD

[@ashleyleven8952]

This video made me feel way better about my situation. I have a young ball python who is about a year old. She went off feed for 5 months and finally just ate again 4 days ago. She has a history of "hunger strikes" as it is and is on the thinner side, but her eating again was encouraging. I'm hoping not to go through this again any time in the near future.

[@cometu4793]

"What did we learn?" We learned not to listen to people when they try to control and criticize how you care for your animal when you know nothing is wrong because he's still healthy

[@SairinWolf]

We learned NOT to follow whatever the comment sections says, because u as sunny's owner knows him best. Honestly all animals are different and what works on some don't necessarily work on others. Sunny never looked like he was underweight( lossing weight yes but not rapadily). I'm sure that if he did u would have done something, but sunny obviously just wanted to chill for a bit, nothing wrong with that! XD

[@jaydenfountain9356]

Natasha Velez quiet furry...even if this is correct you voice belongs in the furry community

[@DwaynettaD]

Anyone else pause the video and read the fb post? Oh Alex you’re so naughty 😂 Edit : your post is still there, as is the looooooooong reply from the admin putting you in your place. Comments are off though, so no-one can defend you. Gotta love power hungry fb admins and their censorship powers 🤫

[@Moejuss]

Copy paste reply lol

[@TheJunky228]

yeah can you copy the reply here so we can read it?

[@sophiej.2127]

Damn I went to check but the group is private

[@DwaynettaD]

Junky228 yes if you’ve got a while to read half a novel! Hang on I’ll go get it...

[@chicofromph33nix64]

****POPCORN****

[@mypawfectfamily]

Personally, I see this as if you let your snakes live more naturally rather than in a crammed dark tub, they can handle different things without deteriorating in health. Like I’m sure wild snakes are a lot more hardy and can go months without eating if they are really healthy. Also, can I jsut say that in so excited to see Sunny age. There are very few ball pythons that have been cared for as well or as long as sunny so as he ages, I’m sure he will be super healthy and happy and break a lot of ball pythons stereotypes!

[@samanthaamaro8692]

They are still talking trash about you TO THIS DAY It's very funny actually

[@dangerouslycaffeinated6688]

Posted a picture of my otherwise healthy adult ball python soaking after a bad shed asking for advice on keeping humidity consistent, and instead of any advice I got a bunch of comments telling me I was a horrible snake owner. I was new to snakes, I didn't know the issue was he was in (warm and dechlorinated) water which is apparently stressful for terrestrial snakes. It's not like I had done no research at all, I just didn't understand care sheets meant "put him in a wet pillowcase" when they said "soak." Not one of these comments told me that, they just attacked. Facebook groups are where good intentions go to die.

[@WatermelonLover]

Dangerously Caffeinated I’m so sorry that you had to go through that...

[@-desertpackrat]

Yeah, I agree, I'm in a gardening group that is super uptight about what you post, basically if it's "look at my petunias!" or "help, why is my tree yellow?" it's okay but you can't mention animals or bugs, reptiles, pests, like you can if you're very, very focused on the plants and don't go on and on too much about the bug itself, but if you just wanted to share a bug you saw in your garden, which is totally garden related content, they'll get pissy at you and say "if you want to talk about bugs there are bug groups you can join". So once they kept suggesting this "native bugs and reptiles of the southwest" page for asking about native animals. I joined, it was a public page so I didn't need to be reviewed or anything, and I read a few posts and whatnot. A week after I joined I found a creepy bug I needed to identify and went to post a picture on that page and I couldn't access it, it said I was blocked. I had never liked or commented on any posts yet or anything, I only joined the page and hadn't taken a single action. It's as if someone was going through new members and looking at their profile and going "ew, I don't like that person's face, blocked". it made no sense. I messaged an admin asking why and no one ever replied. I expect very little from any facebook group these days though, it's all very petty and clique-y.

[@hiimkate1095]

“ Petty? That’s my middle name. Bye lol” Sir you dropped this 👑 king🤴🏻

[@storm2511]

imagine how many of those commenters literally had no experience with snakes/bps. It's almost like several reptiles species will occasionally refuse food for months, and outliers can happen?? If the snake is still in a decently healthy weight, even slightly underweight and is still able to move around and has no issues stargazing or showing signs of neurological issues I don't see a problem? also the facebook group that hated you appears to have been mysteriously taken out. Seems like people on here probably reported them and got the group taken down because I can't find a single group lol.

[@dustyn98]

It's still up. I was banned from there today

[@sarahjones3492]

"He ate it from the butt end-" Me: *yells* THATS WHAT SHE SAID

[@300blkcj]

Sarah sksksk 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@emo-slime-mold]

Would thumbs up but this has 69 likes at the time of my comment...nice

[@catrinabush1530]

Thank you for all of your videos about Sunny. It really helped me not go crazy stressing about my female ball python going off feed, like I was the first couple months. And I'm proud to say that, after giving her the time she seemed to want and watching her behaviors, she was out cruising just after her light went out for the night, she has now successfully eaten two frozen thawed rats in the past two weeks!!! She had gone eight months without eating! And then went right for these two like nothing was ever wrong. Like Sunny, she didn't lose a lot of weight and was healthy and strong right up until she finally ate again. Anywho, I just know you've gotten a lot of grief over all of this, and for me it was super helpful and means a lot!

[@ambervalencia1210]

Honestly at this point it is very uncommon to find any type of animal specific community that isnt toxic. Kudos to you for standing your ground.👌 Also good to see Sunny(Sonny?) doing good.

[@AyaVyse]

Lmao honestly facebook moderators like that wouldn't last a day being a reddit or discord mod.

[@karamellcreme]

I defended you from those people who were saying you were “killing your pet”. Those bastards need to understand that sometimes this CAN happen.

[@youwouldntgetit3792]

The Grammar-Spelling Freak so it’s ok for him but when it comes to Brian, things like this shouldn’t happen right? Foh hypocrite

[@karamellcreme]

Wine is fine But whiskeys quicker I don’t watch Brian. Personally, I can’t deal with him just because of how he does his vlogs, but that’s alright. And GoHerping is NOTHING like Brian.

[@hegvul]

@@youwouldntgetit3792 Brian's pet care is horrible, you can't argue with that. GoHerping knew exactly what he was doing and it turned out great (he also went to few vets to prove his point). That's the difference

[@youwouldntgetit3792]

Hegvul actually you could argue. Brian also goes to vets. And he shows you the good and bad. Yea goherping knew what he was doing that his snake didn’t eat in a year.

[@youwouldntgetit3792]

The Grammar-Spelling Freak how do you know how Brian is if you don’t see his vlogs? Smh

[@kerianpearson9796]

I’m so glad Sunny is eating again! And I know GoHerping is too. Saying “told you so” to the haters is just icing on the cake.

[@jimhoerauf7239]

It's obvious you take very good care of him!

[@Sigurjon543]

Your nonchalance toward these haters is admirable. Love your videos!

[@kirstinpowers7641]

Snakes only eat if their hungry. I think you did a great job. Love you look on the toxicity of some viewers. He looks great. As you know they are notorious for not eating. So way to hold out. Sometimes I swear they just wanna make you question everything for their entertainment lol

[@stephencrosby7894]

Alex, you must of used the calcium sand.

[@calamityredgnat9356]

Pfft Ikr? I kept telling him to use the calci sand

[@stephencrosby7894]

@@calamityredgnat9356 yeah like why won't he just lessen to us sometimes

[@Call-me-Al]

I love this thread so much For those confused: this thread is making fun of ignorance

[@BrokenJawProduction]

@@Call-me-Al nooooo calci sand is best substrate, ur ignort fur dissing the best!!!1!11

[@elysethompson9788]

wtf is calcium sand and why is everyone saying that

[@brittssleepsaround]

I just discovered you when I got my beardie. I just wanted to say, keep up the good work. I love your spirit and no-fucks given attitude. Keep your head up.

[@liyak936]

My snake is in the same spot, thankfully this video was on my recommendation. She hasn’t lost much weight at all and it’s been months. I’ve tried nearly everything just to make sure she’s okay. I’m still waiting for the day when she eats again. Wish Nala luck

[@highjinx6519]

Did she ever start eating again? Hope she’s doing well.

[@dansreptilesarachnids7782]

I'm 42 and I have had reptiles and arachnids from when I was 7 years old. I know a lot but I learn something new least once month. I would never do a you tube channel like you as I'm so poor at criticism. I think your channel is really educational and very honest. Not like some of the ones that rely on look at my 25 foot snake or look I have a cobra. I have both but my favourite snake is my ball python called lemmy. People always say they don't enjoy company and that may be true but lemmy seems to enjoy the company. Keep up the good work look forward to the next video. 👏👏✌

[@soarrefly]

You are so positive and upbeat! I can't BELIEVE how cruel some viewers out there can be! 😵

[@coralclutts2264]

Literally can’t win with people on the internet! I love your videos and find them incredibly helpful. Keep doing what you do!!!

[@dolladdiction]

I think that you did the best you could in that situation. I am glad that it all worked out. Truly amazing how he went that long without eating. I can tell you really care about him. Forget about others' who just want to act like you were bad for not going to the vet right away. Where there is a will, there's a way! You proved that!

[@BentleyS6336]

This Sunny Saga was what got me through my snakes 7 month strike. I got him 5 months ago, so such a long strike was very scary. But this video and the others informed me of signs to look for, such as weight loss. My ball python hardly lost any weight, stayed hydrated, shed perfectly, and did the usual lazy snake things. Finally, when he was active and exploring for a few days straight, I recognized it from this video, and knew to get a rat. He struck and ate within 10 minutes. Thank you Alex.

[@asneakyproduction7144]

Lol atm I have a bp girl that was off feed for about half a year, didn't lose much weight, and then BOOM. No change of envirement, she started eating. Now sheis eating once a week and growing well ! Also. I never took her to the vet. Cuss. She was not sick. Just off feed. Lol.

[@jaydenfountain9356]

A Sneaky Production what’s with the fucking pfp bruv you wanna get shanked? After that I’m gonna put an ugly hat on your snake

[@cherishedreptiles9863]

Jayden Fountain I had a seizure trying to read that

[@asneakyproduction7144]

@@jaydenfountain9356 Nop I just really love pizza bruv

[@yaksnacks2466]

Great stuff man. I’ve used your husbandry video to set up mines entire closure and it’s a v healthy bp, verified by a vet. Great videos and info

[@jaydenfountain9356]

Amy Strader damn your ugly gj tho

[@blazeshiell3840]

That dig at the end of your post was beautiful ❤️😍🙌

[@enchantedllama8804]

You take stellar care of your creatures, it’s clear you’re invested and care about them

[@lauratheexplora5020]

You poor thing. I am so sorry you had so much drama over your snake! I watch because I found the recommended video and enjoyed your content! 💖 be you and stay you!

[@alexiscerrud199]

Still expecting those X-ray shirts.

[@venumbra1177]

So glad Sunny's been eating again! I love watching him roam around and explore, too adorable man :3

[@grubsuu5258]

I really love this chanellllllllllll Alex, never leave us

[@Riab320]

Great job! I loved the very last sentence, I literally Lol'ed!!! I too have a ball and she hadn't eaten in 12+ months. I went the gerbil route. Happy herping♡

[@thedude00024]

You are honestly hilarious and very knowledgeable, I love how people try to correct everything you do while you are pretty successful in rehabbing reptiles, you seem like you would be a cool dude to hang out with keep it up.

[@AestheticaSmile]

I think the metabolism thing has to do with the age of the snek as well? Sunny is a few years older than the albino, right? Younger snakes are still growing so they expend more energy?

[@jordana6115]

Hes wrong...different species do take longer. As for balls it takes 2 to 3 days for the food to digest. And the rest is a rest period for their bodies. Young balls should eat once a week, 10 to 15 % of their body weight then a small rat or medium if theyre rather large. Every two weeks for life. While eating and digesting their bodies are in a stressful state, so allowing them to relax after helps their hormones rebalance. This kid doesnt know much and admits to not having done research and just guesses...yet when introduced with actual facts he ignores. Of the 30+ snakes I have , even the rescues with deformities eat regularly. Going off feed for a year definitley means hes doing it wrong...

[@haleykay163]

@@jordana6115 I hAvE 30 SnAkEs AnD I'm PERFECT sO hE mUsT bE A DUMB

[@emmabrook9691]

jordan a - the snake is obviously healthy, it’s not underweight and it’s eating now, so chill

[@jordana6115]

@@emmabrook9691 one meal after several months does not equal fine:/ Nor is that albino:/

[@jordana6115]

The point of me saying the quantity of snakes I keep, is a representation of my capabilities. If you would like an adult conversation id love to engage:)

[@HHLucifer666]

Nobody: Alex: mUh SnEk DoNe AtE yEeEhAw!!! Me: sir this is a Wendy’s

[@WindlPrincess]

i don't understand hater ahah, Sunny seems very healty and chill, He seems ok :) You're ok :) Continue, we luv u

[@Onyxrissen]

this is so wholesome

[@s.l.4704]

When I first saw the video of your snake not eating you were very calm about the whole situation so that made me feel no worry for the snake, who's going to know the snake better than the owner. personally I would be freaking out if it was mine but you seem very confident in the situation and that's what made me trust your judgment about your snake.

[@karyannfontaine8757]

Sunny is a beautiful snake. I am so glad he started to eat for you. I am here to learn to take great care of a ball python. I am watch people who are experienced, reading and collecting supplies I will need. When I feel confident and have the habitat and food, I will order my snake.

[@dougvarney1908]

Snek's new starvation diet didn't work, so now he is eating again. -This is my bad attempt at a joke-

[@xxdeadoutxx761]

When you want to make a commit to purposely get r/woooshed

[@AgatetheSkyWing]

Not gonna lie your whole attitude towards your viewers is such a mood lol You just give zero shits and you're kinda my idol lmao

[@sunnysunshine1065]

"Petty ? Thats my middle name . Bye lol " Lmao Savage as f 😂

[@LifeWithAllOfUs]

Mine has been off about 8 months and I was freaking out but I realize he’s ok bc he acts perfectly fine and this video makes me feel even better!