Hi guys,
I'm new to the forums but have been somewhat lurking for a while. My names Jone (Johnny) and just wanted to greet everyone on this cool forum. Anyway, I have a question for you pros. How many of you guys hook train your snakes (balls, boas, etc.)? I'm a fairly new snake owner and I feel as though every one of my snakes should be hook trained. A lot of times when I open my tubs, I get the sense that they think it's feeding time. Their body language confirms this as well lol. I have ball pythons, western and mexican hognoses, and boas. I'm trying to make the effort to train every single one of them. I don't want my snakes to feel threatened by my presence and/or think that I'm food. I think that by hook training your snake, 1) it lets them know of your presence and 2) it snaps them out of "feeding" mode. So again, does anybody hook train their snakes and also how do you go about doing it? Have you had success and would you recommend it? I personally think it should be a must due to the fact that snakes are wild animals no matter how cute and cuddly they look. Any insight is appreciated and thanks in advance!
-Johnny