Hello, All... Im new from Orlando, Fl. (Couldnt find the introduction section to make it official). I recently have gotten into ball pythons. Some friends have had them for years and until recently I kinda pushed them away. I got my first pair And fell in love with their personalities (I was told they were dumb, knew nothing, ect... Im sure thats wrong). So in the last few weeks I got 10 more and still on the hunt.

And that is what lead me to this post. Here recently I picked up a 2009 male Mojave. I gave him a couple days to adapt, then fed him, then alittle mor ethen 24hrs after before I messed with him. He is in a shallow 20 gallon type tank with a rock (He lays on alot) a few hides, and the beeding, moss, ect... So now the delima is he is very aggressive, I have researched that taking time, and persistance could break the aggression.I just wanted to make sure im on the right track.

So far I just remove the top, And will kind of pet him, or pick him up and just let him sit in my hand and let him do the moving. But he will strike at nothing, or at ME lol... Some times when I remove the lid he tucks and hide his head, and hiss'es. So when that happens I give him time to calm down before moving further. I just wanted to check with the experts when else if anything should I be doing other then just keep going slow, and being persistant.