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  • 08-17-2017, 03:50 AM
    gymstax
    Aggressive Retic
    Hey guys!
    Today i picked up my 15' CB11 Male retic, and i must say, he's pretty crazy when it comes to taking him out of his cage, very aggressive.
    Any chances of taming a adult snake? My tiger female is puppy dog tame
    Thanks, Jacob!:D
  • 08-17-2017, 08:42 AM
    bcr229
    Define "crazy". Is he flinging coils? Biting? Charging at you? Striking the enclosure? If he does bite does he wrap or is it a defensive strike?

    Is this behavior a change from what his prior owner observed?
  • 08-17-2017, 08:49 AM
    gymstax
    Re: Aggressive Retic
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by bcr229 View Post
    Define "crazy". Is he flinging coils? Biting? Charging at you? Striking the enclosure? If he does bite does he wrap or is it a defensive strike?

    Is this behavior a change from what his prior owner observed?

    Charging and striking, the previous owner told me he didn't handle him much, i have a tiger female which i have hooked trained, she sees the hook = feeding response turns off, i don't think that taming this retic would be easy, I had to cover up my glass in the enclosure because he was striking at it.
  • 08-17-2017, 12:36 PM
    bcr229
    Re: Aggressive Retic
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by gymstax View Post
    Charging and striking, the previous owner told me he didn't handle him much...

    Gee I wonder why...??? :rolleyes:

    I hope that attitude was disclosed before you bought it.

    If you're on Facebook ask in The Retic Nation Facebook Group because a few folks there have tamed WC imported adults so I imagine the methods would be the same.

    Hopefully you also have a helper whenever you have to deal with this animal.
  • 08-17-2017, 01:05 PM
    gymstax
    Re: Aggressive Retic
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by bcr229 View Post
    Gee I wonder why...??? :rolleyes:

    I hope that attitude was disclosed before you bought it.

    If you're on Facebook ask in The Retic Nation Facebook Group because a few folks there have tamed WC imported adults so I imagine the methods would be the same.

    Hopefully you also have a helper whenever you have to deal with this animal.

    Okay great! Thanks for the info, I surely will ask :D
  • 08-17-2017, 03:04 PM
    Squirtle44
    From what I have heard - it is possible to tame down an adult snake - although it is indeed far more difficult to do so
  • 08-17-2017, 04:54 PM
    gymstax
    Re: Aggressive Retic
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Squirtle44 View Post
    From what I have heard - it is possible to tame down an adult snake - although it is indeed far more difficult to do so

    Any tips ? Shall i try to hook train him ?
  • 08-18-2017, 12:18 AM
    bcr229
    Re: Aggressive Retic
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by gymstax View Post
    Any tips ? Shall i try to hook train him ?

    I would, though bear in mind that hook training teaches your snake whether or not he's getting fed versus not fed, it's not really designed to decrease aggression.
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