My corn snake is evil!!!!

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Originally Posted by mr. S

i sure hope you don't give up too quick. It really is an easy process. I don't know if you are imagining 3 hours a day or something. I think it took me 30 minutes 4 times a week or so.
I am in the midst of taming a big female ball python that i just picked up!
If you like her that much, please don't give up on her, just ask our advice and we, (as a forum), will tell you whatever you want to know.

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wow! How many times did u get bit?

I hate when she tries to shoot up and outta the cage, she is really fast, that ticks me off

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Originally Posted by king216

Yea im very calm when i handle her, i only have 1 hide right now, i'll get another 2morrow, but i'm going to leave her alone for a while but when i change her water i didnt think it would hurt to pet her gently

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Snakes are not cats or dogs.So until she feels you are not a danger to her she will be flighty.I would give her a week of no touching her,just enter cage to change water.Then gently try to remove her and if she gets jumpy put her back.Then try a couple days later and if she gets flighty try to hold her softly.If you give her time she will calm down trust me :gj:

well since you just got her you need to leave her alone for 7 days to relax. Shes very stressed out and dont need you bothering her while she adjusts.

ok so should i feed her? i dont wanna feed in the tank with aspen bedding so i'll have to put her in a seperate feeding box

I agree with the others about leaving her alone. She is probably very stressed out from the change in environment so in her mind, not only is she in a new place she doesn't recognize, but some big warm thing keeps trying to get her. To her, you seem like a predator. Give her some time to get used to her surroundings. That is not only the interior of her cage, but the sights and sounds beyond it as well. Get yourself some thick leather gloves if you are worried about bites and handle her for only a few minutes at first. Handle her until she calms down. Once she calms down, put her back in her enclosure. Slowly increase the amount of time you handle her until she is familiar with the way you hold her.

I had to get my boa used to handling. It took me a while and she still flips out a bit when I first take her out but she's getting better. Don't give up on your corn. She may be pissy now but she will probably calm down if you are patient. (Though I have one corn snake that is an absolute butt! He tries to bite me every chance he gets no matter what I do.)

You can feed in the same enclosure with the aspen. I feed on aspen all the time and have never had a problem with it. If you want to feed outside the enclosure though, you could use a snake hook to move her from enclosure to feeding enclosure. (I have a ghetto snake hook. Its a hanger that I bent)

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Originally Posted by king216

ok so should i feed her? i dont wanna feed in the tank with aspen bedding so i'll have to put her in a seperate feeding box

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Dont feed her till after 1 week went buy of no handling. Feed in the cage as taking them out will cause stress and will usually result in refusing to eat.

they digest bone there for aspen in the mouth is nothing there for dont worry about it.

ok i appreciate it. this site is terrific