We've got a spider bp that we've lovingly named The B!tch.
She strikes at anything. ANYTHING.
01-06-2012, 04:35 PM
Gbusiness
Re: Agressive baby
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Originally Posted by luvmyballs
There is however a flip side to this. Like everyone else said your snake should calm down especially if left alone and you let it get acclimated to its new surroundings. however sometimes you just get a snake that's mean or squirrely. if they don't settle down within a couple of weeks and are still really aggressive you can break them off their aggressive habit. you heard of fight or flight if you're holding your snake or it striking at you in its tank gently force it into a ball in your hands in clasp your hand on top of it. very gently keep packing it into a ball. do this for a couple of minutes and you will be surprised.this puts them in flight mode where they will coil up and stay in a ball. now you can handle your snake in it will be like handling a different snake .mellow and calm. my female pastel I've been working with her this way for a coupleii of months. I now finally trust her . good luck and don't be afraid to try this if your snake stays aggressive
Did you learn that from jkobalyka? He has a youtube video of that procedure.
Try and ball up a 4' defensive granite yellow anaconda in your palm and then try and put your other hand on top of him? .....................NOOOOOTTTTT! lol
I had to do another method for myself. But, for bp's then yea the OP could try that method u mentioned. :)
01-06-2012, 04:57 PM
Annarose15
Re: Agressive baby
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Originally Posted by Gbusiness
Your pastel is not aggressive it was being defensive. No need to worry this behavior will pass. Just let him be for a week let him acclimate to his new home. When you do try to handle him? Don't put your hand right in the cage. Just open up the cage a bit and wait. Then slowly come down to him and gently touch his body (mid point area is good start. Tail area is sensitive.) for a few second's. Don't come down with your hand on top of his head. And, when you finally do get him out of his cage? Just relax and don't do any fast movement's. Make sure he is feeding properly and increase handling time,slowly. The striking will definately become obsolite.
Haha, one of my hatchlings was especially strike-y this past spring. If you had let her know you were coming by leaving the tub open and slowly lowering your hand in beside her, you would have gotten tagged at least three times in succession. When one of mine is hissy like that, I just reach in with confidence and pick it up - predators hover and figure out a good angle to bite from.
01-07-2012, 12:35 AM
luvmyballs
Re: Agressive baby
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Originally Posted by Gbusiness
Did you learn that from jkobalyka? He has a youtube video of that procedure.
Try and ball up a 4' defensive granite yellow anaconda in your palm and then try and put your other hand on top of him? .....................NOOOOOTTTTT! lol
I had to do another method for myself. But, for bp's then yea the OP could try that method u mentioned. :)
I think the first time I saw this was on the world of ball pythons. I was pretty nervous trying it for the first time but it worked. Don't think I want to try it on a 4 footer.lol
