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  • 06-18-2004, 12:09 AM
    rex322
    the butes dont hurt, just wish he wouldnt snao everytime
  • 06-18-2004, 08:52 AM
    JLC
    Gotta go with the concensus here....don't use the coat-hanger. The end of it is too blunt and edgy and could definitely cause an injury. Visit a few online suppliers and see how much a small hook costs. Shouldn't be too much. It's rare that a bp would need one, but some snakes just do better being hooked out of the cage.
  • 06-18-2004, 09:30 AM
    Ginevive
    Try uing a heavy leather glove when removing him from the cage. I don't think that their little teeth could penetrate through one of those. Eventually he should learn that biting has no effect.
  • 06-18-2004, 11:41 PM
    Smulkin
    The hook worked for Kali, but I am sure her acclimating transition came into play too. You can get smaller hooks for around $15 or so. Def steer clear of the hanger approach - takes an awful lot of tool and effort to treat the end well enough for it to be safe and even then it would lack the rigidity you'd want in a hook.
  • 06-18-2004, 11:52 PM
    rex322
    yea, well i decided ill just take the bites. not like they hurt :wink:
  • 06-19-2004, 12:04 AM
    Smulkin
    Indeed - the trick is in not jerking and it's hard to get that autonomic response under wraps. The only thing that worries me about bites from (relatively) smaller snakes is that they might drop teeth when we jerk away and wind up with an infection in the socket where the tooth used to be. Not trying to be alarmist but it has been known to happen. If you are set to take the love-pecks try to take em as still possible.
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