Biting ball

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She is active and curious in her cage, comes out regular and checks everything out.

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Are we talking about daytime activity?

Security is the number one issue with that species and while some might not have any issue with the enclosure size and the fact that is it glass, some may. I would have her in a 15/18 quarts tub for a while to see if there is a change.

I would also try to increase feeding also she looks great since it is a rescue, feeding might be at play too, I would increase size and frequency (every 5 days).

When interacting with her it is important to move slowly must most importantly it is important to recognised when to interact and when not to body language is very important.

No, its night time activity. I very rarely see her out during the day. I'll increase feeding frequency as she is definitely hungry after 7 days, she has a heck of a good feeding response.

I would say a year and a half for age. Mines right at a year, 26" not sure on the weight yet but from the pics a little smaller than yours. But I'm still a bit of a noob with snakes.

Its great that you rescued her! I would be the same way if I couldn't get her to stop biting after 6 months doing everything I can... I mean sorry but I would be looking for someone else to take her. I want a snake that that I can take out and hold without being worried she will bite me every 5 seconds. What fun is that?.. Same with a dog or cat. If they try to bite me every time I pet them? Nope.

I love how people compare animals to humans. Of course you would never get rid of your human child..Anyone who bring that reference up IS being a jerk. Now to the OP, sometimes there seems to be no logical reason for that type of behavior, maybe they will calm down, maybe they won't. Just do the best you can, and if things don't work out, and you decide to pass the snake along to someone else, at least you can't say you didn't try ;)

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Originally Posted by BiggBaddWolf

I love how people compare animals to humans. Of course you would never get rid of your human child..Anyone who bring that reference up IS being a jerk. Now to the OP, sometimes there seems to be no logical reason for that type of behavior, maybe they will calm down, maybe they won't. Just do the best you can, and if things don't work out, and you decide to pass the snake along to someone else, at least you can't say you didn't try ;)

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Plenty of people do...

Just in case you haven't been performing some of the following, try out these simple steps:

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Originally Posted by ViperSRT3g

1. Tap on the hide a little to let your snake know you're there. This will wake them up if they are sleeping so they won't bite in defense of a hide suddenly disappearing from above them.

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Originally Posted by ViperSRT3g

2. Lift the hide slowly off of them. Fast sudden movements are scary for them.

3. Rub them a bit to let them know you are about to pick them up. Do this ONLY if you are going to pick them up. If not, proceed to step 4.

4. Feed BP. If they are still not very interested in the food, do the zombie dance if they're eating F/T. If they are still not interested, there are other steps you can do, but another good one is to replace the hide and leave the food in front of the hide entrance. If feeding live, MONITOR the BP and food. If there is no interest, remove food and try everything again another day.

These steps will allow you to teach your snake simple command-based actions so they know what you intend to do. They reduce confusion between actions, and help them be less stressed out. If the reasoning behind these procedures are confusing, just put yourself in your snake's shoes. How would you like it if someone barged into your home and picked you up from your sleep?

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