Striking BP!!!

my new guy tried to snap at me once, but after letting him settle in I constantly went into his cage (well, once a day or so) to change his water, or rearrange his decoration (shark thing) just so he'd know I wasnt in there to go after him.

he's still a bit defensive, but he hasnt struck out again

This is all great info guys. My big female that i've had for only a couple days snapped at me twice the other night when i was trying to swap some things around. So i had the same questions...glad someone else is in the same boat as me :)

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Originally Posted by muddoc

Kyle,
My first answer to that question is it's a Het. Albino. I know that all of my Het. Albinos are snappy. They do tend to grow out of it. All of his brothers do the same thing. Plenty of handling and a little time, and he should be fine.

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I was going to say the same thing LOL thats been my experience as well, my wife still wont go near my female het, since the day I brought her home, she struck 7 times while I was taking all the goodies out of their deli cups LOL shes calmed down nicely, her homo and het brothers are mild mannered softies LOL

A lot of the time, striking is something that a new arrival will do, under a lot of stress. Bela struck at me the day we got her; when we opened the contained she was shipped in; she has never struck at me since, and that was over a year or so ago; same exact thing with Luna, the little '06 I got forom Cueball, and even my pastel male; all struck when being put into their new cages, or acclimated, but nothing afterwards. I think yours just needs to acclimate more without disturbance.