Define "tame"

Not restraining means a side strike bite.

Walk by the cage and the male especially will try to tag you.

Forget about just reaching in.

I knew they were not tame because the person I got them from is not exactly honest in their ads. I also knew they were not as old as he advertised because I knew the person who originally sold him these as babies.

I was just curious as to what people considered tame.
Sort of along the same lines as "great feeding response" which really means, put your hand in the cage and you will lose it.

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Originally Posted by SPJ

I was just curious as to what people considered tame.
Sort of along the same lines as "great feeding response" which really means, put your hand in the cage and you will lose it.

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Tame? Usually means w/c to me.... Come on who really tames there animals before they sell them? A cb animal is not "Tame" Either really it just has to do with the history so to speak of the animal..

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Originally Posted by DJ_86

Come on who really tames there animals before they sell them?

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I do and I try to get them on f/t before they go out.
If I say an animal is tame, it will not try to rip you apart when you reach in to get it (unlike these guys:D ).

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Originally Posted by SPJ

I knew they were not tame because the person I got them from is not exactly honest in their ads. I also knew they were not as old as he advertised because I knew the person who originally sold him these as babies.

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Ouch! I would call the seller on it, if for no other reason other than to let him know he is a bad liar. :(

It was rather amusing because I knew the male was extremely irritable before I met with seller so I asked him to get it out of the bag for me so I could see him.

He didn't want to do that and you could see his hands shaking.:D

Quite funny really. He expected me to just pick them up in the bags, sight unseen and believe his description of them.

Glad someone didn't have these shipped to them expecting tame animals.
I knew what I was getting into and messed with him a bit about it.:D

Tame....OK............Take him out of the bag then.........LOL.

Oh mean!! I love it. "Sure, mind holding him just a second? I want to measure him... just a second.. where's that silly tape measure?" Poor guy.. heehee.
Wolfy

LMAO I wondered about the guy that sold me my snake because he straight off asked me if I wanted to grab it from the tank... I wondered if he asked me to do it because he wasn't fond of the snake or something... in hind sight I think he was testing me...

She is an absolutely gorgeous snake!... and I'm so glad you called that seller on his bluff! too funny!

How bad are blood python bites? Looks like it would be brutal.

I love a snake with a bad attitude

My Roana is totally tame. And by tame, I mean that I can reach into her tub and pick her up with no complaints, handle her freely with no threat of biting or hissing, pass her from hand to hand, let other people hold her, stroke her chin, touch her on the top of the head, etc. She has -never- flinched, recoiled, or offered the slightest sign of stress...she watches alertly (I loooove their eyes) and tongue-flicks like crazy...very engaged and interested, not defensive at all.

She also is a phenomenal eater...as soon as the rats enter the room, she's cruising the front of the tub and will grab them as soon as they drop. She is an absolute treasure, and I consider myself incredibly lucky to have her. I got her at the Tulsa show in October, and she had the same great personality then that she does now...I can't take credit for any taming done on my part. Every time I read a thread about how bloods can be so difficult I keep thanking whatever fates that she's turned out to be such a joy to keep.