Re: UGH! Agressiveness is still a porblem!
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Originally Posted by landofthelost
can someone explain what temps have to do with snappiness??
Stress. Poor husbandry can lead to an uncomfortable and stressed out animal. It can also lead to an animal that is slowly becoming sick. Sick animals are a natural taget or predators in the wild and therefore become extremely defensive.
But if the temps are good to go (measured with a decent thermometer) and the snake is a little bit of an older animal, I'd just chalk it up to teenage angst. He'll settle down eventually.
-adam
Re: UGH! Agressiveness is still a porblem!
Gosh I won't survive my snake's teenage angst Adam! I'm barely surviving my 2 human teenagers and 1 human pre-teen's angst! Can either the teenage snakes or teenage kids (prefer kids to be honest LOL) come live with "Uncle" Adam till they mature and get normal again!!! LOL
Quick question, why do you think your snake is associating your hands with food?
~~Jo~~
Re: UGH! Agressiveness is still a porblem!
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Originally Posted by frankykeno
Gosh I won't survive my snake's teenage angst Adam! I'm barely surviving my 2 human teenagers and 1 human pre-teen's angst! Can either the teenage snakes or teenage kids (prefer kids to be honest LOL) come live with "Uncle" Adam till they mature and get normal again!!! LOL
Quick question, why do you think your snake is associating your hands with food?
~~Jo~~
That's what I'm not sure of. I've fed him outside his cage until a few of the guys here said I didn't need to. Now he thin kthat my opening his cage or my havign my hands near him means food.
Re: UGH! Agressiveness is still a porblem!
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Originally Posted by First_time_herp
That's what I'm not sure of. I've fed him outside his cage until a few of the guys here said I didn't need to. Now he thin kthat my opening his cage or my havign my hands near him means food.
Do you give him fresh water every day and clean his cage on a regular basis?
-adam
Re: UGH! Agressiveness is still a porblem!
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Originally Posted by First_time_herp
That's what I'm not sure of. I've fed him outside his cage until a few of the guys here said I didn't need to. Now he thin kthat my opening his cage or my havign my hands near him means food.
Personally I've always fed in a different feed box and have never seen a reason to change that :)
Re: UGH! Agressiveness is still a porblem!
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Originally Posted by iceman25
Personally I've always fed in a different feed box and have never seen a reason to change that :)
If it works for you, great! ... But remember, not everyone is lucky enough to have a snake that can be moved prior to feeding without being stressed. The key is to figure out what works best for you and your snake.
-adam
Re: UGH! Agressiveness is still a porblem!
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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
If it works for you, great! ... But remember, not everyone is lucky enough to have a snake that can be moved prior to feeding without being stressed. The key is to figure out what works best for you and your snake.
-adam
Exactly! Though I guess it would become a pain in the butt if you own like a hundred of em :picknose:
Re: UGH! Agressiveness is still a porblem!
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Originally Posted by iceman25
Exactly! Though I guess it would become a pain in the butt if you own like a hundred of em :picknose:
Pain in the butt or not, you can't let a large collection be an excuse for doing what's best. I feel that we have a responsibility to do the absolute best we can for the animals in our care!
-adam
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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
Pain in the butt or not, you can't let a large collection be an excuse for doing what's best. I feel that we have a responsibility to do the absolute best we can for the animals in our care!
-adam
Sorry if that came across in the wrong manner. One can never express something clearly online without it being misintepreted in the wrong way. I suggested that it would be a pain in the butt jokingly and that was it. I did not in anyway infer that we should stop doing the right thing for the snakes if that aforementioned thing becomes a "pain in the butt." Hope that cleared things up for ya! So hence, our feelings on this topic of doing the things that work for our snakes whether they be a pain or not are the same :)
Re: UGH! Agressiveness is still a porblem!
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Originally Posted by iceman25
Sorry if that came across in the wrong manner. One can never express something clearly online without it being misintepreted in the wrong way. I suggested that it would be a pain in the butt jokingly and that was it. I did not in anyway infer that we should stop doing the right thing for the snakes if that aforementioned thing becomes a "pain in the butt." Hope that cleared things up for ya! So hence, our feelings on this topic of doing the things that work for our snakes whether they be a pain or not are the same :)
It's all good ... I knew what you meant for sure. I was just posting for the sake of someone new coming across the thread and reading it the wrong way! ... We're on the same page! ;) :D
ROCK ON!
-adam
