got an idea...

ok i have an idea to try with rex. i heard from someone on this site to try to use a snake hook to get rex out since hes so snappy. well, i dont have a snake hook, so i plan on using a hanger. is that ok?

on an off note, i start my new job tomarrow, which is my 17th birthday.

has anyone ever seen that commercial for outback jack and that girl goes "i hate the outback, someone should burn it down and build a mall" someone should burn her down UGG :x

Well regular handling should calm him down, but if not than I woul buy the hook. Because you could hurt him with a hanger.

What is outback jack?

i think it is a restaurant, but, ive never seen one

id also see if it calms down with handling, or find the cash for a hook, a hanger could hurt it

Isn't the resteraunt call Outback Steakhouse?

yeah, but i think there might be one called that also

i dunno, i was just guessing

outbackjack is some stupid show on a station that i get

wow, i was completely wrong

lol

congratualtions on the job!

Wow, we have the same birthday! 'Cept I'll be 31!

I'd say don't go with the hanger... just give it time and when you approach to handle go relatively slow and avoid touching or coming directly at the head.. this should help. Really the best thing you can do is take the bites and continue handling otherwise you could condition your snake to associate biting with you removing your hand and thus every time you want to hold him he'll snap to keep you away... show him that it won't keep you away slowly and gently and over time and as he grows he'll adjust. In this case a little TLC goes a long way and though I have never been bitten by a snake (yet) I can't imagine it's much worse than a rat, sugar glider, dog, hampster, or rabbit... unless it's like a retic or something. Good luck and keep us posted. I know Eddie had some trouble getting his BP used to handling as well. :)

the butes dont hurt, just wish he wouldnt snao everytime

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.

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.

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.

yea, well i decided ill just take the bites. not like they hurt :wink:

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.