Striking

Well today i went in to put my probe back in the right spot and then i went to pick up my bp which i probaby shouldnt have done because i just picked him up sunday, and he just ate yesterday. But i just wanted to be sure... is that the reason he is probably striking at me he did it 3 times and the i just left him alone... really dont wanna get bite lol

anyone?

Stress

Leave him be for a while

yea thats wat i figured should i still try and feed him on sunday??

Also he is not using his hides he used them the first day but now he wont use them.. the temps are 79-84 cool side and 90-94 warm side i dont no y but he doesnt seem to want to use them

Sunday should be fine if you leave him alone.

Not using a hide is also a sign of possible stress.. Don't worry about it.

When I first brought my snakes home, they were strike/hiss happy lol. They are nice and mellow now:gj:

i wouldnt really worry about him to much, just leave him alone for a little bit...

there is obviously a reason he wont use the hides, and you really cant force him =]
just make sure his temps are good.... my smaller male hasani stretches out after he eats...

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Originally Posted by mmchoppers

When I first brought my snakes home, they were strike/hiss happy lol. They are nice and mellow now:gj:

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how long before they stopped striking and hissing after bringing them home?
my new spider hisses at me when i try to pick her up (i was changing the newspaper in her temporary/quarantine tub)but hasnt tried striking yet (im sure she will though) i just brought her home sunday from white plains.

I like to give new snakes at least a week of no interaction between them and me... only time they see me is in the evening when im peakin in their tub to check on them...

Some snakes will always hiss. They are all different. Some come out to great you and some run for the hills. They are usually much more nervous as babies though.

I recently bought a baby ball. He was calm at the store, but after I got him home and soaked the stuck shed off him, he started striking at everything! I gave him a week to chill... in a 10 gal. tank there are two identical hides, a water bowl, and a fake plant, 80-84 to 92-93 with 56% humidity. Offered him a mouse a week later, he ended up eating two. I left him alone for another week, and the day before feeding, I decided to try to handle him for a few minutes.
I lightly tapped the hide a few times, and gently started to lift it off him, when he puffed up and pushed the hide off and started striking.
It was like that for the last month. I'd never seen him leave his hides. In fact, you really can't tell there's even a snake in there!
Well, after the last ordeal, I decided to try the crumpled up paper ball trick. I've left him alone for two weeks, other than quietly dropping in the mice, and the last few nights, he's fetl comfy enough to actually cruise around his tank. :)
I peeked in on him last night, and I know he knew I was there, but
he didn't strike or panic at all.

The point of my longer-than-intended story... the crumpled newspaper balls and a little privacy works wonders on a
hissy, striking baby. :gj:
(sorry if this is a hi-jack)

He's a snakie. He'll strike and hiss from time to time. It's what they do, ya know. What works for me is if you need to move him or clean the enclosure and he's coiled up and tense and you can tell he wants to strike, tap him on the head with your finger. He'll pull back very quickly and you'll be able to pick him up.