Pics of my IJ's

Took this last night at dinner time, Peggy Sue is on the left and Ira on the right. She's a year old and he's two, he is getting ready to shed so looks much darker than usual. Just thought I'd share :)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...ySue082108.jpg

Peggy Sue is a DOLL!!! ;)

Nice IJ's!!
I might be getting one this year not so sure yet im more intrested in jungles, and coastals.
Hows their temperments???

Love them!

Wow very red.

Beautimus

Thanks! Peggy Sue is really a looker, she is very light. I'll have to get better pictures of her but it is very hard to capture her true color as the pictures always make her look brown/tanner than she really is. Ira is a dark IJ but that is what I like about him. He should be shedding pretty soon and I will take new pics of him when he does.
bonheki, when I first got Ira as a wee babe he bite me maybe 3 or 4 times and did a lot of headbutting, he was not bad at all. Peggy Sue was a terror though, she would bite 3 or 4 times every time I handled her! Good thing little snakes have little snake bites and it doesn't hurt ;) She calmed down after a while though and doesn't even think about biting anymore. It totally depends on the individual snake but most Carpets usually grow out of the bitey stage as they get older (regular handling helps too!).

What did you find was the quickest way to tame them? So far I've dodged quite a few bites from my new IJ (gave her a week to settle in) but she has latched onto my shirt a few times.

Tap her head before you pic her up

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

Tap her head before you pic her up

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any reason?

I just let her bite me. Maybe not the smartest way to go about it but it didn't hurt and she eventually stopped. I did not put her down or back in her cage until she calmed down, I don't know what they are capable of 'learning' or not but didn't want to show her that biting worked.
I've never heard of tapping them on the head, but there is more that I don't know than do so...
Besides, Peggy Sue was an all knowing, all seeing eye when I went near her cage and if I had tried to tap her head it would have only equated to putting my finger in her mouth and making it all that much easier for her :O

letting them bit you is the best way... and yeah, tapping them first will let them know you're there, then you can just scoop them up and they're usually cool.

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any reason?

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snaps them outta "feed" mode.....usually

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snaps them outta "feed" mode.....usually

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what he said.....and those are some gorgeous snakes!

they are beautful but my question and i hope you can answer it, but when you 1st got them how long was it b4 you could get them to eat for you? cause i have had mne but a week and i cant get her to eat at all and im worred could you please help me, my e-mail is littleval15@hotmail.com and my myspace is www.myspace.com/sndolin it would well be helpful if you could help me, thank you

Sarah

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so you just kinda use your finger and tap them lightly? I'll try it, my girl is still digesting her meal but next time.