New little nipper!

I picked this little guy up yesterday. He has a little bit of an attitude as you will see in the pics. He's not bad once you have him out so frequent handling should take care of that. He is in his temporary QT tub.
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Cool looking little guy. Coastal?

Thanks David. Yeah, it's a little Coastal guy. A friend of mine owed me from a boa that I gave him last year, so I took him off his hands. I can tell he's gonna be fun, he struck at the camera a couple of times while taking those pics.

At that size they are usually little jerks. Is he eating mice or rats?

He's eating f/t large fuzzy mice. I'll be switching him to rats asap....or at least attempting to. I've heard it can be a pain, but not as much with Coastals...hope that ends up being the case.

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Originally Posted by DavidG

At that size they are usually little jerks. Is he eating mice or rats?

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LOL - He looks like he's "ready to go "
Good luck with him! hE'S GORGEOUS

Nice little coastal you got there brudda man!!!

Thanks guys. I can't wait to start getting tagged by him. LOL
He apparently would like to add digital cameras to his usual diet:)
Oh, and I named him Billy Jack. Anyone old enough to remember those cheesy movies will get the reference given his attitude.

I remember Billy Jack.He was a pretty calm dude until you gave him a reason not to be.Like sticking a camera in his face!:colbert:Nice lookin' snake with a cool name.:gj:

Yeah, he was a pretty bad dude...think Chuck Norris with attitude!

wow carpets are on the raise!!

great pick up!!!

Thanks Lucas, I've always thought adult Coastals are pretty amazing. Anyone with experience with angry baby carpets have any tips on taming this little demon down? LOL

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Originally Posted by waltah!

Thanks Lucas, I've always thought adult Coastals are pretty amazing. Anyone with experience with angry baby carpets have any tips on taming this little demon down? LOL

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carpets being nervous when they are babies is just sorta how it is, handling the animal from time to time will help, but at that size they think everything is out to eat them. They tend to calm down as they get older but again there is no saying for sure. I have a male coastal that you have to really watch yourself with he got me a few months ago bit and wrapped my hand it was nothing nice. That said he is still much calmer than when he was little.

A good trick is to get them in your hands and keep them moving, almost like a hand treadmill just keep your hands well behind it head. Hope that made sense.


Chuck

Thanks Chuck. He definitely has a go at anything in his line of sight. He ate a good meal tonight (rat woo hoo!) so he will have a good few days of being left alone to digest and settle in.

nice carpet waltah!

Grats, he looks great. I love little nippers. They keep me on my toes.

Eddie, this guy will definitely keep me on my toes. Hopefully he will grow out of it as he ages. I've had others with experience tell me that time has more to do with them settling down than handling. Thanks to everyone for the kind words:)