King that's always aggressive..

I've had this King snake for about 3-4 years now. Got him from Petco too. He was nice in the beginning, but now he's like a monster. Every time I open the cage, he rushes out thinking he's being fed. When you take him out, he immediately thinks of you as a threat. He's only a little over 2 feet long, and ya I know that's a bit small for his age. Don't know why he's that small. I've tried to tame him down a bit, and it did work. He was nice, and he even let you pick him up right out of the enclosure with no problem. He bit me one day, thinking I was feeding him, and I stopped handling him because I didn't want to keep getting bit which was a stupid idea. Now, he's still that mean snake. Any techniques you've successfully used or any techniques you've heard of that worked well?

Come on.. look at him.. see what I mean?
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Feed him more.

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Originally Posted by wilomn

Feed him more.

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I feed him 1 f/t small mice each week. He seems very full once he takes it down.

When a snake percieves you as a threat, and it bites you and you move away, it sees that and it knows that when it bites you, you(the threat) go away. So that's why he will keep biting. What you need to do is get a thin layer gloves, from like Wal-mart, or something, some gardening gloves, then handle him. After a few attempts of him biting and you not going away he will eventually tame down a bit, how much depends on both you and him. Start out with handling him once-twice a week, then up the handling frequency. I hold my 2 snakes several times a week, except for the past month or 2 because of work and such, and mine are still as docile as ever, though my conda seems like she is getting a bit head shy, so I started with the handlings more frequent and she doesn't mind me petting her on the head anymore.

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Originally Posted by Neal

When a snake percieves you as a threat, and it bites you and you move away, it sees that and it knows that when it bites you, you(the threat) go away. So that's why he will keep biting. What you need to do is get a thin layer gloves, from like Wal-mart, or something, some gardening gloves, then handle him. After a few attempts of him biting and you not going away he will eventually tame down a bit, how much depends on both you and him. Start out with handling him once-twice a week, then up the handling frequency. I hold my 2 snakes several times a week, except for the past month or 2 because of work and such, and mine are still as docile as ever, though my conda seems like she is getting a bit head shy, so I started with the handlings more frequent and she doesn't mind me petting her on the head anymore.

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I've tried that before, and he tried to eat my wrist :O. Though, I'll keep trying.

You just have to work with him, in time he will settle down. I don't mind getting bit so it really don't bother me. I would try to pet him on top of his head and when he bit my finger, I would continue to pet him on top of his head. I would show him that there is no violence, or any threat, only love, just love. lol

Feed it more!!!

Quantity of food can be a hard choice sometimes. Can always try to feed a second mouse at a feeding to see if that calms him down. I wouldn't hold the snake for a day or two after you feed it so it has a chance to digest though. That aside, does it just snap at you as you try to get it out of the enclosure, or does it keep biting you even after when you are holding it?

She can try the more food method, but I don't think that will resolve the issue.

Feed it more..............

Well, this snake is no longer a part of my collection. It is located at my local (not really that local.. kinda far from my house lol) reptile store where I get my mice/rats for my snakes. He's so mean to me, but happens to be a sweet little guy to the employees there.. I am so jealous of their snake-taming-ness. And yes Zack, I mean you lol. Still can't even believe that he didn't even try to bite you or anything while handling him.. you have to have magic snake-hands or something because every time I was gentle to him and picked him up he tried eating my fingers :[

well sounds like a mean lil guy well he might be so small cuzz mbd but now the tameing do you feed in the cage cuzz thats a big no no umm well you said you held him evrey day and it worked well keep doing it mybee well this works with my sav off topic but any way set your hand in the tank like a fist and sit it there and then he will no its not a treat also if you feed live it my make him mean cuzz i have a sav again off topic but i have 2 snakes also but any way i did that and tamed him down and if you have 2 but like buy snake gloves 2 hold him with



~Nick

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Originally Posted by morphcacther

well sounds like a mean lil guy well he might be so small cuzz mbd but now the tameing do you feed in the cage cuzz thats a big no no umm well you said you held him evrey day and it worked well keep doing it mybee well this works with my sav off topic but any way set your hand in the tank like a fist and sit it there and then he will no its not a treat also if you feed live it my make him mean cuzz i have a sav again off topic but i have 2 snakes also but any way i did that and tamed him down and if you have 2 but like buy snake gloves 2 hold him with



~Nick

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As I stated before, he isn't a part of my collection anymore. Well, don't think you read what I last put on this second page. But he seems to be very happy now at the reptile store.

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Originally Posted by morphcacther

well sounds like a mean lil guy well he might be so small cuzz mbd but now the tameing do you feed in the cage cuzz thats a big no no umm well you said you held him evrey day and it worked well keep doing it mybee well this works with my sav off topic but any way set your hand in the tank like a fist and sit it there and then he will no its not a treat also if you feed live it my make him mean cuzz i have a sav again off topic but i have 2 snakes also but any way i did that and tamed him down and if you have 2 but like buy snake gloves 2 hold him with



~Nick

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This may be the most ridiculous post I have ever read. Not only is the information incorrect, but it's complete unintelligible. MBD would be extremely rare (and I am not even aware that it's possible) in snakes that eat rodents. Feeding snakes in their enclosures is certainly not a "big no no" as you claim. Wait, my brain just exploded...Have to go rest now...

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Originally Posted by morphcacther

well sounds like a mean lil guy well he might be so small cuzz mbd

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MBD... as in metabolic bone disease... in a snake... ? Srsly? You should really get your facts straight before posting, because the occurrence of that disease in snakes that eat rodents is so rare it's almost nonexistent. They consume whole prey, and ingest and breakdown bone - they get all the calcium they need from their diet. When was the last time you sprinkled your mouse w/ calcium/D3 supplement? :rofl:

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Originally Posted by morphcacther

well sounds like a mean lil guy well he might be so small cuzz mbd but now the tameing do you feed in the cage cuzz thats a big no no umm well you said you held him evrey day and it worked well keep doing it mybee well this works with my sav off topic but any way set your hand in the tank like a fist and sit it there and then he will no its not a treat also if you feed live it my make him mean cuzz i have a sav again off topic but i have 2 snakes also but any way i did that and tamed him down and if you have 2 but like buy snake gloves 2 hold him with



~Nick

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AHAHHAAh.
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Let's see if I can break this down a little bit.

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Well, sounds like a mean little guy. He might be so small because of MBD. (MBD, that's a good one.) And now for the taming. Do you feed in the cage? Cause that's a big no no. (It is most certainly not.) Umm, well, you said you held him every day and it worked well, so keep doing it maybe. Well this works with my sav, off topic, but anyway set your hand in the tank like a fist and sit it there (Why would you do that? To promote striking and cage aggression?) and then he will know it's not a treat also if you feed live it my make him mean(Not likely. Thousands of breeders feed live all the time with no problems. Also, how would that make him mean?) cause I have a sav, again off topic, but I have 2 snakes also, but anyway I did that and tamed him down and if you have to buy snake gloves to hold him with.

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Well now. Makes a bit more sense.

Hey, you guys caught a troll.

Congrats.

Now, stop feeding the darn thing and maybe it'll go away.

LOL, I feed my rufous beaked snake in his tank, hes as nice as ever, just the little booger never sits still when I hold him, and hes darn quick.

My anaconda I feed out of the tank only to make sure she doesnt end up eating cypress while eating a mouse, so I feed her in a kritter keeper on top of paper towels.

Both of my snakes eat live, they are both the sweetest thing, especially my anaconda, shes adorable and a sweet heart.

Snakes aren't geckos, or lizards or anything of that nature, so they don't require any supplements.