My New Jag!

i wanted a carpet for a while so now that i got her i think ill show her off.

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../5/jaglin1.jpg

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../5/jaglin2.jpg

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../5/jaglin3.jpg

any tips on getting her not to think im a big f/t rat will help.

thanks!

A good way to tame her down would to give her to me and i will keep her til she is ready to leave...hahaha. But seriously, give her some space for a week or two and touch her back before you pick her up, slowly hold her in her cage and eventually lengthen your handling sessions. You can wear glove if you feel more comfortable, we wont laugh, that much.

Great pick up

looks really nice... reach at her from below with a flat hand, fingers together. that will minimize your chance of getting tagged... then once she is in hand she should warm up to you.

where did ya get her from?

She is very pretty. Looks like she was admiring you as food in that last picture.

Nice score, where's she from?

thanks for the comments and compliments guys. i got her in a trade deal with a wholesaler who supposedly got her from "that breeder out west" so i guess she could be from anybody. so shes currently under quarantine and seems very healthy and eats like a champ so im cool with not knowing exactly where shes from.

when handling her i remove her with a hook and then let her crawl onto my hand the only problem is that after a bit of looking around she'll decide one of my fingers is a meal and strike and constrict my entire hand. it doesnt hurt that much but shes already done it a few times and im hoping she grows out of it before shes 5-6 ft.

from everything i heard and read, she will eventually calm down so im not worried. even if she stays crazy i dont mind but my girlfriend might as i did kinda get this girl for her...

Nice pickup

i actually just got my first carpet at a show on saturday. She's chilling and has already eaten and pooped for me, these guys are crazy compared to my balls. Ive had 3 short handling sessions (one at the show, one while waiting for the PAM to treat her enclosure and one while i cleaned her cage because she pooped today). S

he's seeming to get a little bolder each time. I put on a long sleeve hoodie and cover my fingers if i can, i may get a pair of gloves because if i get bitten my boyfriend kinda freaks out. I had a baby at the show take a bite or two at me but she's bigger than those hatchlings (about 100ish grams). I think that the string on my hoodie may have spooked her because she struck at it. Granted, she needs her settle in time but i couldnt leave her in a cage of poop for another 5-10 days.

Id say short handling sessions and if she does strike and constrict, dont put her away. Drip a cold drop of water on her head, or maybe use a spray bottle set on mist, i know this snaps any of my snakes out of feeding mode, especially if the water is cool.

From what i've heard, they're kinda nippy as babies but with regular handling sessions they can grow into wonderful adults.

Here's to our carpet journey together, lol *cheers*

PS she is GORGEOUS. My girl has much more black on her but they look like velvet dont they? I love the golds.

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i actually just got my first carpet at a show on saturday. She's chilling and has already eaten and pooped for me, these guys are crazy compared to my balls. Ive had 3 short handling sessions (one at the show, one while waiting for the PAM to treat her enclosure and one while i cleaned her cage because she pooped today). S

he's seeming to get a little bolder each time. I put on a long sleeve hoodie and cover my fingers if i can, i may get a pair of gloves because if i get bitten my boyfriend kinda freaks out. I had a baby at the show take a bite or two at me but she's bigger than those hatchlings (about 100ish grams). I think that the string on my hoodie may have spooked her because she struck at it. Granted, she needs her settle in time but i couldnt leave her in a cage of poop for another 5-10 days.

Id say short handling sessions and if she does strike and constrict, dont put her away. Drip a cold drop of water on her head, or maybe use a spray bottle set on mist, i know this snaps any of my snakes out of feeding mode, especially if the water is cool.

From what i've heard, they're kinda nippy as babies but with regular handling sessions they can grow into wonderful adults.

Here's to our carpet journey together, lol *cheers*

PS she is GORGEOUS. My girl has much more black on her but they look like velvet dont they? I love the golds.

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I have two carpets I got in June. They are going to tag you gloves or no gloves. You don't need gloves just take the hits they don't hurt at all. Just hold the snake on a regular basis every day and take the tags as they come. We are talking about baby snakes not adult ones. I have a male and a female. The female has 100% calm down the male nips me in the process of taking him out his tank. Then once more when he's out after that he's fine.

Awesome animal.............I can never get past their eyes....i think that would be the toughest part if I ever adventure out from ball pythons....these other guys have those eyes that are so amazing but make me shimmer shiver shake lol/:)

Not too bad for a first carpet! She's a hottie for sure!

nice nice nice:yes::yes::yes:

Very gorgeous!! I want one, someday... :)

She's pretty :D Have you noticed any of the neuro issues associated with jags?

As far as not getting tagged... are they devensive tags or strike-and-coil feeding tags? The second can be cured quickly, the first takes a bit more work and time.

Gotta love that bright yellow on jags, she'll only get brighter as she grows up too!!

She looks great! Congrats on the new jag. When I first got my Macklott's python, she would do the same thing as your carpet. I would take her out with a hook, then take her off the hook with my free hand to hold her, but she would eventually bite a finger and constrict my hand. I just kept at it and she eventually learned, and never bit me, or even struck at me, again. With regular handling I would imagine that your carpet will learn pretty quickly, too. She had the best feeding response of any snake I've owned. She would regularly catch and constrict the medium f/t rats in mid air as I tossed them into her enclosure, and being so active and alert, I was surprised that she became so tame so quickly. It's a good thing, too, because at 8' it would have gotten annoying really quickly. Good luck.

thanks guys!

she seems very comfortable around people and her strikes are not defensive at all. obviously im going to keep at it and help her get out of the constricting my hand habit. i would imagine that by hook training and regular handling she'll grow out of it pretty quick. i'd rather not have a full grown carpet constricting me every time i handled her...

she does have a great feeding response though. she barely lets me get the lid of her tub before striking at her food.

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she does have a great feeding response though. she barely lets me get the lid of her tub before striking at her food.

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That's one of my favorite thing about carpets.. at least if my girl is typical. She has a HUGE appetite, and a very aggressive feeding response.

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She looks great! Congrats on the new jag. When I first got my Macklott's python, she would do the same thing as your carpet. I would take her out with a hook, then take her off the hook with my free hand to hold her, but she would eventually bite a finger and constrict my hand. I just kept at it and she eventually learned, and never bit me, or even struck at me, again. With regular handling I would imagine that your carpet will learn pretty quickly, too. She had the best feeding response of any snake I've owned. She would regularly catch and constrict the medium f/t rats in mid air as I tossed them into her enclosure, and being so active and alert, I was surprised that she became so tame so quickly. It's a good thing, too, because at 8' it would have gotten annoying really quickly. Good luck.

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mine is still settling, but at this point ive fed her twice and she is the MOST polite feeder of any of my snakes. She dosen't even constrict, she just goes to the rodent, takes its head and starts munching. is that normal or is she just a quirk? I can definately tell when she's in feeding mode though, she's just not much of a hard hitter.

i only feed F/t luckily, she'd be one of those snakes who doesn't even kill her food before eating it lol.

nice looking jag!!!

Lol I liked that last sentence, all you do is just lightly tap the head with some sort of object, maybe like a toilet paper roll or something just to make the snake snap out of it. If you don't want to do that, just pick the snake up and handle it for a minute and be calm and it will realize you aren't feeding it.

But anyways, your snake is so beautiful! I love Jags, and that is one awesome blue tongue. Good luck with your new snake!:gj:

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just pick the snake up and handle it for a minute and be calm and it will realize you aren't feeding it.

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hehe, if it was that easy i wouldnt have jcp bite marks all over my fingers.

Cute snake.