Hey, I'm new to the forums

[ev477]

Hey, I just wanted to introduce myself, I'm Evan from Ohio, and I am pretty new to owning a snake as well.

[joepythons]

Hey, I just wanted to introduce myself, I'm Evan from Ohio, and I am pretty new to owning a snake as well.

Welcome ,and we need pics of your snake

[starmom]

Hey Evan!! Welcome!! When you say that you're new to snakes, does that mean you are interested in getting a snake or that you've recently gotten a snake? If it's the former, this is a great place to learn all about husbandry and equipment prior to your purchase. If it's the latter....WHERE ARE THE PICTURES?!?!?!?!?!?!

[Corrupter]

We must see pictures!!! If you havent purchased yet, draw a picture of one and use that instead

[ev477]

I'm actually a new owner of a snake, I'm calling him Sigmund for now, I think he's a male by the look of his tail, as for pictures, sorry, I don't have a digital camera. I will work on getting pictures even if it means using a camera phone.

I am having a lot of tension with him so far, he's a sinaloan milksnake and he's very active, he got aggressive and I looked up why and saw that he might be starting a shed, and he was, and he had a bad shed, (i was having trouble dealing with the humidity, but I saw some pictures of how to keep humidity in), and his shed seemed to come off fine with the help of a shed box.

When I hold him he seems nervous and afraid, if he bumps into my hand while it's moving he'll try and dart away, and yesterday I tried to get him out of his cage and he bit me .
I have been handling him daily to try and get him used to being held, besides when he was shedding, but he hasn't relaxed in the past two weeks, any pointers?

[ev477]

Finally got some pictures, don't know if it's going to work or not, this is the first time i've tried this
he's still a little guy, just 16 inches


errr.... how do you post images?

[missi182]

Hello there, Welcome! Your milk sounds a little stressed out, and at first they can be sneaky, mean little buggers. As much as it would seem that frequent handling should tame the snake, it won't if he is stressed out.

Give him at least a week to settle into his new home, then you can begin handling, short amounts of time (like 10-15 minutes) every couple of days. If he appears to be in a "bad" mood, let him be and try again another day. It could take a few months before he is entirely comfortable with being handled so just be patient. I know it is hard to resist handling your new pet, but in the long run it will be good for him. It is actually better to get him to eat a few times before handling, but that is not necessarily a must.

[ev477]

alright, cool, thanks for the advice

Are the images showing up on here because it wasn't working for a minutes?

[missi182]

alright, cool, thanks for the advice

Are the images showing up on here because it wasn't working for a minutes?

Nope can't see the pics, if you put them in your gallery then copy and paste the "direct link address" which is listed beneath the photo when you upload it, click "insert image" in the reply box, then paste the address.

You can do the same thing with a photo from photobucket or similar picture site, but just keep your pictures under 800 pixels wide.

[ev477]

Alright, lets see if this works....
sorry there's a blurry spot on the camera




let me know if you can see them or not