Aggression Advice

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Does anyone have any advice on how to calm down a very aggresive BP.
As soon as I walk in the room he is already S-ing up and as soon as I open the tank he trys to strike at me.

[Annarose15]

Need more information -

1) How old is he?

2) What is his setup (hides, substrate, temps, tank/tub size)?

3) What do you feed and how often?

4) How long have you had him?

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1) CB10 not sure on the exact date
2) 3ft x 1.5ft x 1.5ft, aspen, 90f hot side 80f cool side
3) medium size rats every 7 days
4) about 2 months

[Old Sloppy]

I am interested in this thread..

Harry

[jbean7916]

How many hides do you have? clear or covered sides? Sounds like he might be scared and not aggressive.

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[MorphMaster]

Well it just depends. I do what jkobylka does. Grab them spin them so they aren't facing you and cover. Then, lightly touch their head and eventually it realizes you're dominant and goes into flight mode. Most balls chill when they're 6 months old. Hope this helps!!!

[Daybreaker]

I have a Hog BCI and a Sumatran Short tail who get pretty defensive from time to time (not husbandry related, they just have teenage attitudes) so here's some things you can try that's I've been doing that have worked (thanks to wonderful advice from experts!):

~Don't show any fear or nervousness when you're to handle the snake. They can pick up on it, and will in turn usually make them nervous and more defensive themselves. Once I approached them without fear ("fear" maybe not the right word, but approached them more confidently) they really calmed down.
~ Don't hover around them when you're about the handle them, just go right in there and pick them up.
~ Not sure with balls, but when picking up a nervous boa or blood I really support their bodies so they're not handing/dangling while I'm getting them out of their tub. It seems to calm them when they're really supported.
~ If you get struck at don't put them away right away: they'll learn that that's their way of getting out of being held/interacted with. Once I kept my moody ones out a bit after the occasional strike fest they calmed and haven't had any strikes recently.

Your ball may be defensive because of something off with husbandry? How are you measuring temps?