I have been lucky so far and almost all my snakes are easy to handle except for Miss Snow. I did not see a thread about it so I thought I would use this for everyone to offer training tips for those who have those "BIG" personality critters that nip anything that moves.
I watched a video or 2 about paper towel training large constrictors. I use this method because it doesn't offer the snake anything that will hurt their teeth if they bite it. It is very visual. It seams to be working so far. It seams to be a good way to let them know I am not food and that it means human interaction is going to happen. I train with it regardless of the personality of the snake. Hormones can change the personality of the snake as they grow so is always great to train them all IMO.
To get them adjusted to training I fallow this method.
For my ball pythons. I hold them calmly in my lap until they get out of the ball position and begin to explore then limit the handling to a few min at a time till they get use to it. Then gradually increase handling them from there.
My Retic requires more attention. She doesn't sit still when you first take her out. She is on the move and want to explore everything.
I have herd of tap training them with a snake hook.
1. What methods do you use?
2. Why do you use the method you use over another method?
3. What are things you don't like about other methods?
4. Do you train all, none, or only aggressive ones?
Please be detailed. I want this to be educational for everyone.
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