Quote Originally Posted by Egapal View Post
The only problem with your reply to my post is that I agree with you and you replied as if I didn't. The OP calls this an issue of cage aggression. I definitely think this is an issue of a hungry snake. I am saying that feeding in the cage will fix the problem. The problem being that the snake is aggressive when you take it out of its cage to feed it in a separate tub. Don't do that and the problem goes away. Now you may still have an issue with the snake being aggressive when you just want to handle it, but thats a whole other problem. If we haven't determined that cage aggression is even real then really we are creating one problem to try and solve another problem that its not helping to solve. Feed your snake. Try to handle it when its least hungry. The older it gets and the more you handle it the more it should calm down. If it doesn't then guess what. You have a mean Cal King. They are animals, they each have their own personalities and there is no magic bullet to fixing them. All we can do is practice good husbandry and work with them.
Sorry. I'm a bad skimmer and get in a hurry sometimes....especially with my screwed up schedule. I guess my main concern with your first post was that you said the snake would not associate the keepers hand with food if fed in the cage. I just don't think they care what's in their cage. I don't think it has anything to do with aggression but more that kingsnakes will eat every day if you feed them. Anything in their cage that moves is fair game.