Jerky Movements

[Keyboard Warrior]

i agree with the above. He will become more relaxed in time, just keep doing what your doing with him.

When i got my first one, he would make these fast jerky movements which used to make me nervous, i even threw him once (big embaressment and shame but n o harm done). After a few months he calmed down, and now he is super chilled. When i open his tub he comes out if his roaming and his so relaxed when i hold him. I do still only take him out 2 or 3 times a week and only for 10 or 15 mins at a time.

I do know how you feel, i have just got a new one from aug 2010 clutch, she has not been handled much by the breeder and she is realy scared when i hold her. So i am going through the same process again.

I think its a process we should enjoy!

Good luck and have fun with him or her

See thats what I'm afraid of doing. I've done martial arts my whole life, so real fast jerky movements, provoke a bad response from me (ask a few gf's that have snuck up on me :p) Anyways, my hand jerks away everytime he makes those jerky movements. If he strikes or bites me, I'm afraid I will inadvertently hurt him by jerking him or throwing him.

[Johan]

See thats what I'm afraid of doing. I've done martial arts my whole life, so real fast jerky movements, provoke a bad response from me (ask a few gf's that have snuck up on me :p) Anyways, my hand jerks away everytime he makes those jerky movements. If he strikes or bites me, I'm afraid I will inadvertently hurt him by jerking him or throwing him.

Isn't one of the key parts of martial arts focused on bodily control and not jerky movements? :p kidding aside, just keep handling your snake and wear gloves if your scared.

[Keyboard Warrior]

Isn't one of the key parts of martial arts focused on bodily control and not jerky movements? :p kidding aside, just keep handling your snake and wear gloves if your scared.

haha, hence why I am no master. Better to say Martial arts has given me the gift (curse) of overreaction to fast movements. Anyways yeah, I know it doesn't hurt being bitten, I'm not really scared of that, its just the sudden striking. I watched him strike last night, at a f/t in a little cup in his cage. I literally jumped up out of my chair