Quote Originally Posted by Foschi Exotic Serpents View Post
Hey I have an idea!!!

Why don't you all just stick to the question of the OP? I'm sure he thinks we're all nuts by now..

Jeeze.
Well no question about that... I admit insanity.


Quote Originally Posted by Justin05 View Post
I feed him a small rat about once every 10-12 days. He has never refused a mouse/rat since I've had him. He's in a 45 gallon enclosure, kept at 87-90 on the hot end and 75-80 on the cool end(hides on either end). Humidity at about 70-80 percent. He's never had a bad shed either. I really hate to complain, he's in great shape besides the agressive behavior. I don't have a scale, so I cannot weigh him. That's the only time he's wrapped me. But he's bitten me on many other occasions. I try to hold him AT LEAST a few times a month. When he wrapped me I jerked a little bit, but waited it out, instead of prying him off me. I was a little worried about his teeth, but he fed with no issues 3 days later. He just never seems curious, always pissed off. Am I not feeding him enough?!? The second he sees my hand in his cage he rears his head back like he's gonna strike. I don't feed him in his cage, so I dunno what that's about. Thanks for the responses, it's appreciated. ...And I won't be getting rid of him, he is what he is, and he's still beautiful!
It sounds like you have a great attitude about the whole situation, which is good =) If you don't already, you might try adding lots of hiding places in your enclosure to help him feel more secure.

Foschi had some good advice for safely getting him out of the tank without getting bit. The towel distraction is helpful.

How big is your ball, and what size rat do you feed him? My big male that came flying at my face, turns out, was only calm and docile when he had a huge rat in his belly. He ate more frequently than any of our other snakes, and seemed to only be friendly/content when heading towards obesity.