Handling.

[viper8940]

I haven't tanken my snake out in about a month or so becuase everytime I have went to take him out he keeps hissing at me. So i was just wondering if from the lack of handling i have had with him is that why he has started to hiss at me. I have had him for about 3 months now and he never hissed at me when i first got him. I was always able to take him out whenever i want with no problem but latlely he just has seemed pissed off. He also only has eaten once since i got him. He is very active at night time going crazy in his tank during the day thou hes in his hide all the time so thats a good thing.

Just wondering if you guys think i should still try to take him out even thou hes always hissing at me or just leave him be till he stops.

[Slim]

A month is a long time for a BP to be in a bad mood. Can you please tell us about your setup? Temps, hides, substrate, etc. When was his last shed? How much does he weigh and what are you offering for food items, and how often. A picture of your setup would really be helpful in figuring out the issue.

[Balls Out Morphs]

If he's learned that you’re afraid of the hiss he's going to keep using it against you.

[The Serpent Merchant]

Are you sure that you are providing the proper temperatures/humidity? Most of the time an aggressive BP is aggressive because something isn't right and it is stressing him/her out.

If everything is right and he is still eating then I don't see any issue with handeling him.

[viper8940]

Setup is two hides exactly the same water bowl in the middle. Hot hide is 88-93 Cold hide is 78-82 Humidity is around 50-70. Have an UTH under the hot hide with a small amount of aspen and then about an inch of aspen on the cold side an in his cold hide so he can burrow. Also have a small lamp with an inferaed buld to keep the ambient temps up.

When I fed him first he ate a medium rat just fine. I have tryed mediums again but he never takes them. I tryed a small rat last night and he just ignores it and keeps trying to get out of his tank.

Ill try and get a pic of the tank but i dont have a camera =[

He shed about a month ago or so.. His shed was perfect all in one piece. After his shed he did have mites. The mites are now under control thou. Im useing aspen bedding now since the mites are gone but i was useing paper towels for ahwile when he did have mites.

And i only feed F/T. Making sure the rat is around 100 degrees befor feeding consideing 100 is around the rats normal body temp.

[The Serpent Merchant]

Is your UTH on a thermostat?

[viper8940]

Yes it is. Wouldn't want my man to fry up lol

[Rob]

Seems like your husbandry is on point. Could just be the animals "personality" if I were you I would just keep handling him with confidence and not show him that his hissing is bothering you.

[viper8940]

Think I should get a snake hook or paper towel roll to keep him from snapping at me incase he does? He hasn't snapped at me yet just hisses everytime i try to take him out of his tank. He even hisses when i try to feed him and the rat is in front of him =[

[The Serpent Merchant]

Sounds like he is all bark and no bite, confidence is very important. Hesitation only gives him more time to bite you.