Angry Mojave is Angry

[snakesRkewl]

sounds like dials in use ...

To know what your temperatures are you NEED a probed thermometer.

[digizure]

I have a mojo that is a lap python. She loves to just chill out and doesn't try to explore. I love her! I can be on my computer and she'd just hang out with me. However, I do have a pastel that is strike-happy. I keep handling her and hope that will go away.

[hypnotixdmp]

Yeah you can get a thermometer/hydrometer from Walmart for only $12 that will tell you temps.


0.3 Normals (Coilette, Athena and Mary Jane)
1.0 Pastel (De Sol)
1.0 Spider (Zeus)
1.0 Mojave (Prometheus)

0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Stella)
0.1 BCI (Kiyoko)

[Sama]

Could just be a baby thing. My pastel and my pin where both strike happy until they got over 600g, then they settled down.

[KevinRanes]

Well I am sure it is not a Mojave thing because mine isn't like that. However some are just that way as babies, remember as babies they are on the bottom of the food chain and they like to show how tough they are, which is hilarious and cute if anything else. Hold him a little bit everyday, increasing the amount of time every week or so and when he is comfortable and gets a little older he will be just like the rest of the BPs, sweet and handle-able

[PiercingPrincess]

What do you mean, "a thing for"? Are they analog stick-on dials, or digital thermometers with a probe to measure the surface of the hot spot? What are the actual temperatures?

Sorry. Little tired and forgot to use my words :p
I have analog termometers but they aren't just the normal little stick on ones. Theyre good quality and slightly larger ones humity on one side temp on the other.

[PiercingPrincess]

Like he's not really a baby baby.. hes a little under 600 grams >.>
Any tips on handeling?

[hitman3303]

What does he do when you take him out of the aquarium? Does he keep trying to strike or does he calm down? My male is food aggressive but once he is out of the bin he is tame enough for my 8 year old to handle (with supervision). I found that with some, if you hook them out of the bin, you save your hands, they immediately calm down once they're lifted . . . .But I have also seen some that will bite at you consistently even when they're held . . .Everything can't necessarily be explained by just temps, food, hides etc.

[jbean7916]

Sorry. Little tired and forgot to use my words :p
I have analog termometers but they aren't just the normal little stick on ones. Theyre good quality and slightly larger ones humity on one side temp on the other.

Even if they are "quality", you don't know all your temps. You need surface temps on both sides and an ambient temp. Sounds like you only know ambient on a single side.

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[PiercingPrincess]

What does he do when you take him out of the aquarium? Does he keep trying to strike or does he calm down? My male is food aggressive but once he is out of the bin he is tame enough for my 8 year old to handle (with supervision). I found that with some, if you hook them out of the bin, you save your hands, they immediately calm down once they're lifted . . . .But I have also seen some that will bite at you consistently even when they're held . . .Everything can't necessarily be explained by just temps, food, hides etc.

He just keeps going.. Even after like 20 minutes.. >.> I thought maybe eventually he would just tire out but apparently not.. Once in a while he will ball.. but only for a second for you to let your aurd down so he can attack.. Ive tried using a hook to get him out but its a pain..