Any suggestions?

[rlditmars]

I have a 9 1/2-10 foot Yellow Anaconda that has a not so nice temperament (to say the least).
It is an absolute chore moving her from her enclosure to a holding tub, she will not stop fighting me and trying to bite me until she is in the holding tub then the routine begins again while getting her back into her enclosure, this whole process can take upward of 45 minutes to an hour. As any Anaconda owner knows Anaconda's are messy so i have to move her every other day or so and it does get tiring, i can't even fill her water tub without moving her as she doesn't hesitate to go after anyone if they aren't paying very close attention.

Now i am not looking to "tame" her because i doubt that will ever happen, she is just a very high strung animal (And i truly do love her for that) but i would like to make things easier on both her and myself when i have to move her. Any suggestions?

I did get her when she was already 7 1/2 to 8 feet from a kid on Craigslist who was terrified of her which caused him to neglect her horribly, he didn't even clean her enclosure in over a year.

Ever considered building a two sided enclosure with a divider that could just be pulled. She could be coaxed to the other side when necessary. That way you could always have one side clean and ready for her to go. Just a thought.