nippy hypo bci need advice

[CeeJay]

Feed in the tank from now on. Hook train him so that he knows when you go to get him, its not feeding time. This will require lots of handling so he knows the difference. This is a baby boa right?

[enzos]

[enzos]

yeah he is still a baby

[M&H]

This is Satan my T+ Nic. Nics are notorious for having poor attitudes and he is not an exception. I have had him since December, and this video was taken at the end of February. As you can see he is not friendly and I was hesitant to put my hand in there. This is just pulling him off the rack and placing him on the ground. Before I started filming he had already stuck and his mouth was a bit screwy because of it.



However hook training him, which I have been doing since day one he has gotten much better. He still eats a rat pup, but I have him on a 7 day schedule. This picture was taken April 22, and while he looks far from relaxed he has improved ten fold. He no longer strikes at the tub or at me. With age I expect him to calm down even more.

I did not do anything extra besides make sure I was handling him as I would any other snake. I try to get 5 min a day per snake, minus the day they eat and the day after. I do not push him for more time and I don't expect any drastic change over night. Just takes a lot of patience.

[enzos]

[CeeJay]

The setup looks good. Anyway to make that pic of him larger? If it is a Nic by chance this will explain the behavior. They are very nippy as youngsters.

[enzos]

I cant seem to figure out how to make this image bigger ><

[enzos]

[CeeJay]

Definitely doesn't appear to be a Nic. He looks nice though.

I would feed in the tank. Hook train. Keep handling frequently. If he's going to bite, better that its now and not 4 years from now when he's BIG.

Not sure where your tank is located but if there is a high amount of traffic passing it, he could get stressed.

[enzos]

alright atm I handle him every day even after he strikes or bites and ima start to use the hook and I have all my snakes located in a room just for them cus I use a heater to heat the whole room to around 80 so only person they really see is me lol