Perfect Example Of Cage Aggression And Feeding In The Enclosure.

[patientz3ro]

Apologies for the dim, shaking video. Filmed on my phone...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVZZ...e_gdata_player

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[Kodieh]

So, didn't have volume on, is this satire? And haha at you jumping everytime it's head pointed at you.

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[Garnet]

That's one mean snake right there!

[patientz3ro]

So, didn't have volume on, is this satire? And haha at you jumping everytime it's head pointed at you.

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Total satire! The "jumping" is trying to keep the camera on her head and keep her from getting her head stuck in the hinge...again. Although I do have to admit to one flinch when she bumped her nose on the glass.

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[MonkeyShuttle]

I didnt notice the aggression. What is it exactly he was do to worry you besides escape the cage. And if he smelled your hand or was curious to your hand as to a meal well you were grabbing a rodent then the snake then the rodent again. Seem like your provoking the guy

[patientz3ro]

I didnt notice the aggression. What is it exactly he was do to worry you besides escape the cage. And if he smelled your hand or was curious to your hand as to a meal well you were grabbing a rodent then the snake then the rodent again. Seem like your provoking the guy

Don't worry, you didn't miss any aggression. That was the point. The title was deliberately misleading. The point is that cage aggression is a myth. Ajja is an extreme example of that, which is why I made this video.

She's been an experiment of sorts since she came home. As I said in the video, she's been exposed to my scent every day since I got her, but on HER terms. Every day my hand is in that tank. If she wants to approach my hand, climb up my arm, or rest her chin in my palm and go back to sleep, she can. If she wants to ignore it and go back to sleep, she can do that too. Either way, it's her choice. See, I believe you can develop a "relationship" of sorts with an animal in which not only are you NOT considered a threat or a stress factor, you're actually seen as a familiar presence. Possibly even as an indication of safety and security. Basically, my scent and heat signature has become such a normal part of her life that she actually seeks them out. I also think that they're able to distinguish between different scents and heat signatures much more accurately than most people think. If not, she probably would have bitten me by now.

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[southbay54]

thanks for the video. Have you tired live rat?

[patientz3ro]

thanks for the video. Have you tired live rat?

Not yet. When I go through the current batch of micicles I'm going to try my mouse brain on the head trick. Live rat is a last resort. I know there are thousands of pythons eating live rats without issues, but the fact that she doesn't strike or constrict prey makes me a tiny bit nervous. I had a rat in high school that was given to me by a pet shop employee who bought him as a feeder for her BP. That ended badly for the snake.

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[southbay54]

Not yet. When I go through the current batch of micicles I'm going to try my mouse brain on the head trick. Live rat is a last resort. I know there are thousands of pythons eating live rats without issues, but the fact that she doesn't strike or constrict prey makes me a tiny bit nervous. I had a rat in high school that was given to me by a pet shop employee who bought him as a feeder for her BP. That ended badly for the snake.

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with the ball you have to watch close. I would always moved the rat if I thought the rodent had advantage or better site for a bite. You could always hold the rat with a pair of thongs

[patientz3ro]

with the ball you have to watch close. I would always moved the rat if I thought the rodent had advantage or better site for a bite. You could always hold the rat with a pair of thongs

If for some strange reason the mouse brain trick fails, I'll give that a shot. I will DEFINITELY have my hand out of the tank for that one.

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