Quote Originally Posted by CatandDiallo View Post
You're going to rehome a snake for being a snake?

If your child turns out to be a little butt, will you rehome them, too?
No reason to be a jerk, it not like I went out and bought her just to toss her aside because she isn't lovable. Either I took her in or she died in a cold house with no heat. I really hadn't planned on keeper her in the first place, I wasn't looking for another snake but I wasn't going to let her die when I have the room and experience to care for her.

@ RockNRollProcelain
Thank you for the advice. Her husbandry is spot on, heat and humidity is good, she has 2 hides, Cyprus mulch substrate, a large water dish and drift wood for clutter. She is in a dimly lit bedroom and thats where I usually handle her so the TV and dogs won't bother her.

I'm only handling her once a week for just a few minutes, I actually think she needs more handling at this point. When I do get her out, I reach in and pick her up from the middle of her body, as soon as she is out of the cage I support her with both hands. Most of the time, she balls up in my hands so I rub her back while she hides her face. If she settles down and stops trying to eat me, I let he slide from hand to hand. If she starts getting feisty, I cover her eyes back up until she calms back down. I continue to handle her even if she does start striking, I won't put her back until she has calmed back down.

I do use rubber gloves to remover her from the cage, the kind you wash dishes with. Once I get her in my hands, I remove the gloves. She hasn't bit bare skin yet and I'll do all I can to keep from getting bit. I react badly to snake bites, even a corn snake bite will swell up and get nasty, no amount of disinfection or medicated cream will prevent infection. Got tagged once on the thumb by a tree boa, my joint swelled up so bad I couldn't bend it for 2 months and it took forever for the swelling to completely go away.

Its feeding day today so I did take her out for about 15 minutes. She was pretty good today, no striking but she definitely wasn't happy. She is extremely jumpy if my hands get anywhere near the front third of her body and will freak if I touch her tail. I try not to make sudden movements around her head but I do touch her tail to try and desensitize her.