Well when I first got them I left them alone as much as I could the first week. This proved to be pretty hard since they were shipped with mites. Dealing with young bloods, in a new home, with mites meant I got bit a lot that first week. After getting that taken care of I started short sessions with them keeping them away from my face and neck. These sessions were short and usually only for about as long as it took for them to relax with me. I eventually extended the time I would keep them out and as they proved that they were not into biting me any more I allowed them more freedom when crawling and climbing around me. It has been a very long time now since I have been tagged and I can do all my needed cleaning without having to worry about them tagging me. When I did get tagged I did not stop what I was doing with them. I finished what I was doing and would not place them back home until they chilled out. The two females are great and act just like my big girl now but the male can still get very pissy at times. He will actually actively come at you when he gets like this but most the time even he is pretty calm now. He is a character.Originally Posted by platinumbp
You just have to be steady and make deliberate moves when working with them. I believe they mainly bite when young out of fear and once they learn you are not there to hurt them and their little nips do nothing to deter you they will stop. Now every snake is different and some just seem to be hard to get along with. These species are very vocal and no matter how relaxed they are all of mine hiss, huff, and puff. That's just them.
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