My poor baby...

[Zincubus]

South Texas is known for having moderate humidity. Maybe I can lower the a/c in the house and open the doors and windows to help boost the humidity in the tank. Would putting a humidifier near his tank help any?? Just until I can get this worked out??


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It's an idea for sure . In the meantime keep spraying regularly especially on the days after their eyes clear until they've shed completely .

[Ckrumn]

Uh. Don't bother. Hand feeding is not a display of trust so much as it is an easy way to get accidentally bit. Just feed with tongs.


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Well, so much for that. I'm sure it hurts like hell when it by a bigger snake. I'm more afraid of him hurting himself if he bit me. I can get over it.


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[rufretic]

I have read and was told not to hand feed. Now I want to try it. At some point, not anytime soon. I would love to be able to hand feed mine. I used to hand feed my iguanas all the time. Yes I know, different creature. Lol. But it still nice to be trusted that much by them.


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Don't get confused, hand feeding is a little misleading. They will eat out of your hand once you establish a good feeding response, most of mine do. But keep in mind, they are not gentile about it, they just want their food and they aren't going to let you holding it get in their way, be prepared to get tagged if they miss lol!

[Zincubus]

I have read and was told not to hand feed. Now I want to try it. At some point, not anytime soon. I would love to be able to hand feed mine. I used to hand feed my iguanas all the time. Yes I know, different creature. Lol. But it still nice to be trusted that much by them.


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My error , he did strike feed off tongs a few years ago , I was holding him though . He was such a great feeder I just wondered if he'd strike whilst outside the viv .

I only did it once and always use tongs as a rule .

That said my adult Corn snake has in the past eaten OFF my hand but he's a special guy and has never struck , he just slides through the mouse like a whale feeding on plankton - very slow and gentile feeder .


I would never recommend this to anyone else . You just get to know your snakes over the years .

[Kaorte]

Well, so much for that. I'm sure it hurts like hell when it by a bigger snake. I'm more afraid of him hurting himself if he bit me. I can get over it.


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Lol! Ball python bites, even from big ones are not that bad. It's mostly just surprising.

They slam their prey items pretty hard.. I think it would be pretty hard for a ball python to get hurt biting you unless you started waving it around or threw it lol.

So yeah, don't do that. Over time you will be able to read body language and see if a bite is imminent.

[Ckrumn]

Don't get confused, hand feeding is a little misleading. They will eat out of your hand once you establish a good feeding response, most of mine do. But keep in mind, they are not gentile about it, they just want their food and they aren't going to let you holding it get in their way, be prepared to get tagged if they miss lol!

So it's possible but comes with risks... can he hurt himself if he tags me?? We haven't been able to get him to feed yet and we've had him for almost two weeks. Sunday will be three weeks without feeding. If I start of feeding by hand.... just very curious here. I'm not going to try anything new until we get him established.


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[Ckrumn]

My error , he did strike feed off tongs a few years ago , I was holding him though . He was such a great feeder I just wondered if he'd strike whilst outside the viv .

I only did it once and always use tongs as a rule .

That said my adult Corn snake has in the past eaten OFF my hand but he's a special guy and has never struck , he just slides through the mouse like a whale feeding on plankton - very slow and gentile feeder .


I would never recommend this to anyone else . You just get to know your snakes over the years .

That would be neat to see. How many years have you been handling snakes and what was you first one if you don't mind me asking?? Someone mentioned 20 years of experience and it may have been you, but I would have to go back through the thread to be sure.


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[Zincubus]

That would be neat to see. How many years have you been handling snakes and what was you first one if you don't mind me asking?? Someone mentioned 20 years of experience and it may have been you, but I would have to go back through the thread to be sure.


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Not me , less than 20 years for sure ..
The Corn I mentioned is just a special snake I guess , one of my elite as regards being completely trustworthy .. he's a beaut and well over 4' I'd say ...

[Zincubus]

Not me , less than 20 years for sure ..
The Corn I mentioned is just a special snake I guess , one of my elite as regards being completely trustworthy .. he's a beaut and well over 4' I'd say ...

[Ckrumn]

He is such a bright color. Very nice. I like him.


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