Quote Originally Posted by Prognathodon View Post
Actually, if he makes a strike at you *don’t* put him back. If you do, it’ll teach him that being a jerk gets him put back in his enclosure. Hold on to him a little longer until he’s being (relatively) well-behaved again.

It’s like hook/tap-training - snakes aren’t geniuses, but they can learn straightforward things.


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That’s great advice and I thought about that after the fact. I guess being the first time I just reacted that way. It makes total sense though. I hope this doesn’t become a routine as far as the striking but I’m going to keep at it. It was nice to know it didn’t hurt or anything so that will make me less anxious and shaky.

Thank you for the thought !


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