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Should I continue to hook train?
The only true hooker I have is satan’s spawn, Olivia, my Olive Python. I prefer to let her crawl out of her cage on her own rather than do battle with her. At 2 years and 6 + feet, she can do some damage. But once out of the cage she is sweet, except when on the floor. Then I must use the hook to pick her up.

The hook is a must with this rebel.
Besides the one scaredy-cat Jungle Carpet, Sundance, the other four adult Carpets are Sweethearts. If they are in food mode a light touch on the head or boop the snoot with a paper towel roll works better than a hook. Once this is done they are tame as can be.
 
Paper towel roll works best for these hunters.
If I approach my big boa from behind he responds best to rubbing him with my hand. However, if approached from the front the paper towel roll works best.

Punch prefers a hand rub from behind.
My ways may seem inconsistent, but keep in mind that I only received two snakes at young ages. The rest were all at older stages of their life and each conditioned differently. Basically I’ve learned to read them and act accordingly.
Last edited by Reinz; 12-13-2019 at 03:46 PM.
The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.
1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
Mack The Knife, 2013
Lizzy, 2010
Etta, 2013
1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
Esmarelda , 2014
Sundance, 2012
2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017
Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.
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