Quote Originally Posted by arpowell View Post
Don't worry! My girl was a super shy feeder at first too, and I'm jumpy so I scared her when she struck just like you did. What I would strongly suggest is what worked for my snake Miriam and me, which was just putting a blanket over the side of her tank so she couldn't see me. I still jumped (it takes a while to get used to how they strike), but it didn't scare her with that method. It just took her some time to get used to me, and it took me some time to get used to the strike so I wouldn't jump anymore. Don't beat yourself up over it, jumping is a natural thing to do. It sounds like your snake is pretty shy, so I'd recommend just keeping yourself as hidden as possible after he strikes. You might even want to leave his room completely after he gets it and leave him in low light.

Hopefully the fact that he looks like he's trying to find it is a good sign and he'll get it again - my Miriam never refuses a meal after she's struck it, at least. I'm wishing you all the best, I really hope he eats for you tonight!
Thanks so so much! Glad to hear what you had to say. He doesn’t seem to be shy when he’s about to strike, it just seems to be when he is eating. I know over time I’ll get used to the strike, but he still quickly struck soon after. For now on, I’ll leave and turn the lights off for at least an hour after he strikes. I’ll check in about thirty minutes to see if he ate and put an update. Thanks again!


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