Quote Originally Posted by snakey68
Yeah I dont see any issue lifting a hide otherwise you may see your snake once in a blue moon ...lol


You say you pet it ? if your stroking near the head this will make him or her coil up and hide and stress the snake, make sure you are not attempting to stroke its head IMO

What does your petting consist of if you dont mind me asking ?

As Franky said some snakes have their own moods and disposition and even then it can change periodically , thats the beauty of interacting with snakes it can change from day to day and teaches you to read your animal and understand its behaviour.

alot of tanks you cannot help but come in from above but as has been said if you can come in from the side so as not to alarm it where possible.





By petting I mean running my hand down his side just to let him know that I am there and try to relax him.

Thanks for the input! He wasn't like this before and the only thing I can think of that has changed is that I went to an infrared light. With the central air on, my cycle on the other light would not hold his temps at night. Now that I think of it, snakes are colorblind right? The reason I am saying this is that I feed him in a red washtub. Just wondering if my switch to a red light would make him think that it is feeding time. If that's the case, then I may have to change the color of his feeding tub!!

Peace!