Quote Originally Posted by Razaiel
My daughter's 16 - she wants to train to be a vet specializing in herps I guess if she does she's going to have to get used to things biting. I think it's more he makes us jump - no way can we say it hurts - he doesn't measure much more than 1 1/2 ft I think. I was really just wondering what the chances are of taming down a spotted of this age that is already jumpy - I know baby spotteds/childrens are supposed to be nippy but (mostly) grow out of it.
this very well depends on the snake. i had nippy childrens and spotteds as babys(14 total) and only one would i trust not to bite me. they are nippy by nature and arent the kind of snake that generally grows out of it all antaresia species alike. i have "dog tame" childrens and spotteds but the ratio of them being nippy is much higher than being "tame". you may luck out with a childrens or you may find it to be exactly the same as your spotted. its more of luck of the draw