Quote Originally Posted by Jafis
I agree. Although he probably just needs some time to get used to people again are you sure there isn't something making him feel so defensive? For example a stereo too close to the tank that freaks him out. Things of that nature.
No stereo - but he currently lives on top of my savannah monitor's enclosure (he was in a room on his own before) and I keep threatening I'll feed him to the monitor :eek: .

I think in the light of what some of you are saying that if they are nippy as babies they often don't grow out of it, I'll see if we can swap for a pretty morph corn. I hate giving up on a snake but at the end of the day my daughter does want one she can handle. I told the pet shop owner of the problem and he gave us 2-3 weeks to see if snake will settle in before deciding. One thing that is quite different for him is that his enclosure is almost twice the size of his original one in the shop (he was in hatchling tub) - but he did eat for us the first week and was due a pinky yesterday which we left with him overnight.

Should I get him out to handle everyday for 15 mins? I feel a total newb at this new snake business - I'm sure my BP came out the egg tame , I had no problems with my boa who I got at the same age as this spotted is now, and my hoggy was an adult. My sav I just left alone when he was a baby and let him learn to trust me - a totally different ball game for monitor "taming".