Hets gone crazy!!!!

[Tussin]

I have a pair of albino hets and there more moody then most of my snakes. But the female is crazy. I took her out yesterday to feed her and she struck at me 3 times in a row. Then when i went to move her she hissed at me ( she hisses all the time), but she has never struck at me. Dose anyone have this problem with there hets?

[casperca]

nope... not unless my male's hungry ...

[frankykeno]

Doubt it's anything to do with them being hets or a genetic issue. Just snakes being snakes. Some are easy to deal with, some have attitudes...some are easy one moment and hissy the next.

[xdeus]

Ed Clark and Tim Bailey recently posted that they thought Het Albinos were more aggressive, so there might be something to it. I don't think it's a steadfast rule, though, as I have a couple het albinos that are very timid/flinchy and have never struck at me.

[JLC]

I have a pair of albino hets and there more moody then most of my snakes. But the female is crazy. I took her out yesterday to feed her and she struck at me 3 times in a row. Then when i went to move her she hissed at me ( she hisses all the time), but she has never struck at me. Dose anyone have this problem with there hets?

Sounds to me like maybe she'd be a candidate for being fed in her own enclosure, rather than being moved. I can't imagine trying to reach in and pick up my het-caramel on feeding day...she lunges for the first movement she sees, so it better be the rat! LOL

[SPJ]

Ed Clark and Tim Bailey recently posted that they thought Het Albinos were more aggressive, so there might be something to it. I don't think it's a steadfast rule, though, as I have a couple het albinos that are very timid/flinchy and have never struck at me.

I have to agree. Just about every 100% het I have ever met (not all but most) wants to do nothing but draw blood on me.

I just sold 2 66% het girls and I swear based upon the attitude, one of them is a 100% het without a doubt.

They just don't like me.

[andwhy6]

i have the same problem. both my albino hets (male and female) are very moody. they strike at me just about every time i take them out. you just have to work with them tho. my pair is starting to mellow out now. ive had them for about a month

[mlededee]

i've not noticed any extra or unusual aggression with any of my hets. in fact, my het albino girl will only eat a f/t rat that is left on the cage floor for her to eat once i leave the room. pretty tame stuff there.

[SPJ]

You're lucky it's so calm.

Het albinos, orange ghosts, and WC adults are the only BP's I have ever had to use a hook with.

[mlededee]

i also have 2 het ghosts and they are sweethearts. i do have some poss. het pieds that are a little fiesty--not bad but i've been nipped by a few of them. they are still just babies though and get excited about feeding day (can't dislike that!). but maybe i should take that as a sign that they will prove out for me in a few years.