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Yoshi
Snake Mite
7 Posts |
 Posted - 06/01/2012 : 20:03:34
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| Hi I am new to snakes after keeping bearded dragons .got my first one 8 days ago after seeing and handling him every couple of days since before Xmas and was fine since bringing him home he strikes at the glass if I look at him in his viv & if try to handle him he strikes & bites any ideas what I am doing wrong he was left alone for 5days to settle and. Has eaten once heat is as you recomend and he is active and out climbing quite a bit thanks |
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Ryan_q8
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
39 Posts |
Posted - 06/01/2012 : 21:19:44
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Although probably not the most experienced owner would suggest u let him/her settle in for longer try even 2 weeks just ensure water and food are changed.
Reaction most likely due to fear good sign not comfortable. |
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2308 Posts |
Posted - 06/01/2012 : 21:41:54
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| More info would help, age, viv size and setup etc. |
0.1.0 Okeetee (Sookie) 0.1.0 Powder (Luna) 0.1.0 Bloodred (Arlene) 0.1.0 Caramel Stripe (Tara)
0.1.0 Ghost (Crystal) 0.1.0 Caramel (Jessica) 0.1.0 Lavender Stripe (Portia) 1.0.0 Platinum (Godric)
0.1.0 Thayers King (Lettie Mae) 0.1.0 Albino Blairs King (Lorena) 0.1.0 Russian Ratsnakes (Pam)
0.1.0 Korean Ratsnake (Katerina) 1.0.0 Russian Ratsnake (Lafayette)
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Yoshi
Snake Mite
7 Posts |
Posted - 06/01/2012 : 22:17:52
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| Thanks he's seven months old in a two foot viv (what he was in before ) temps are correct hot end / cool.end has hide in wam end heat mat thermostatically controlled |
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2308 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2012 : 19:14:33
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| Setup seems fine, all I would suggest is hides in both ends, plenty of foliage ( I along with many others use ivy from Dumelm Mill) and lots and lots of handling. Sure he will settle down in time. |
0.1.0 Okeetee (Sookie) 0.1.0 Powder (Luna) 0.1.0 Bloodred (Arlene) 0.1.0 Caramel Stripe (Tara)
0.1.0 Ghost (Crystal) 0.1.0 Caramel (Jessica) 0.1.0 Lavender Stripe (Portia) 1.0.0 Platinum (Godric)
0.1.0 Thayers King (Lettie Mae) 0.1.0 Albino Blairs King (Lorena) 0.1.0 Russian Ratsnakes (Pam)
0.1.0 Korean Ratsnake (Katerina) 1.0.0 Russian Ratsnake (Lafayette)
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Yoshi
Snake Mite
7 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2012 : 19:37:08
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| Thanks I have the two hides branches for climbing but no foliage he has stopped striking the glass today he let me handle him for about ten minutes so hopefully he is settling in thank for hints |
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tordyjo
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2036 Posts |
Posted - 12/01/2012 : 21:22:25
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| you could use the old trick of a sock in the pocket, put a clean sock in your pocket for the day and then put in the viv, it just helps the snake to get used to your smell for when you go in to change water etc |
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1.2.0 corns, 1.1.0 cats tropical guppies who continually breed
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4494 Posts |
Posted - 15/01/2012 : 10:20:16
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quote:
Originally posted by tordyjo
you could use the old trick of a sock in the pocket, put a clean sock in your pocket for the day and then put in the viv, it just helps the snake to get used to your smell for when you go in to change water etc
I would definitely agree with this. This helped me out. |
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Elicia
Hatchling
222 Posts |
Posted - 16/01/2012 : 14:47:58
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Hello
I got my first Corn a couple of weeks ago and he kept hissing and striking at us even when we went to change water. Somebody on here advised me on the 'sock trick' which turned out to be the best advice ive had so far!What I did was got a cheap pair of gloves, I wore one and so did my partner for a couple of hours then we put one in each hide. The change happened overnight!Percy is now as calm as anything and sleeps tucked up in the gloves!
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