| Author |
 Topic  |
|
|
Aden
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
1 Posts |
 Posted - 20/01/2013 : 20:21:12
|
| Hi I am 11 and have just got my first snake, his name is Jasper. I have always wanted a snake, but now that I have finally got one I am surprised at how scared I am at handling him. He seems angry every time I get him out of his viv, he hisses and scares me. How can I encourage him to not do this? Is it just keep handling him and in time he will stop or will this be something that happens all the time? Once he is out he is happy in my hands and enjoys slithering around my hands and arms. |
Aden Parkinson |
|
|
ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 20/01/2013 : 20:24:38
|
| You need to leave him in his new home for a week without handling him, just do water changes, then slowly build up the amount of time he's out for |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
|
 |
|
|
lupi lou
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3670 Posts |
Posted - 20/01/2013 : 20:54:15
|
Hi and welcome,
As Scaly says give hima week to settle in, while he's settling in you can always to the sock trick: tuck a clean sock into your waist band for 24hrs then pop it in snakies house. this way he can get used to your scent while he settles in. |
 
1.0.1 Corns
0.1.0 Dog: springer
1.0.0 Horse
0.4.0 Gerbils
2.2.0 Leopard gecko
0.2.0 Cave gecko |
|
|
|
Donnie
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3215 Posts |
Posted - 20/01/2013 : 21:16:37
|
Hello and welcome
As mentioned leave for a week to settle and then after that start handling for short periods of time to build up their trust in you. When you go to get him out don't hesitate just be confident and pick him up. It's a learning curve for both of you and in time your confidence will grow and it will all become natural to you |
1.1 Corns (Anery Stripe, Amel) 1.0 Rootbeer 0.2 Jungle Carpet Python 1.0 Zebra Jungle Carpet Python 1.0 50% Diamond Zebra Carpet Python |
|
|
|
Razee
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2525 Posts |
Posted - 20/01/2013 : 21:24:08
|
Hello and welcome, Aden. How old is your snake, is it a hatchling, or an adult? Hatchlings are usually a bit more nervous than bigger snakes. If you think about it, they are so much smaller than us, and in nature, everything eats them. Most of "aggression" is usually just fear. Try to not be nervous, if you are, it makes the snake nervous, too.
Like the others have said, leave him for a week, and try the sock trick. After the week is over, just take it easy, if you find him roaming his vivarium, you could just put your hand in, and leave it there, he might crawl on it himself. Or, if he's in the hide, you could take the hide out, and then reach straight for him, one calm movement, don't hesitate, don't give him too much time to react. Scoop him up from the side, they find anything coming from above them quite scary.
Even if you get bitten, it shouldn't hurt much, if you've got a baby, it won't even break the skin. If you ever got bitten by hamster, that's much worse, than any corn snake can do. He's not nasty, if he's ok whilst he's out, so maybe he's just scared and trying to get you to leave him alone. He will learn, with time, that you won't hurt him, and he'll become calmer. Good luck , and let us know, ho he's doing.
|
0.1.0 late CB10 Carolina corn snake - Bazilishka
1.0.0 CB11 Abbots Okeetee- Little Twiddler
1.0.0 CB11 Hypo corn- Sebastianek
1.0.0. CB14 Butter Motley - Squidwood
0.0.2 CB18 normal/ Okeetee yearlings Bunny and Lalalishka
0.0.1 hognose
0.1.0 stable cat
0.1.0 house cat |
|
|
|
Blackcat
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1235 Posts |
Posted - 20/01/2013 : 21:28:46
|
Hello and welcome, good advice already provided above  |
0.0.2 Corn snakes - Morse & Zeus
1.1.0 Brazillian Rainbow Boa's - Indigo & Ruby
0.0.2 Columbian Rainbow Boa's - Orinoco & Tobago
1.0.0 House snake - Hoggle
0.1.0 Crested Gecko - Ludo
2.0.0 cats (RIP Zebee), 0.1.0 Dog, 2.0.0 Horses |
|
|
|
scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 20/01/2013 : 21:40:55
|
| Hi and welcome |
     
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
|
|
|
smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 20/01/2013 : 22:14:32
|
| Hi and welcome :) |
       |
|
|
|
Callazagy
Yearling
United Kingdom
506 Posts |
Posted - 20/01/2013 : 22:56:32
|
| Hi & Welcome |
* 2.1 Corn Snakes (Arthas - Normal, Tilion - Anery Lav, Yavanna - Stripe) * 1.1 Cape House Snake (Jenson & Ginetta) * 1.0 Carpet Python (Irian Jaya Jag - Grantly) *
* 1.0 Amazon Tree Boa (Omen) * 1.1.2 Crested Geckos (Brindle, Harley, Noumea & Farino) * 0.0.2 Gargoyle Geckos (Pazuzu & Vesper) *
* 0.0.1 Mexican Red Leg Tarantula (Aragog) * 1.1 Leopard Geckos (Kara & Darwin) * 1.0 Dog (Labrador - Barney) * 1.0 Cat (Casper) *
* 1.0 Western Hognose (Hamilton) * 1.0 Apricot Pueblan Milk Snake (Tweek) * 0.0.2 Common Musk Turtles (Erin & Ira) *
 |
|
|
| |
Topic |
|
first snake really excited
