New Jag Carpet help

[tylervelez]

I have always loved reptiles especially snakes. I have done a lot of research on them and have 2 red tail boas and a jaguar carpet python. I have had the boas for 2-3 months and have had no problems at all.

With the carpet python, I just got him on 1-4-14. When i bought him, i handled him for probably 2 hours before i got home and actually set up his cage. He is in a 3X2X18 melamine cage. The temperature is 86 for the basking spot. The humidity is between 60-70% He has done a lot of exploring but usually settles down on the branch. When i try to reach in the cage and just touch him, he starts to hiss. What does this mean. I dont want to make him mad. A few questions

Should I leave him in his cage for a certain amount of time in his new cage before i handle him?

Should i try to pick him up from below?

Should i try to snake hook train him?

If you look at the picture of his cage, you will see a water bowl on one side and a hide on the other, with branches throughout.

Any advice about carpet pythons or red tails that isnt common knowledge would be greatly appreciated.

[Donnie]

I would leave him be until he has had 4 feeds with you before you start to handle him, just go in to spot clean and change water. They can be a bit viv defensive sometimes so a hook may be a good option for you but leave him be for a while and then see how it goes when you do start to handle him.

[Mikoh4792]

Dude... this is like your 3rd or 4rth thread that is the exact same.... we've given you answers

http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/new-forum/103640-hello-help.html


there is absolutely nothing wrong with your snake if it's hissing. It's a snake and you're a big monkey trying to grab it. It sees you as a threat. Just keep it for several years and hopefully it will calm down. If it doesn't there is still nothing wrong with your snake.


Put a guard around your bulb and raise the hotspot to 90f. If you can't get a guard invest in a radiant heat panel.

[Terranaut]

If your going to handle him.....do it. Your teaching him that hissing or biting will make you go away. Commit. Grab him and take him out. You dont want an 8' carpet trying to bite you.

[Donnie]

Dude... this is like your 3rd or 4rth thread that is the exact same.... we've given you answers

http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/new-forum/103640-hello-help.html


there is absolutely nothing wrong with your snake if it's hissing. It's a snake and you're a big monkey trying to grab it. It sees you as a threat. Just keep it for several years and hopefully it will calm down. If it doesn't there is still nothing wrong with your snake.


Put a guard around your bulb and raise the hotspot to 90f. If you can't get a guard invest in a radiant heat panel.

I thought the question looked familiar