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Old 06-25-11, 01:44 PM   #17
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Re: My Jaguar

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Originally Posted by Lankyrob View Post
Part of hook training that i use with my SD Retic is to touch the snake lightly on the top of the head, applying minimal pressure, this "turns off" his feeding response (i then can reach in and get him by hand but you would normally then use the hook to remove from the viv).

That is the only tip i have picked up from reading on here - luckily he has a really obvious FEED mode and RELAXED mode so i can judge when i need to use the hook.
Alright that coincides with what i thought and have read. I'll go with that tactic and I think i'll be trying it out tomorrow.
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