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Bite Shy
Ok - as I mentioned previously my Hog/Nic struck me a few days ago when I attempted to take him out of his feeding bin. Totally my fault for not paying attention and trying to rush things along.
With that said, and the fact that the bite was more startling than painful, how do I handle future strike attempts? Do I "assert" my dominance, or do I not handle him and give him space? I know that handling is the only way for him to become adjusted to me, and vise versa. Yet I do not want to stress him out any more than necessary to gain his trust.
I do not hold any of my snakes for 36-48 hours after a feeding. My little ball is a darling baby, the larger ball is very hand shy....I can feel his body tense and he is very flinchy. I want to earn their trust, but yet do not want to be bullied by them or be afraid of my Hog/Nic either! The small strike I received did not hurt, but my bigger concern would be a strike and coil!
Any advice welcomed!
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