hello people - yellow annie

[PsychoSnake]

Originally Posted by marvelfreak

First thing you need to do is get a hook and start working on hook training. Use the hook every time so it know it not feed time and never use it when it is feed time. You don't want them to associate the hook with food.

Second you are correct they are very smart like Retics. I had mine train where if i needed to clean the side of the cage he was on i would tap the hook on the bottom of the cage twice and he move to the far end of the cage.

Third they speed is amazingly super fast even when they get bigger. Never ever let your guard down. As it gets bigger always have someone near by in case something goes wrong. You'll also want to start handling more and if you need to use gloves.

Hopefully yours is a female they are way mellower than males. Also you'll want to start planning now on a adult size cage for her. Plus always have a big enough water bowl that she can soak and move around in easy. As the get bigger they like to spend lots of time in the water. The reason is as they get heavier soaking in the water relives some of the pressure put on their body by their weigh.

Now this next thing will sound a bit odd but it works great for baby to juvenile that are aggressive. Remove all hides but he water bowl. Make sure to have what ever your using for bedding deep enough that it can burrow under it. I had a big time breeder who been doing it for years in Europe on another site tell me this. After i removed all his hide and made the bedding deeper he started to mellow out for me. What it does is allow them to pop their nose out and look around but still feel safe no matter where they are in the cages. By the time they real start putting on some real size they will feel more secure in their cage and you won't need it super deep just a few inches.

Any questions just ask.

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I don't have much to add other than the deep substrate worked well for my nervous green anaconda. I use reptile bark. She still hisses at me but once she's out she's of her tub she's usually quite pleasant.

Also you can use a paper towel roll as defense from bites.