Hi all, thanks for the warm welcome! I have had reptiles in the past. Nothing as big, only geckos and my 10 yr RES. This really is a huge leap. My poor husband mutters "what did you get us into??"
The female was hissing and posed to strike any time we came near her enclosure. I tried to manover her once with a hook after she found the one spot she could escape from and she broke the collapsible hook. We now have a solid steel one and my husband learned very quickly how to handle the snake. He was struck at but lucky it turned out to be a head butt. She has since calmed down some, now that she's heated and has a hide. I haven't tried to handle her since but I do have my hands in the tank, adding bulbs and doing stuff. She hasnt tried to attack so maybe she was just really stressed as suggested. Now I also need to convince them to switch to F/T. They're sooooo beautiful but I really didn't think before getting us into this.
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