New Snake Biting Behavior

[changelingash]

Originally Posted by Pythonguy1

What kind of python is that anyway? Looks like a little anteresia.

Spotted Python(Antaresia maculosa), so you're right!


Also, does anyone else have tips for getting her to stop? She's an angel for the first 4 days after feeding (not that I really know about the first 2 as those are digestion days), but once day 5 comes around, she's hungry again and always trying to eat me. I usually try to feed her every 5 days, where I handle her the morning of day 5 and feed her before I go to bed (to try to get the socializing in), but she's having a slow feeding response all over during that day. I try to distract her but she loves to still try to eat me. Since she's meant to be a program animal later on, I want to nip this in the bud and make sure she's handlable any day of the week.

Any ideas on how to get her to stop? It's always after she's been in my hand for a few minutes.


Edit: Also I could try to get more videos of her biting.

She does the typical nosing into me/tiny fast tongue flicks that signal she is interested in my hand, but she doesn't get very distracted by me verbally warning her, tapping her, or trying to move my hand.

[Pythonguy1]

Originally Posted by changelingash

Spotted Python(Antaresia maculosa), so you're right!


Also, does anyone else have tips for getting her to stop? She's an angel for the first 4 days after feeding (not that I really know about the first 2 as those are digestion days), but once day 5 comes around, she's hungry again and always trying to eat me. I usually try to feed her every 5 days, where I handle her the morning of day 5 and feed her before I go to bed (to try to get the socializing in), but she's having a slow feeding response all over during that day. I try to distract her but she loves to still try to eat me. Since she's meant to be a program animal later on, I want to nip this in the bud and make sure she's handlable any day of the week.

Any ideas on how to get her to stop? It's always after she's been in my hand for a few minutes.


Edit: Also I could try to get more videos of her biting.

She does the typical nosing into me/tiny fast tongue flicks that signal she is interested in my hand, but she doesn't get very distracted by me verbally warning her, tapping her, or trying to move my hand.

What food size is she on? She could be biting if she isn't getting a large enough meal. Also I wouldn't handle her on the day that you feed her. If you handle her on the day that you feed her then she might start thinking that handling day is feeding day and that could be why she is biting while you're handling her.

[changelingash]

Originally Posted by Pythonguy1

What food size is she on? She could be biting if she isn't getting a large enough meal. Also I wouldn't handle her on the day that you feed her. If you handle her on the day that you feed her then she might start thinking that handling day is feeding day and that could be why she is biting while you're handling her.

She's on day old pinkies and is about to move up, I'll get her moved up once I'm out of them.

[Pythonguy1]

Originally Posted by changelingash

She's on day old pinkies and is about to move up, I'll get her moved up once I'm out of them.

Good luck