My Jaguar

[Coffee Black]

Originally Posted by Lankyrob

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.

[stephanbakir]

Keep us informed, we can help.

[jmorris7575]

stephan is there anything else you can tell us?

[stephanbakir]

Can you be more specific?

[jmorris7575]

ummm well we have been talking about hook training there must be more to it then just tapping them on the head with a stick, so what I am asking is is what else is there

[stephanbakir]

For the most part, hook training is more about setting a routine then anything else.
Whenever you feed the animal you get the food item and toss it in the enclosure and close it asap, never involving the hook, the snake understands no head tap = maby food and the smell does the rest.
Hook training means using the hook to break the feeding response every time you want to take the snake out, work in the enclosure or anything that doesn't involve food. It doesn't take them long to figure it out.

[jmorris7575]

thank you dude