My Female

[unknownclown]

Well I've been meaning to get some pics up of my baby bloods but keep forgetting to. Then while I was watching TV I seen her cruising around in her tank and figured I'd snap a couple. I named her Mary after Bloody Mary of course since she tags me every chance she can get. I even have to put a towel over the container when I feed her or she will be too busy huffin and puffiing and striking the sides of the container tryin to get me... God I love her :P Love the attitude and the challenge!

[marvelfreak]

She cute! Have you thought about hook training? BTW love the name.

[unknownclown]

I may have to think about it. although Im hoping to tame her and I dont mind getting bitten, for now anyway. Im sure itll be different once she is bigger.

[stephanbakir]

Originally Posted by unknownclown

I may have to think about it. although Im hoping to tame her and I dont mind getting bitten, for now anyway. Im sure itll be different once she is bigger.

They have a strike like a shotgun when they get older. Hook training should be something everyone does with their animals, it doesn't bother them... All it does is break the feeding response.

[marvelfreak]

We need some new pictures of Mary. She so sweet looking.

[CDN_Blood]

I've never used a hook or gloves in over 2 decades. I figure that if you need a hook or protection to deal with an animal you have, you probably have the wrong kind of animal, but that's just me.

One thing you may want to try is to take some of the stuff out of it's enclosure so it gets a little more used to being seen. The more objects it has to ambush from, the more likely it is to ambush. Since they're such insecure snakes, it really pays to slowly get them used to being out in the open in a relatively empty tank - it helps build their confidence and their trust in you.

I put things in the tanks when mine were young, but as they grow I remove more and more until they're comfortable just sitting in a tub with just a water basin and they're so much easier to work with. They seem totally comfortable just with the basics, and you can always just give them a sheet of paper or something basic to curl-up under as they're getting used to the idea.

Just some food for thought. I really found it helpful with mine

[stephanbakir]

Originally Posted by CDN_Blood

I've never used a hook or gloves in over 2 decades. I figure that if you need a hook or protection to deal with an animal you have, you probably have the wrong kind of animal, but that's just me.

I'd like to see how you handle a massive retic in feed mode... Besides a hook, the only real option is waiting till the feed mode breaks and going in, or hoping the animal smells the lack of food and breaks on his own.

[Wolfus_305]

She is beautiful!