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30-Aug-04, 09:43 AM
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On Friday we fed our 6 mth old QLD Carpet Python. We left him alone on Friday. We were out all day Saturday. Last night we went to get him out and he was very aggressive and was striking at anything that went near him. I have tried to handle him this morning and he is still the same.
Any tips or advice is welcom.
Thanks.
Glen.
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30-Aug-04, 09:49 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-03 Location: In the ironically named sunshine coast, surrounded by nerds and nurses | | | | More details please.
Is he used to being handled?
Is he due for a shed (eyes cloudy) ? |
30-Aug-04, 10:01 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-04 Location: Darwin Gender: | | | | we have had him for a week and a half. In that time he handled very well. His eyes are nice and clear. I have noticed that he just wants to be in his hide aswell.
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30-Aug-04, 10:24 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-03 Location: In the ironically named sunshine coast, surrounded by nerds and nurses | | | | Small snakes like to hide. They are at the wrong end of the food chain. May be he is just having a bad scale day. |
30-Aug-04, 11:56 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-04 Location: victoria | | | | Maybe just needs to have a pooh . mine sometimes get a bit cranky when they are about to go ! |
30-Aug-04, 12:03 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-04 Location: Darwin Gender: | | | | I got him to settle and let him run over my hand in his cage for about 10 minutes. I went to pick him up and he had a go at me so I will let him have a rest and I will try again in an hour or so. I think he may have spotted the cat aswell.
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30-Aug-04, 12:25 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: victoria australia | | | | shacks my spotted is very friendly but if i feed her then try and pick her up in the next few days and she strikes at me and her cage she normally does that when shes hungry. it could be possible your carpet could still be hungry try another rat or mouse and see how he/she goes. my spotted will have 2 mice a week if i allowd her too.
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30-Aug-04, 02:02 PM
| | | | Shacks, i think its just a case of "my home, get out" syndrome. Is he strikey once he is out of the cage? or just while he is in there? My little male carpet is really head strong while he is in the cage but once he is out, he's sweet as pie. |
30-Aug-04, 02:21 PM
|  | Has Happy Herps.... Sponsor | Join Date: Aug-03 Location: SYDNEY | | | | If you've only had him for a week and a half he is probably still settling in. I'd give him a couple of weeks without handling to allow him to become happy in his new home and it will also allow him to settle in a lot faster.
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30-Aug-04, 04:43 PM
| | | | Just leave him alone for a while. when i first got my coastal it was hiding for about a fortnight then it came out - then it bit me, the little ******.
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30-Aug-04, 05:13 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Melbourne O>I>G>L Souly! | | | Lol, ya get that eh  |
30-Aug-04, 10:44 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Jan-04 Location: NSW Country | | | | A handy hint for you. I feed mine out of the cage just simply because I find they get used to not feeding in there cage and so learnd that you are not part of the food chain. The change in mine as soon as I put them in their feed enclosure is incredible. They know as soon as they go in there it's feed time and they become instantly hyped up and snappy. |
31-Aug-04, 12:33 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-04 Location: Darwin Gender: | | | | I donned a leather glove and he was happy to run over the glove, untill it touched his side, then he was at it again. We offered him another mouse but he was not interested. I think we will let him have a while to himself and see how we go from there.
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31-Aug-04, 09:46 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sydney | | | | I do the same as cwarren.
Let him settle in for a bit, give him plenty of time to digest after a feed before you handle him, and try feeding outside the enclosure. A combo of some or all of these three may help.
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31-Aug-04, 09:54 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Melbourne O>I>G>L Souly! | | | But Nicole, it's your natural beauty that keeps your animals placid Does exactly the same to me | | |
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