HELPPP, having trouble, spotted pythons

[tomc1992]

im new to the reptile scene and have recently bought 2 spotted python hachlings from a breeder, 1 male 1 fe male
iv tryed handling them both but they persist to strike the female has feed and the male fed the night i got him last week
the female will not allow u to even touch her nor lower her onto any object without striking
they live in a tank together plenty of evrything but still wont calm down or start to tame
any suggestions?

[Lewy]

Gday separate them for start as they sound stressed let them then settle for at least a week before handling them make sure the temp is up at least 30deg then just start to Handel them for about 10 min at a time in the arvo the strike will not hurt and they will settle down

P.S are u the fella that i met at the day u got them

Thanks Lewy

[tomc1992]

ahaha lewyyy hows it going yeah i am the fellla in kedron with my dad yeah thats the spotted's i bought off ur mate

[motman440]

are you using a hook?
at a young age a massive hand going over the top of them must be pretty stressfull
just start off with the stick and slowly introduce you hands into the equation.
and as lewy said. get them seperated quick smart

[Lewy]

This is what i got my 2 girls in with a toilet roll as a hide and a branch to clime on and they are darlings never bite but did the first few days

Also a small water bowl and a rock to bask on and they love it

Lewy

[Lewy]

Also keeping them together will most likely b stressing one out as one will most likely b more dominating than the other also there is a slight chance that one might just eat the other and in this Case both will b dead (and u dont wont that LOL)

Lewy

[bubbaloush]

python bites are not much to worry about especially spotteds. i used to be worried about gettin bitten fear of the unknown i guess. but now i just reach in and grab them even our nine foot olive. they will soon get used to you most of our snakes used to be bitey when we got them and all calmed down after few weeks of handling. to be honest i cant believe people use hooks to pick up a harmless little python

[Aslan]

The issue here is not that python bites are going to hurt, but that your python is striking excessively - that is a direct result of stress...

Firstly, young pythons will bite - it's that simple - but it shouldn't be so much...

The first thing you should do is seperate them, if nothing else for the simple matter that young pythons from the Children's group (which includes Spotteds) are known to cannibalise. That's an expensive dead pair.

Next, put your snakes in tubs with some small hiding places and a good heat gradient with hot end at 32*c...

Next, leave them there for a week or two, don't feed them, don't touch them, try not to disturb them at all...

Next, when this period is over, try and feed them. If they feed leave them for a few days then try handling. If they don't feed, leave them alone and try again one week later.

When they are ready to handle, get them out of the enclosure with a hook. Let them make their own way onto your arm. You will find they will bite MUCH less and stop biting much sooner...

[Mangles]

I agree with Asian. My spotteds are a year old and I still use a hook to get them out. I am not worried about getting bitten, but excessive striking will stress the snake and can possibly injure it. Normally they don't strike much now, and eventually I may not need the hook. I have Stimmies that I can just pick up, along with adult Coastals & Diamonds that again I can just pick up, unless they think they are getting fed and then I just hook them out.

Don't think that if you use a hook you are weak, as the important thing is the well being of the snake, and if it is striking use a hook.

[Lewy]

Yep i do to agree i use a hook ever time to get my yearling spotted out it is just Less stressful on him

Lewy

[bubbaloush]

we have two darwins male and female housed together. male and female coastals housed together separated at feeding time with no probs. a trio of two female one male spotteds living together separated at meal time no probs. a nine foot olive and a murray darling all were snappy when purchased and all became great handlers within two weeks with regular handling no hooks. i believe there is no better way to get them to handle well than to grab them out they soon learn the diff between a friendly hand and a meal. none of our snakes ever bite anymore we handle each of them two or three times a week they are so placid now our 3 year old handles them regularly her favourites are the olive and the large female darwin.

[phatt01]

When we got our adult f/m spotted, she wouldn't stop striking at us. Soon as we entered the room she would strike, couldn't open her click clack without her striking.
After three days we put her out in the garage by herself, in the darkes part and left her for a week. After a week we offered her a mouse wich she ate, and then we left her for 2 days, I opened the lid and just put my hand on the top, and within a couple of mins she came out and slid up my arm, and around my shoulders, i let myself be the tree, and she just moved around for about 15 mins, and we have never seen her strike since. Anyone can go and just pull her out any time of the day or night.

Don't forget tho hatchlings will be a bit snappy, be the tree!

[mias]

got two baby jungles recently i let them settle in first as they have to feel safe in there new home sometimes that can take a few weeks thats why they strike at everything cause they dont feel safe when theve settled in then take them out for short periods i only take my jungles out for 8 mins as they stress real easy more than other breeds my girls quite good my boys nervous the first time i got him out had to hold on to him for dear life as he would of ended up across the other side of the room struck even at the air i loosend my hold he sat on my hand and wouldnt move but hes getting better this is the third time ive held him out i basicly move like a snail around him no sudden movments and try not to be scared of them i also put my hand in the cage so slowly leave it just next to him and slowly he stopped his atack stance and i loop my finger around him pick him up today i put out my other hand out below him and he decided it wasnt scary anymore and went onto it no biting ethier he even sniffed my face to see what thats about and always when you get them out never lean over the cage always try to example sit on a chair and put them on the table or on your bed and lean your head away from the box and put your hand in as it freaks them out looking at this gigantic monster hovering over them this made a big difference with my jungle this mourning another thing is i take my jungle out when im alone at the moment as my boyfreind to loud and moves to fast thats another thing that might help hope this helps i also have four very placid blond macs that have never bitten are real cruisey lots of us are going through settling in new babys lots of patience is the key good iuck