bredli flighty

[coastal-shagg]

hi everyone i have owened my bredli about 3 weeks now. she is eating like a pig on pinky rats once a week, wheni open the lid to take her out she is really flighty. is there anything that i can do to make her settle down.

im not hesatent when i take her out and it has only started recently. im only taking her out every few days cause i dont want to stress her out. her heatr is fine and all that.

i know bredli hve a reputation for being skitish when they are young but is there anyhting that i can do to curb this?

please help.

thanks matt

[shnakey]

Hey Matt
I have a one and a half year old male bredli, never been flighty never bitten.. although i purchased a hatchi bredli a month ago and man does she snap!! she really quite fiesty so i handle her every 3 days just like you.. so i guess were on the same boat, but the only thing that keeps me going is knowing how gorgous my older bredli is, i know she will calm down one day.. just when shes ready. so no theres not much we can do about our flighty bredlis untill they calm themselves
cheers, bec

[Ozzie Python]

I have found that my bredli are all cage protective, but once out are not so flighty. They do eventually grow out of it, but no matter how much i handle my yearling he gets no better, my 2 yo has now stopped biting but still try's to avoid being removed from her tank.

Try a hook and not reach over top of the snake. i let them crawl up the hook or a piece of dowel to get them out and then slide up onto my hand if they are being extremely skitish when trying to get them out.

Like this, plus they love to have something other than your arm to climb on

[coastal-shagg]

thnanks guys, yea ill try that from now on. i tohught there was some trick to it. lol. i hope she grows out of it fairly soon. ill just have to get used to it thats all. thanks heaps maybe i sohlud have got a yearlying instead.b haha all good

[oshakoor]

Hey Matt,

I bought my Bredli a few weeks back and she used to be flighty. But she was fine within a couple of times of handling though - I'd use a hook to take her out of the enclosure then let her climb on to my arm. A trick that worked for me was that I'd open my hands and keep them about shoulder width apart, she'd go from one hand to the other and back - and then i'd handle her with both hands one she was comfortable with no probs. But yea - couldn't be happier with her - Bredli's are the way to go

[pythonmum]

I'm a hook fan, too. My female Bredl hatchling is great, but the male was really flighty. We have deep cages and I found it best to hook him onto a plastic lid (doubles as a shield if he's striking a lot), then let him crawl onto us. He has learned quickly and is now nearly as good as the little girl. We also use antiseptic hand wash whenever handling, but not when feeding. Helps them know when they won't get a meal by striking.

[Australis]

You dont have to adopt a special handling (molesting) routine, age and size is usually enough.
Just leave it alone for a few months..