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29-Aug-06, 04:25 PM
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Hey everyone, SOOOO excited, Friday arvo i picked up my first snake  , it is a 8month old male diamond/carpet intergrade. he is still a bit snappy but its ok. I was just wondering if any one has any tips to hep get him more calm, any way i took some pics but they were on my phone so they are prity dodge(i couldnt find the camera  ) but soon i shall hopefully take some better ones.
Jay.
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29-Aug-06, 04:28 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-04 Location: Wagga NSW Age/Gender: 25  | | | | RE: FIRST SNAKE!!!!
Not bad. I bet you are proud!
It won't be long before you start looking for your 2nd, 3rd and 4th and so on.
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29-Aug-06, 04:29 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Sydney, NSW | | | | RE: FIRST SNAKE!!!!
sorry bout the same pic twice ,stuffed up there.
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29-Aug-06, 04:34 PM
| | Alpha Male Subscriber | Join Date: May-06 Location: Sydney Age: 22 | | | | RE: FIRST SNAKE!!!!
give the snake plenty of hides, i found that
calmed them down alot.. without hides they
seem to feel vulnerable and are snappy.
so lots of hides..  enjoy
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29-Aug-06, 04:54 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-04 Location: Wagga NSW Age/Gender: 25 | | | | RE: FIRST SNAKE!!!!
Give it time to settle in, don't handle it to much in the first week. After about 1- 2 weeks handle him about 10 -15 every 3 -4 days. In time he will learn that you are not a threat and calm down.
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29-Aug-06, 05:32 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-06 Location: newcastle NSW Gender: | | | | RE: FIRST SNAKE!!!!
let it settle in a bit and if its still snappy give it a feed thats wat i did n after i fed him he dasnt bitten since
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29-Aug-06, 05:33 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Darwin NT Age/Gender: 23 | | | | RE: FIRST SNAKE!!!!
Beauty!! love it!
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29-Aug-06, 06:03 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Toowoomba-ish | | | | RE: FIRST SNAKE!!!!
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Give it time to settle in, don't handle it to much in the first week. After about 1- 2 weeks handle him about 10 -15 every 3 -4 days. In time he will learn that you are not a threat and calm down.
| As craig said 15 mins 3-4 times a week, feed in a seperate enclosure it will come good
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29-Aug-06, 06:09 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: The Netherlands | | | | RE: FIRST SNAKE!!!!
The thing i usually do with new snakes is give em an enclosure with a secure hiding place and feed em the same or the next day.
If it's a healthy snake it'll eat right away and will go into hiding to digest. After digesting the meal ( and in so doing hiding ) almost all of the time
the snake comes out calmed down and content .
Just my experience. 
Cheers , Tom
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29-Aug-06, 08:58 PM
|  | Crab Battle Subscriber | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Penrith/ Sydney Age/Gender: 19 | | | | RE: FIRST SNAKE!!!!
congrats man
Cam...
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29-Aug-06, 08:58 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: Sydney, NSW | | | | RE: FIRST SNAKE!!!!
Integrade huh? It sure looks like a diamond hatchling. How deceiving.. Have fun with your new toy.
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29-Aug-06, 09:28 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Sydney, NSW | | | | RE: FIRST SNAKE!!!!
lol, i hope it is a intergrade, and im pretty sure the seller should to because it was only 130 so its a pritty cheap dimond  lol thanks for tips guys ill be sure to inform you on how
he is goin in about a week or so.
Thanks, Jay
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