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01-May-06, 10:19 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Brisbane | | | How do you 'get used to' being nipped by a hatchling?
OK, my license arrived, and after much reading & lurking on this Board, I bought my first snakes today, a pair of Coastal Carpet Python hatchings. About 40cm long each.
The male is a nippy little bugger and I was aware of that when I got him. He got me twice when I was first handling him so I know the 'strikes' aren't painful or even break the skin, but how do I control my urge to rip my hand back when he's coiled & ready to strike when I reach into his tank?
Do I just reach in & let him go at me?
Do I gently grab him & lift him out to handle him for (how long?)
Is there a 'best method' for getting a snake accustomed to being handled?
How can I stop acting like a little girl when I know I'm going to get hit?
Thanks for your answers.
Wayne
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01-May-06, 10:25 PM
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lol u do get used to it, once they are settled you should try to handle them to get them used to it - thats if you want to be able to handle them or theyre just there for show. its hard not to rip your hand back but once they nip you and it doesnt hurt u will usually not be worried next time. carpets are a nippy sort! luv em
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01-May-06, 10:35 PM
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What really p!sses me off is that I KNOW it's not gonna hurt, but I'm still jumpy as hell - instinct maybe?
And after long and careful consideration, I came to the conclusion that I'd MUCH rather be nipped NOW than LATER!
Especially about 6 months later...
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01-May-06, 10:38 PM
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ooo ouch, definitely! its a mind over matter thing right now thats all. lol.
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01-May-06, 10:40 PM
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That's exactly right mate. Just be gentle with them and they will soon learn not to fear you.
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01-May-06, 10:44 PM
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I've never been bitten by my coastal. It lunged at me once when it was really young but didn't actually strike it just head butted my hand. It's almost a year old now and i'm always scared it will bite me. Would it hurt if it bit me at that age. Is it bad that i haven't been bitten yet?
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01-May-06, 10:47 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Melbourne O>I>G>L Souly! | | | Quote: |
How can I stop acting like a little girl when I know I'm going to get hit?
| Well you could start by taking that dress off  |
01-May-06, 10:51 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-05 Location: medowie / near newcastle | | |
most of mine are pretty good but our girl bredli is a real cow (or snake for that matter)
i pick her up with a hook and then bring my hand up from underneath her...works most of the time 
they have all got there own little character and it's well worth sussing em out before those nips turn into full blown strikes from a cranky 3m long animal :mrgreen:
keep handling them mate, a few min's a day....hopfully the boy will calm down
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01-May-06, 10:54 PM
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Thanks everyone.
I just had a 10 min session with 'him' ('She's' fast asleep in the lower hide).
Nerves all round, but I had him going around my hand & arm swapping from left to right without any mishaps.
The only time he got shitty was when I put him back in his tank!
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01-May-06, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by africancichlidau Quote: |
How can I stop acting like a little girl when I know I'm going to get hit?
| Well you could start by taking that dress off | You didn't say that last night, bitch  |
01-May-06, 10:59 PM
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yeah just persistance it will pay off. and well for the water pythons i got last year ill just keep trying there bites seem to get harder every time lol
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01-May-06, 11:19 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: | | | | How do you 'get used to' being nipped by a hatchling?
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Originally Posted by Bigblackdog How can I stop acting like a little girl when I know I'm going to get hit?
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01-May-06, 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by NSavage I've never been bitten by my coastal. It lunged at me once when it was really young but didn't actually strike it just head butted my hand. It's almost a year old now and i'm always scared it will bite me. Would it hurt if it bit me at that age. Is it bad that i haven't been bitten yet? | You can't call yourself a real reptile keeper until you've been tagged at least once, even if it's only a hatchy!
LOL
HIx
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01-May-06, 11:33 PM
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If it tags me at it's present age how bad is it gonna hurt? I'm actually more concerned about the snake than myself i don't want to injure it by trying to pull my hand away...
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01-May-06, 11:39 PM
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Even at a metre long I've found it doesn't hurt or even draw much blood, but thats the biggest I've been bitten by. I assume your water isn't much bigger than that.
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