Best way to get use to handling snakes

[BiteAndSqueeze]

Fair comment Toximac. I barely handle my snakes any more because they almost always try to tag me and now they about 6 ft long and won't let go, it is somewhat of a nuisance when they do latch on. I take them out of their home to feed wearing welding gloves and/or a hook. But I do dangle their food to make them strike and I suppose I am only teaching them to strike at my hand by doing that. I will review my feeding routine.

 

[Aslan]

I disagree entirely with a number of comments regarding to animals being fed in their enclosure causing them to strike at you when in their enclosure.

...this MIGHT be the case if the only time their enclosure door was opened was for feeding, however, correct husbandry would mean that you are opening their enclosure for cleaning and water changes on a MUCH more regular basis.

I feed ALL my animals in their enclosures and do not have ANY problem with cage aggressive behaviour. I never have. As stated earlier, the introduction of food to their enclosures is the rarity when the cage is opened as they are regularly cleaned and have regular water changes that account for the majority of cage openings...

 

[JasonL]

I feed ALL my animals in their enclosures and do not have ANY problem with cage aggressive behaviour. I never have. As stated earlier, the introduction of food to their enclosures is the rarity when the cage is opened as they are regularly cleaned and have regular water changes that account for the majority of cage openings...

Yeah, I do too and mine have no problems.

If you through the snake down the front of your pants, you won't mind getting bitten on the hands anymore.

 

[redbellybite]

some of mine are absolute angels and I could trust them with a newborn baby (so to speak,never would do it ) and some are spawns of satan .....make the hook your best friend

 

[dtulip10]

I disagree entirely with a number of comments regarding to animals being fed in their enclosure causing them to strike at you when in their enclosure.

...this MIGHT be the case if the only time their enclosure door was opened was for feeding, however, correct husbandry would mean that you are opening their enclosure for cleaning and water changes on a MUCH more regular basis.

I feed ALL my animals in their enclosures and do not have ANY problem with cage aggressive behaviour. I never have. As stated earlier, the introduction of food to their enclosures is the rarity when the cage is opened as they are regularly cleaned and have regular water changes that account for the majority of cage openings...

100% agreed

 

[Diamonds85]

Thanks again for all the advice guys, i need to just dive into holding him as suggested. Also Josh1984, i didnt realise i had a problem with holding snakes until i was faced with the problem of holding snakes. WHen my partner gets Loki out i can let him come to me and cruise around on my hands but as soon as it is down to me taking him out of the enclosure i turn to jelly. My bird also bites harder then Loki, i guess my mind is freaked out about the striking.

 

[camo13]

Another way is to let him bite you. Once you realize that a bite form a small python is not much you should lose most of your fear

Agreed I just recently got my first snake a 10wk old spotted, and having never been bitten before i was terrified of it, i built up the courage and just let him bite me a few time, now i can handle him now worries