my diamond suddenly changed attitude

[krazedboarder]

i have had my diamond for 3 yrs now and she has never bitten me or any one else ever no matter what. now the other day i went to pick her up and she bit me and again the day after and every time i get close to her she looks like she gonna bite. has any one had this problem before. could she be pregnant?

 

[dickyknee]

Has it been mated ?
I have had it happen with a diamond , got to adult size then got grumpy , no idea why .

 

[m_beardie]

ours started getting really snappy but she is still small. it was because we stopped holding her regularly and when we started handling her more she stopped biting

 

[Jay84]

lol..... so i'ts not just mine!

I have had mine for 8 years krazedboarder, and middle of this year he just turned psycho ! I have no idea why, but now EVERY time i go to change his water or clean his cage i need a hook and i can not handle him at all without one.

Here is the result of that bite! http://www.aussiepythons.com/forum/australian-snakes-37/tagged-and-bloody-115026

 

[Colin]

Jay and krazedboarder.. Im curious if either or both of you feed your animals in their enclosures or if you remove them to a tub to feed?

 

[Londos1990]

Good question, do any of you guys remove them?

I personally dont...

 

[Jay84]

Jay and krazedboarder.. Im curious if either or both of you feed your animals in their enclosures or if you remove them to a tub to feed?

I do feed in the cage Colin...... But have done so for the whole 8 years i have had him....... why the change in attitude and behaviour now?

 

[Chris1]

my diamond suddenly got snappier but i noticed it was only when i touched her near the tail, after further prodding i realised she has a golf ball sized constipation hurting her, once she passed it she was much nicer again.
(although i was still a bit scared for a while, .lol)

have a good feel and make sure shes not sore somewhere.

 

[Weezer]

yeah i remove all my snakes into their own dedicated bin for feeding- there is never an association with my entering an enclosure with food- and never get tagged cleaning out the cages- but once they get in that bin it is a whole different ball game- they know that the next thing that enters that container has food written allover it- my wife found out the hard way when we put our Alby Darwin in a container to clean out a very messy enclosure on a non-feeding day- when she reached in to put him back- BAM.

and that is a breed that NEVER bite for the most part.