Need Help with a stubborn spotted

[That_Cowan_KID]

hey Guys
First post adn am looking forward to reading the information...

My newest members of my reptile collection are a pair of spotted pythons.
i got mine at the start of the year and am happy with my female as she never turns down a feed and has never bitten me. But my male is only 1 ft long compared to my female which is just over 2 ft long. the male is a grumpy little snake each time i walk in my room he is ready to attack me.

just wondering if anyone knows what i could do to try and get him to be nice to me??

Thanks, Michael

 

[Lewy]

We had the same thing with one of our spotteds so we upped his food and now hes a puppy dog

I am assuming all your temps are correct (30-32 at worm end and ambient at cool) and there is plenty of hides, If this is all good then i would give him 2 of appropriate food and see if he settles down

OOH and welcome to APS
Lewy

 

[cracksinthepitch]

My female has had an extended period of being extremely snappy and possibly stressed. at first i thought it was a fridge vibrating that was located close by but eventually i found it to be the 2 x60watt purple night lights elements vibrating. they only vibrate when facing down and have heated up, as i have tested them several times looking for a cause. I have since switched to ceramics and she has settled down.
Are they in the same enclosure?

 

[That_Cowan_KID]

ill try upping the food size and ill put a few more hides in the cage. also ill change 2 a ceramic heater and hope.
thanks again.
ill get bak to you soon
Michael

 

[cracksinthepitch]

Hey Michael, are they in the same enclosure?

 

[That_Cowan_KID]

ohh soryy nah both are in a seperate tank both 2 foot the female is in a glass reptile 1 tank and the male is in a fish tank.. im gettin the melmine tanks for all my reptiles apart from the turtles..

 

[cracksinthepitch]

Good move getting the timber models michael, can i suggest you get the males one first and quickly, you may find once you achieve your desired temps that he will settle down dramatically.

 

[That_Cowan_KID]

yea ok im gettin them 4 xmas so im looking forward to them just a question do you have a uv light on spotteds i was told not 2 but im not 2 sure??
Michael

 

[tenacres1100]

yea ok im gettin them 4 xmas so im looking forward to them just a question do you have a uv light on spotteds i was told not 2 but im not 2 sure??
Michael

We have a spotted that's now just turning 5 yo and she doesn't have uv and either do our carpet pythons. The only one that might need it, are Diamonds
On cool nights try putting a towel over the tanks to help them from cooling to much

ps I hope Santa comes soon:lol:

 

[That_Cowan_KID]

Thanks ill give it a go tonight. iv noticed he has been hungary latly so im goin to upsize his food from fuzzie mice to hopper mice. im hoping he calms down cause he just isnt a pet. like all my opther reptiels (except turtles) are all nice and hand tame but this male spotty is just a lil creature who likes to bite
Michael

 

[Wench]

how old is he???
i have an 11month spotted that is nearly 70cm now (measured him last night)
..coz hes a lot bigger then 12inches.. hes also eatting velvet rats :S

he calmed down once he had a growth spurt too, he was evil b4 hand so i upped his food and now once i hook him out hes fine (still a lil cage protective though)

maybe hes hungry?? jasta used to attack me when he was hungry (hence up'd his food)

 

[That_Cowan_KID]

yea i upsized his food last nyte to hopper mice from fuzzies he readily accepted the food and was looking for more is it dangerous 2 give him 2 hopper mice every 3 days??
Michael

 

[Lewy]

Just feed him 2 fuzzies every 6 days, No dont feed him every 3 days

Lewy