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i just got a spotted python on saterday but he wont let me pick him up or let me handle him.i fed him on sunday because the guy a bought the snake off said he was due for a feed so i fed him but he is a bit angry and keeps trying to bite me
 
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but he seems very happy in his enclosure and moves around alot so i dnt see why he is so angry.
 
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He is in a new envirnoment with new smells to get use to. Is he in his tub you bought with him or have you got him in your own enclosure that you set up for him? Is it a baby?

All babies are snappy. They are not savage, just frightened. They are born wild animals so have lots to learn when they enter the world. My suggestion would be to leave him for a week or more to get use to his safe surrounds. Then try handling him. They will all snap when you pick them up but once you have him in your hands learn what it is that is provoking the snapping and avoid those actions - could be sudden movement, suddenly touch him startles him, shadows, big hands coming at him. He doesn't know you aren't going to hurt him. But the older he gets the more he will get use to it and most of them settle and grow out of the snapping in time. If you have to, invest in a little hook to use to get him out of his enclosure. Many snakes are scared of the hands but stress less when the hook comes at them, makes easier removal, then bring your hands in to take him. Hooks are not for wooses. They are designed to picking up snakes causing less stress than your big scarey hand coming in at them.

Handling should be kept short n sweet. When he starts getting use to you more you can lengthen the time you handle him, but most snakes will tolerate handling often but for short periods rather than having to hang off your shoulders all day long.
 
Leave him alone for a week to settle in to start with, no handling no lifting up hides to see what he's doing etc etc only open the click clack to change water or substrate.

Also, where about is he located? Somewhere busy? Or a room not many people go in? Is he in the same click clack the breeder had him in? Does he have suitable hides and temps?
 
did you handle him/her before you bought it?? how did it handle?? how big is the enclosure that you have it in?? maybe it just needs time to settle in
 
he is about ten months old and is in the his own enclosure not the one the breeder gave me it in. he has lots of hiding place and the enclosure is set to a good temp.
 
let him settle in to his new surroundings for a little while(like a wekk or 2) and then try, if he/she is still snappy ask someone else besides me:)!
 
he is about ten months old and is in the his own enclosure not the one the breeder gave me it in. he has lots of hiding place and the enclosure is set to a good temp.

Ok so how big is this enclosure and what are the temps at the hot and cool end. Also is it in a busy room or a quiet room?
 
the enclosure is about 1.2 metres long by .5 high and .5 deep it has a cold end at about 22 degrees and a hot end about 30 degrees
 
the enclosure is about 1.2 metres long by .5 high and .5 deep it has a cold end at about 22 degrees and a hot end about 30 degrees

That would be part of your problem i guess, enclosure sounds like over kill for a 10 month old spotted. Put him back in the enclosure he came with untill he is a bit bigger.
 
why wats the problem with the enclosure spotted python is about 60 cm long. i dnt think the enclosure is that long though. he moves around it alot though
 
you could just be lucky and have a spotted like mine :D who gets his kicks outta biting me :D
let him settle in for 2 weeks b4 ya handle him i guess..
is he just striking at ya?? or actually latching on?
 
from personal experience I would put him back into what he came in... and gradually get him used to the new enclosure, but leave him for a few days to settle in.
My childrens python is still in a click clack container just the next size up and just about to go into the one after that too, but when I put him in the one I wanted him in (900 x 450 x 450) even though he didnt mind exploring it he struck out every time I got near the enlosure.
 
i agree, that python needs to be in somthing smaller, alot smaller. like a click clack. to be honest, that enclousre you have him in is proabbly even to big for a adult .
you need to leave him alone as stated for at least 1 - 2 weeks and let him settle in. when the time is right to get him out, you should be using a small snake hook to do so. as you putting your hands in there will scare him and he is bound to want to strike. just use a snake hook and place him onto your hands.
 
My understanding is that you are best to keep your new python in a smaller enclosure eg. clik clak for another few months. I would also suggest that he needs a week or two to get used to a new environment and I wouldn't handle him too much for the first week or so.
 
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