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As I lifted my corn snakes hide...

aztek

aztek

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... I heard rattling.
I was like "wtf, is that a rattlesnake" But it was it's tail shaking hitting the paper substrate.

Is this an attempt to imitate rattlesnakes or something?I think I heard that they hit sourrounding plants to make a sound. Thought only vipers did that.
 
Yeah, Atreyu's done that in my hands when he was younger. It's just his way of saying "Get out of my home. I'm not used to humans". At first, I thought he was pottying in my hands, then I saw his tail vibrating. He hasn't done that in awhile now, cuz he's used to me. I've seen other snakes do it as well. Just a defense mechanism. Your snake will get used to you in time.:cool:
 
So how do you respond to that - do you leave the snake alone or reassuringly handle it so that he gets that pavlovian reflex learning that you are not dangerous? As it was suggested elsewhere that you dont want to teach it to be unhandleable..??

Thanks!!
 
sachamama said:
So how do you respond to that - do you leave the snake alone or reassuringly handle it so that he gets that pavlovian reflex learning that you are not dangerous? As it was suggested elsewhere that you dont want to teach it to be unhandleable..??

Thanks!!
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Just pick it up normally, and let it settle in your hands for a few minutes, no movement. Then it should calm down and move about normally. In most cases (refer to Bobo's Mama's post, lol) this behaviour subsides with gentle handling and with time. My Corn has never done it unfortunately... I wanna see!
 
I agree. You don't wanna teach your snake that when he/she rattles the tail or strikes or anything else like that, that he/she gets to return to the cage. This only makes it to where everytime you go to pick your snake up he/she will rattle the tail or strike. Let your snake get used to you and know that you will not hurt him/her. Pretty soon your snake will not rattle or strike (if he/she has ever stricken). One mistake I made with Atreyu when he was little was that I grabbed him too fast, and he hissed and bit me. He felt startled and threatened. Nowadays, I just either use a shovel (if I don't see him) or reach my hand in his cage slowly, putting a couple fingers on him gently, then lifting him up. He seems to appreciate that :dancer:.
 
Yeah, it striked at me.
This was the first encounter with him though.
She has settled down.
 
I've had a couple rattle and even strike when I first got them. With the bigger ones, it hurts a little. I don't want to be nervous about handling them, so I keep a tube sock handy and wear it like a glove if some of them seem testy. Even if they snap at me, they get a mouthful of sock.
 
Don't give up on your snakey. Just takes some time getting used to a new owner :).

I was at a pet store a few days ago and there was a baby snow, probably about a couple months old. I asked if I could hold him, and the guy was like, "Sure". He didn't like holding certain snakes, but he was ok with this one. Anyway, as I was holding this one, I noticed a mite. Yep, that's right, so I told the guy. The guy tried several times to get this mite off the poor snake, and so the snake didn't like it one bit. The snake bit him, then the guy gave up. He said that he was gonna tell somebody about he mite. The funny thing is as I was still holding this baby, the snake struck into thin air. Thought I'd share this with ya. Snakes can be so funny, especially at such a young age.

I'm sure as you hold your snake, and you get to know each other, your snake will appreciate you more and more :).
 
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