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is it territoral??

Cat_Eyed_Lady

Cat_Eyed_Lady

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ok, I have received a little coral snow .... about 3 months old... I dont mind a bite or 4 ;) but... its very odd... she will only strike when she is picked up out of her tub.... then she will calm down beautifully... sweet as can be... til I start to put her back into her tub... then she is a cobra again, striking at anything, papertowel, water dish, tub top... anything... My question is this... is she cage sour?? *not sure how else to frase it, sorry* anybody else have any ideas?? I dont allow her to strike and bite and get away with it... even when she is acting like that I get her out til she is calm.... then try to put her away.. knowing full well, she will turn into the striking beast again LOL Any idea I could try?? I looked around on here and didnt really find any clues to help me so.... hope I didnt miss something and start a thread thats been done before. :eek1:
 
Young Corns are naturally aggresive, its a defence mechanism.
This does not last long however, most corns outgrow this. It is actually very rare for a large corn to be found agresssive. The only way to cure this phenomena is by handling your corn fairly often. This achieves two goals, firstly the corn will soon realise that you are not a threat and secondly it will realise that it can't hurt you.
Best of luck.

Ciao
 
Thanks :) yes, little bity ones are that way once in awhile but I have never gotten a 3 month old snake that did that as well. Its weird because she is only hissy and strikes when its around her tub.... after she is out then she is fine... She doesnt bit hard, she is still little but I would like to find out why she only does it around her tub and not otherwise? its weird to me :shrugs: Well, she will find out soon enough that I am not going to eat her :) I just dont like to see her so stressed out is all. That is what I would like to fix for her. Plus I would really prefer this naughty behavior to be done so that others who help me are ok to handle her.... they are scared of her and refuse to do anything with her. With my disabilities... I am sometimes bed ridden.... so I want her as unstressed as I can. I was wondering if maybe moving her to something bigger would help her or make it worse?? Any ideas on that one??
 
maybe if those helping you wear a glove on the hand taking her out, they won't feel intimidated to help you socialize your little one.
(I'm a newbie myself, so I'm not sure what kind of advice to offer you..lol)
 
Cat_Eyed_Lady said:
Thanks :)I would like to find out why she only does it around her tub and not otherwise?
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Because that is where she has the most confidence, I guess, and is the most willing to take a shot at you. Once she's away, then she calms down and sees you're not going to hurt her, but then gets back to her viv and is brave again??

I bet she grows out of it pretty quickly, with regular handling.

Nanci
 
Thanks for the replys :) I am hopeing with handleing she will realize everything will be ok. She is so pretty - really pink with a white stripe - so I hope to use her as a future breeder.. and I dont want a big snake acting like that lol :) so, I will keep with the gentle handleing and see what happens :) Thanks again :)
 
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