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[360EvoChris]

One of my snakes Hector who is a very greedy eater he seems to have become aggresive during feeding time now he has bitten me twice in the last two feedings and now strike at the pinkie instead gently taking it and follows my finger when i put it infront of him its really confused me and he was strange when i fed him a week ago constantly poking the pinkie with his nose and chewing the tail what caused this?

 

[bitsy]

He's growing up. Their habits and preferences change as they grow.

If he's a hatchling and you're feeding one pinkie a week, you could safely increase that to one every four or five days and see if that calms him down any.

He's eating, so any way he does it is good!

 

[RosieReal]

are you feeding in a separate container? are you hand feeding? if yes to either/or, try feeding in a separate container, and using tongs. this way, they don't think of your hands as part of the 'food' process and are much less likely to strike at your hand due to feeing response...although maybe he's just developed a bad attitude and likes to bite you.

 

[Teddy Roosevelt]

Many people feed their snakes in separate containers for this reason. Try this; heat the pinky and put it in a small but comfortable for whatever size your snake is at, escape-proof dish (I use a plastic celery cup from the supermarket that's been cleaned out because Boo is just a hatchling and doesn't need much room), be sure there is ventilation (IE poke holes in the top or sides, be careful they are small so your youngster cant nose his way out when you aren't watching), then put your snake in the container, put the top on securely, put him somewhere dark, and wait.

Keep doing this and he should stop associating your hand with food/being aggressive about his "hunting" territory. Just to be sure not even the SCENT of my hands gets associated with dinner time, I wear plastic gloves when handling the pinky but not the snake itself.

 

[Rave]

Just to be sure not even the SCENT of my hands gets associated with dinner time,

If your fingers smell like a mouse, your snake with think they are mice. I've always thought the plastic gloves were a little much. Then again I haven't been bitten... yet, but I do always wash my hands an extra time between dropping the mice in the feed box and taking her out of her viv for feeding time.
Hopefully over time your snake with learn to differentiate your scent vs the mice
just my 2 cents

 

[vetusvates]

Yeah...I got tagged, and almost swallowed, a couple of times last night.
When it comes to an aggressive feeding response, I 'don't look a gift snake in the mouth'.

 

[arrowhd]

I would agree with bitsy. You may want to try increasing the size of the prey item or how often you are feeding. Maybe a sign your snake is not receiving enough to eat per feeding.

 

[Teddy Roosevelt]

If your fingers smell like a mouse, your snake with think they are mice. I've always thought the plastic gloves were a little much. Then again I haven't been bitten... yet, but I do always wash my hands an extra time between dropping the mice in the feed box and taking her out of her viv for feeding time.
Hopefully over time your snake with learn to differentiate your scent vs the mice
just my 2 cents

Mine bit me the first night I got him home, and wriggles in a panic whenever I try to handle him, so I feel a little extra protection from possible confusion with prey will benefit me when he's big enough for his bites to actually hurt.

 

[bitsy]

Something else I've just remembered - temperatures can be a factor when they get antsy. What are the temps in the tank at the mo?