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Posted by: wisema2297 at Thu May 25 08:19:22 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by wisema2297 ] I was reading posts like this on the burm and retic forums and what was recommended there was to do nothing different. Just reach in calmly and gently pick him up. If he bites you, let him. If you snatch your hand back it enforces what he wants by you not picking him up. This could condition him to bite/strike whenever you reach in for him. If you just let him bite you and still pick him up as if nothing is wrong then this habit is not instilled. Granted bites from corns are not as bad as burms or retics but if you want a snake you can take out and handle its better to let him bite now and see that he doesn't get his way then when he is an adult. This works well as long as he is feeding regularly. If not then leave him alone until he is and then start handling him. I have been doing this with wild caught adults as well. The bites really are not that bad and after a few sessions of them biting me and not getting what they want (me not touching them) they then calm down because they "realize" there is no threat to them. [ Hide Replies ]
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