I have a tiny tyrant too. Just handle it anyway. Use a hook, to take it out. There's no way a snake can avoid a hook. If it strikes at the hook, so what? If you need to put gloves on, or a jacket do it. If that's what it takes to make you calm down. So far the snake is training you to stay away. The snake is not agressive. It is scared.

If you can't do it any other way (and I am sure you can) you can take a pillowcase, take the snake out, put the snake directly into it and tie a knot in it, and put it on your lap, and take your gloves off so the snake can smell your hands and feel their heat and just hold the snake thru the pillowcase. If the snake tries to bite it can't hurt you, so don't freak, just sit there with it on your lap in your hands. Start with only 30 seconds and build up slowly to five minutes. Do that each day it isn't in a shed or has NOT just eaten. It will get used to you this way. One day, when it;s used to your smell and heat, you can try holding it without the bag.

A snake bite from a baby snake is so trivial, after it happens to you a few times you'll be laughing at what you're fearing now. A shot or a bee sting are major events compared to the bite of a 3 month old boa. Most of the time that whole routine of hissing and striking stops as soon as you piick them up anyway. You snake didn't change because of your set up, your snake was able to train you to leave it alone! Well, you're only trying once a week, I'd say that's trained. : ) Your snake is all settled in now, you need to go pester it more. : )
-----
Caden Chapman
slithering.serpents@gmail.com
http://slitheringserpents.com

[ Show Entire Thread ]