I try to give clear signals to my animals. For instance if i am going to pull a reptile from an enclosure I give a que. I will tap them on the body once with a snake hook then remove the reptile as carfully as possable but a tap with the hook is ALWAYS followed up with the same removal system. I am consistant so my animals know what to expect. The TAP lets them know Oh I am being moved. They know what to expect and they get a moment to prepair.



That being said I know they are all individuals and some will arm themselves for action, most seem to key in on routine.
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• Display behavior - Roger Van Couwen, Thu Sep 27 09:24:33 2007
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• The Intermediate Behavior!!! Question. - Roger Van Couwen, Fri Sep 28 11:38:47 2007