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Jeff Clark
at Fri Aug 29 22:49:43 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Jeff Clark ]
This is biting season. Some litters are born striking at anything that moves. Of the 54 babies born here in the last month I think they have all bitten me at least a few times. Some times they draw a little blood. If they want to hang on and chew I let them. It is no big deal. The bite of a little BRB is about the same as a scratch from a kitten. I try to not flinch when they strike or bite. I never back away from one that is striking. To back away or leave it alone when it is striking just reinforces the striking behaviour. If one is striking inside it's cage I make a point to get it out and handle it. The more times it is exposed to someone who does not leave it alone when it strikes the sooner it learns that striking does not make the big bad human go away. I try to handle them every day and they begin to get the idea fairly quickly. Most are fully tame within a month.
>>Sean, I have let it bite me and it has actually drawn blood from me in the past. Should I keep trying to tame her and let you know how things are going in the future ? Or is there anything else you would recommend?
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>>0.1 BRB
>>1.0 Columbian Red Tail Boa
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RE: Sean BRB bite - Jeff Clark, Fri Aug 29 22:49:43 2008