It also goes with the territory that when you start expanding your collection, you also find out not all animals are as well behaved as the first one that got you hooked into the hobby in the first place. Just the nature of the hobby I quess. I suggest the same as another poster to wear gloves. Even light garden gloves that will give you more control and decrease your fear of being bitten. For 99 percent of my animals, just reaching in and not giving them time to react works and they are fine once in hand and out their cages. However, I have a glades ratsnake and a baby anery corn that will more than happily continue to reach around and bite every chance they get. Dont give up yet. Just work with about 20 minutes a few times a week. By all means, do not rush it back into its cage when it gets defensive as that will only reinforce it being pissy because it works getting you to leave it alone.

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