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thinmac
at Fri Dec 19 16:27:20 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by thinmac ]
Well, hooks are an option, getting snakes are an option, but in my experience the first is expensive, and the second isn't really an option. Why get corns when you like kings? Keep the animals you love.
My cal king bit me for the first time after never dong anything of the sort for 4 years. Didn't even strike, really, just gaped and grabbed. As a result, I was too jumpy to handle her for months, and was really unhappy over the whole incedent.
What happens is that you have built up a level of trust with the animal, and then it's broken. I'm not saying that you have some sort of mutual relationship or anything, just that you were at a point where you were sure the snake wouldn't bite you, and then it did. To handle it again, you've just got to build that trust back up. Take it out and handle it just like you used to, and after a while you'll start to feel more comfortable. It'll take time, though.
One thing to keep in mind is that if you justs stop handling the animals, they will become more likely to bite, because they won't be used to human contact. The best thing you can do to minimize the chance that they will bite is to handle them regularly.
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