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We haven't dealt with Savus before. Several articles listed them as well tempered but I have now talked to several people who said they are down right nasty. Can anyone shed light on this?
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Mike and David at 3-D Pythons
www.3dpythons.com

I have a pair. Very rarely will they strike, but they are always "interested". Once in your hands, they're fine. No luck breeding them, though.
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1.1 Blackheaded pythons
1.1 Woma (Juvie female)
2.1 Aussie Olives
1.1 Timors
1.0 Angolan Juvie
1.1 Savu
1.1 Juvie Bloods
1.1 Juvie Balls
1.1 IJ Carpets
1.1 Coastal Carpets
1.2 Macklotts
1.1 Papuan Olives
1.0 Jungle Carpet
2.2 Scrubs (on breeding loan)
0.1 Jungle/Diamond cross
0.1 child, CB
0.1 wife, WC

So nervous is a good description then
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Mike and David at 3-D Pythons
www.3dpythons.com

I'm not sure I'd even go that far. I can go in and pick them up without being bit, and sometimes without even being noticed. A bit more high-strung than my MacLotts, which are pretty easygoing.
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1.1 Blackheaded pythons
1.1 Woma (Juvie female)
2.1 Aussie Olives
1.1 Timors
1.0 Angolan Juvie
1.1 Savu
1.1 Juvie Bloods
1.1 Juvie Balls
1.1 IJ Carpets
1.1 Coastal Carpets
1.2 Macklotts
1.1 Papuan Olives
1.0 Jungle Carpet
2.2 Scrubs (on breeding loan)
0.1 Jungle/Diamond cross
0.1 child, CB
0.1 wife, WC

No, I wouldn't call them nervous. They strike more when they are younger, and when they are in their cage. So a hatchling will definitely strike when you try to pick it up, but will be a bit more calm in your hand. A yearling might still strike when you pick it up, but should be docile in your hand. An adult might have a very small chance of striking when you pick it up, but should be very docile in your hand.

The upside is that it's REALLY easy to feed Savus.

And you can look at it this way: are you really concerned about being tagged by a tiny Savu hatchling?

Not really we have plenty of little biters...it's teh big biters I get tired of at some point.
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Mike and David at 3-D Pythons
www.3dpythons.com

I got my baby(not sure how much of a baby) savu last year in like november i believe. He has started to lose his pure orange coloration you can see brown speckles forming on his sides. I would describe him as fiesty in the cage but if i get him out with a hook he's fine and calm. He's struck at the glass but has never struck at me outside of the cage. The person who breed him said that they have never had a bad tempered savu so maybe i got him from a special calm batch.

When i first got him before i fed him he didn't care about me at all. when i changed his water or checked on him to make sure he didn't escape(looked at him under his hides) there were no strikes or defensive posture. but the moment after he fed he struck at almost any movement. So I was scared about handling him for the first time after a couple of feedings but hooked him and plopped him down on my hand and calm as a kitten(well not really but as calm as my boa). It was pretty crazy to me, i have never seen such a quick change. But yeah very easy to feed. So to sum up i wouldn't make a judgement of their temperment from how they react to you in their cage but rather how they act out of it. Just like any other snake they all are different although it seems like savus all have tempers when they are young and in their cage. but yeah i don't have that much experience with the species but thats just my experience and my take from what i've read about them.
Beautiful snakes and very fun to watch them eat, mine pratically jumps onto his pinkies.

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Love small boids always looking for new ones.
1.0.0Hogg Island Boa, Quey
0.0.1Ball Python, Apophis(my sisters now)
1.0.0Irian Jaya Carpet Python, Riddick
1.0.0Spotted Python, Bobbi
1.0.0Savu Python, Fossa or Hubi
Snakes to get list: Solomand Island ground boa, Soloman island tree boa, Bolivian Boa, Rosy boa(san felipe or san matias) and ATBs.

Thanks that helps a lot. Reminds me of my retic...she was a heavy eater and you had to be real careful in her cage to see if she was thinking foor that day, once out she was a pussy cat.

A hundred Ball Pythons.
Several Pairs of Jungle Carpets.
Several Pairs of Diamond Carpets
1.0 Womas..just in and biting hard
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Mike and David at 3-D Pythons
www.3dpythons.com

I have an adult pair of savu pythons, and my female is a very gentle snake. My male on the other hand, he strikes if he sees any movement near him, in fact, I have to put a live mouse with him, close the drawer and leave the room, otherwise he will drop a mouse as soon as my hand moves. I think these snakes are the same as any other, the more handling you do, the more calm they are.

Thanks all that's what I was hoping for. Right now I am working on getting this damn woma under control who we just picked up and is really in strike mode. When that dust settles I think we'll get some Savus.
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Mike and David at 3-D Pythons
www.3dpythons.com