Hello. I have a four year old dwarf kingsnake. His name is Obsidian and he rocks hard. He's a great guy, good with children, and women like him.
Problem is, lately, he's not been so friendly. He's about 2-3 cm in diameter, because he's a dwarf, and I feed him a rat pinky once a week. I'm obviously not trying to handle him when he's alseep, but lately, he's been very aggressive and prrone to biting. I'll pick him up, and he'll be cool, then he'll come up to my hand and look at me like "I'm going to bite you. I really am. There's nothing you can do about it. Deal." And there he goes. It's not a nip and let go thing, either. No, it's hard and he stays there for a good long time. And it looks like he's trying to escape.
He's been this way for two months; he slept almost nonstop one month, took a while to shed, and now he's irritable. Any idea what might be causing this? Or suggestions as to what to do? I miss holding the little guy.
P.S. My father says I should feed him outside the tank, in another area, so he doesn't associate his home with food, and therefore, biting. I don't think this sounds right, 'specially considering he'd be more likely to bite if it was time to feed him anyhow, and I'd be taking him out to move him. Any thoughts on that theory?
Thanks
