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I just got a baby (five months) Pinstripe. A male.
He is really agreesive! Never seen ball python acts like that...
I wonder, can he be tamed?
I got bitten twice, not that it hurt must but I want to handle him now and then...
Any ideas what to do?? is it possible for him to be more docile like ball python is...?
Thanks...

Put on some gloves and just pick him up. He'll learn eventually that it gets him nowhere.
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Wear gloves for a while while handling him. That's what I've done with babies that bite
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Hi,
My friend Jason showed me a trick is to keep the snake extended so it doesn't have a chance to get in a striking pose. I hold them from my elbow to my forearm. I have one that is a total B but she is best left alone. Good luck in taming it. V/R Paige
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Pinstripes are known for biting!

>>Pinstripes are known for biting!

Lol. Let's not start more rumors.

Baby ball pythons get defensive at times, regardless of morph. Most babies in most species are defensive. It is a natural instinct. More handling will result in less instances of being bitten.
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I've had a few mean ones and here's what I did...

(This stuff may sound kind of long and drawn out but... hey you asked.)

Open his bin and just look at him for a minute or two. Do this once or twice a day for a few days.

Next step: open the bin, make a fist and very slowly lower your fist into the bin. Obviously, if he looks like he's going to strike slowly move your hand out. What you're doing here is allowing the hatchling a little time to figure out that the big warm thing in his bin with him is #1 not prey, and #2 not a threat. So, for a few days just go in there and lower your hand into the bin, leave it for a while, let the little dude flick its tongue and get used to your scent. Then just pull out your hand and move on.

Once you are able to do the hand-in-the-bin-trick and the snake doesn't care anymore. Go in, open the bin, wait 30 seconds, put your hand in the bin, wait a few seconds and then pick him up and set him on your hand. Don't move while he just sits on your hand. Just let him sit there, wait for him to crawl around a little. Let him get used to you and then put him back in the bin...

I've done this a few times and it works great. I have a Bee that is so pretty that I wanted to be able to show her off, but
every time I would try she'd bite me. It took me a month or so of going through this process before she calmed down. Some days she's meaner than others too. Keep that in mind.

Good luck!
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