jstu bought a juvie ball...bout 3 months old...and he's already bit me like 10 times haha...not that i care...but does any one have any taming ideas?
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fiesty little thing haha
irishmanhoe
May 30, 2004 10:08 PM
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nightvip
May 30, 2004 10:22 PM
Well if the bits bug ya and they are actually getting through your skin, wear gloves. Then just hold him enough, but be careful not to stress him too much. I would let him get use to his surroundings a little bit first and leave him alone for a week. Then just hold him and dont control the head all that much.
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0.0.1 Columbian x Argentine Boa
1.0 Royal Python
mistysprouse
May 30, 2004 11:41 PM
I have one that likes to bite too. I wear gloves to handle him, I tried to tame him for a few months and it isn't working so I have decided he just doesn't like to be handled and I now leave him alone except for feeding and cage cleaning. I hope you get better results than I did, and get a pair of gloves they help alot.
toddg
May 31, 2004 12:25 AM
DITTO!!! np...
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1.1 Balls - Male het/albino, Female 66% het/albino
***Fingers crossed for next season!!!***
snowcrash
May 31, 2004 12:00 PM
I find that when they are curled up and in a strike position that they generally dont turn and strike. I slide them on my palm with their head facing away, holding them a few inches above the floor of the cage. I hold them like this about 5 minutes at a time. Eventually they relax after a few minutes and crawl off my hand back onto the cage floor. This usually leads to me being able to pick them up without them even tensing up. Good luck!
