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Hey all.

I am Gene. I have been hanging out on the monitor forum for a couple of years now, yes I keep the beasts too

Anyway, I just bought a couple of baby Okeetee corns. Very pretty little animals. I really like them. My question is one of them is a little biter. Is that normal? I know I am very intimidating to the little one but geezzz I get popped every time I turn around. It's funny now but probably won't be later. Is it normal for little ones to be aggressive/defensive? Will they out grow it? Is there anything I can do to help work it out?

Thanks for any help offered.
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Gene

Yes, they will most likely outgrow it. I would pretend it isn't happening. Not hard considering how much 'damage' they do. You will realize some time this fall that the little cuss isn't doing it anymore.
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Sonya

I have had Boas, Pythons, Monitors & more monitors all with out incident or bites. I go to the "calm & docile" animals and first thing I get whacked. Go figure

This is my buddy Yoshi. 2 years and the only scars I have from him are from those horrid claws of his.

Thanks for your help!

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Gene

>>I have had Boas, Pythons, Monitors & more monitors all with out incident or bites. I go to the "calm & docile" animals and first thing I get whacked. Go figure

I think it figures totally.

But at least the corns won't ever be able to do the damage....And any I have had have outgrown it.
Now I did get given a 3yo Black Ratsnake female that is just plain psycho. She is a LTC, caught at less than a year. But never outgrew the need to bite whenever. I have only had her a few months and she shows no signs of changing her tendencies drastically. So I don't stick my face near her.
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Sonya

Not sticking your face near her.

I have heard some of them (rat snakes) can be pretty unruley. I like the huge snakes too like the pythons & anacondas but not only do I not have room, I don't feel like getting popped by one of those guys.

Thanks again for your help.
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Gene

>>Not sticking your face near her.
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>>I have heard some of them (rat snakes) can be pretty unruley. I like the huge snakes too like the pythons & anacondas but not only do I not have room, I don't feel like getting popped by one of those guys.
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Yeah, unruly. Like terriers are not aggressive....they are assertive!

She is one of my unruly ones. Thankfully she is also never gonna be big enough to really hurt me...except in the face. I know someone who got hit in the face by a bigger boa and it was not really fun.
To my black rats defense I did notice that she has a 'weird' eye and may have a vision problem that is not helping her temper. She is just a sensitive soul.
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Sonya