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What brand, type, do you guys reccomend for handling large snakes? I've been using gloves from ace hardware, they are the double leather ones. Tough as heck, but I think its possible they are making my snake strike. He's gone after me twice, once when I was putting a rat into the cage, and once when I was taking him out to clean his cage(he looked snippy so I put them on). He follows these gloves around the glass though, not sure what it is about them. Thanks in advance for reponses.
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"Stupider.....like a FOX!!" -Homer Simpson

both strikes could be feeding response strikes, since one of them you were putting a rat in the cage. are you using a snake hook?

No hook, about to order one. It was definitly a feeding response, but hes been fed recently, and it was a different glove from the ones I use to handle the rats. He's never done it before, atleast never when I was handling bare handed. I guess we'll just have to see how his attitude is for the next couple days.

>>both strikes could be feeding response strikes, since one of them you were putting a rat in the cage. are you using a snake hook?
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"Stupider.....like a FOX!!" -Homer Simpson

This is one of the reasons that I feed in a different enclosure. I can tell when they're hungry in their own cages, but when they are put into rubbermaid type tubs, they know it's time to eat, and then I'll sometimes get struck at . Plus having them in tubs allows me to do some good cage cleaning. I don't use gloves, but when they're done eating, I slowly lower a towel over their head until I get ahold of them, then they're fine. I'll spray them off with warm water to rinse off any strong rodent smells, and put them back into a fresh cage. Good luck with the gloves , David
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Yeah, I used to switch them out. But after I got him on PK food it was a little easier to not do that. I guess im gonna have to switch back to that method now though

>>This is one of the reasons that I feed in a different enclosure. I can tell when they're hungry in their own cages, but when they are put into rubbermaid type tubs, they know it's time to eat, and then I'll sometimes get struck at . Plus having them in tubs allows me to do some good cage cleaning. I don't use gloves, but when they're done eating, I slowly lower a towel over their head until I get ahold of them, then they're fine. I'll spray them off with warm water to rinse off any strong rodent smells, and put them back into a fresh cage. Good luck with the gloves , David
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>>--aka DMOG68
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"Stupider.....like a FOX!!" -Homer Simpson