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#1792228
Dave3110
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Is it common ??? 
hi all got a new baby coastal last october and he/she has started strikin a little bit at my hand and always goes in to the s striking position if i go near it never done this before its still less than a year old and i know its quite common for them to nbe nippy do you think it will grow out of this with regular handling. it doesnt always do it i think its cos the snake was in early stages of shed it was a bit grumpy but its only because it has never done it before lol ty for your time :)
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07/12/08 10:09am
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Farout
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Message To: Dave3110 In reference to Message Id: 1792228
Is it common ???
There could be a number of reasons for this. If I understand you, you’re saying its never been nippy before and only just started? Have you looked it over and checked for any injuries or signs of illness? When you handle it, do you handle it gently and support its body well? Are you washing your hands before you handle it?
If it was in a shed cycle it most likely does not want to be held. I make it a point to leave mine well alone when they are in shed as it only stresses them out.
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07/12/08 11:04am
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#1793395
Dave3110
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Message To: Farout In reference to Message Id: 1792276
Is it common ???
yes i do handle gentaly and support the body well they normaly just coil my wrist and sit there happily lol i have checked for illnesses and i cant really see any problems scales are all perfect and hes nor retaining his eye caps after shed. well i fed him/her the other day and i was changin his water and he seemed alot more calm diddnt go into the strikeing position at all like it has been doin so this was probaly cos it was shedding and so it missed out on a weeks food lol probaly hungry to lol. these snakes are ment to get much calmer as they grow anyway as long as you handle them proporly. thanks for te advice :)
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07/13/08 08:53am
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Farout
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Message To: Dave3110 In reference to Message Id: 1793395
Is it common ???
I’m sure you’re right. It was just insecure due to shedding. Its good to hear he’s better.
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07/13/08 09:12am
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Charlystarly
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Message To: Dave3110 In reference to Message Id: 1793395
Is it common ???
If it’s shedding they normally can’t see as the eye caps become opaque. When I got my Jungle Carpet, I got her when she was shedding so we put some warm water on her and it came off perfectly but I was getting worried because she kept on going into strike position, she sounded like she had RI and kept opening her mouth but as soon as I realised she was sheddingI new that she couldn’t see, she couldn’t breath through her nose that well so she was weezing and had to open her mouth to breath. Anyway after all of telling you my pythons life story, what I’m getting at is that they can’t see when they’re shedding so if you touch them they automatically go into defence mode and start striking.
Charlotte x
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07/14/08 04:28pm
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