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| Regalmatt |
Posted - 12/11/2011 : 19:29:02
Hi guys,
I'm getting my first royal in a couple of weeks,(I have a corn already) she's female, about 4 yrs old and between 3.5 - 4 ft.my original plan was to get a young snake but someone I know is letting her go, my question is( might be really stupid but...) I have a one year old boy who is tottering about now, is an adult royal in the house a risk to my son?im getting paranoid! |
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| MarkSue |
Posted - 13/11/2011 : 10:53:55
Agree with what everyone has said already...As long as supervision is done (as with any animal and child situation) then nothing to worry about. I have 4 snakes and my foster kids are perfectly safe. The only one they are nervous of is the kingsnake (who`s a bit of a snapper  ) so they go out the room when its his playtime.
Personally id be more worried for the royal with a toddler about lol  |
| Kelfezond |
Posted - 13/11/2011 : 10:31:16
The royal will never likely constrict at all, he may grasp tight to hold on but that.s nothing like a constriction to prey, if he is startled or angry he might bite but bites are harmless, it wouldn't occur to the royal to even attempt to constrict something it didn't plan on eating. |
| LittlestarRed |
Posted - 13/11/2011 : 10:00:59
Royals are strong but as long as you supervise the snake interacting with your toddler it should be fine. If the snake squeezes a bit tight for comfort they are fairly easy to remove, gently of course! My Kids have handled full grown Royals in the past (with supervision) and have never had any problems (not that we've ever owned an adult ourselves). I'm sure she'll be fine! Good luck and congrats on the new addition (when you get her). :) |
| Regalmatt |
Posted - 12/11/2011 : 20:18:24
Cheers for the reassurance guys, she was rescued a few years back, was a poor eater but now a great eater! She escaped for 6 months,and was found and handled regularly up till a month-ish ago, I've been told she has only bitten once(years ago) in a feeding response but hasnt since. I plan on handling regularly. My question referred to her constricting capabilities rather than a bite! Lol.(I feel a bit silly now)!! Lol.
So excited... Can't wait.... |
| LittlestarRed |
Posted - 12/11/2011 : 19:47:15
If our little baby Royal 'Hector' can cope with my 4 year old autistic daughter, then I'm sure an older snake would be ok with a toddler! LOL. Does this snake come from a home where it's regularly handled and does the current owner have kids? |
| n/a |
Posted - 12/11/2011 : 19:40:34
LOL - no!
She'll be a bigger baby than he is!
I have a couple of big ones about the same size - the lass is totally soppy; the lad, Shahi, once gave me a feeding response bite (my fault!) but your son won't be anywhere near a feeding python of course.
I don't think you've anything to be nervous about - royals are gentle and shy and I imagine you'll supervise your son and make sure he doesn't think she's a fun toy.
Congrats on the new purchase - post pics up asap lol! |
