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tdf
Hatchling
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 Posted - 15/04/2009 : 19:20:34
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Originally posted by wolfspirit
Does he actually strike ar you when you go in the viv?
he doesnt come out to get me
just when im trying to pick him up after moving his hide |
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15/04/2009 : 19:35:48
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i would move his hide and just go in and get him. put a pair of gloves and a jumper on so you wont be as scared of him tagging you...
or...
you could put a pair of your gloves or similar in the viv so he can get used to you scent for a few days. |
 
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tdf
Hatchling
61 Posts |
Posted - 15/04/2009 : 19:41:11
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quote:
Originally posted by dazb
i would move his hide and just go in and get him. put a pair of gloves and a jumper on so you wont be as scared of him tagging you...
or...
you could put a pair of your gloves or similar in the viv so he can get used to you scent for a few days.
is that known to work?
strangely he is out and about atm
havent seen him for days and now he is acting like im not here |
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2847 Posts |
Posted - 15/04/2009 : 19:47:12
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open the viv door and see if he wants to come out on his own...
it a regularly suggested method... never done it myself. |
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tdf
Hatchling
61 Posts |
Posted - 15/04/2009 : 21:03:32
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I've opened it before when changing water etc.
He's a shy one. |
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tdf
Hatchling
61 Posts |
Posted - 16/04/2009 : 14:14:10
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Today I thought f**k it and dove in head first.
(ok so i had gloves on!!!)
Unlocked the viv, lifted the hide, he went into ultra "coil back, come any closer and im gona bite you" mode, ignored it and picked him up.
Sat down on my bed (right next to my viv) and just watched, he relaxed, which made me relax.
Eventually I took both gloves off and held him normally, he seemed his old self!
I feel so much better now, im thinking he might just be viv protective.
but...
I did notice some sort of scabbing or something, between the scales on the top side of his head... (his left, our right)
kinda hard to make out in the pic, is that a burn or something?
something which has made him grumpy??
Old pic of the viv on the floor, its the same now but higher up -
the red bulb is about 3 - 4mm away from the bottom of the protector, too close?
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
5741 Posts |
Posted - 16/04/2009 : 15:16:55
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lol..no i was not saying you smell
what he is doing sounds just like a normal royal that has not been handled...i think if you aim to handle him a couple of times a week he will soon be ok..
As for his head, are you talking about the back by his neck? it might be old shed..it does not look like a scab, but more like old skin.. |
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tdf
Hatchling
61 Posts |
Posted - 16/04/2009 : 15:25:09
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sorry not the best photo
i know what you mean about being normal, but i was holding him 2-3 times a week for the first few weeks of having him.
he was fine |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
5741 Posts |
Posted - 16/04/2009 : 15:29:37
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| that is the bit i was talking about, it looks likes old shed, but i could be wrong, wait till one of the others see it.. |
"No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from
now and make a brand new ending."
-- Source Unknown
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tdf
Hatchling
61 Posts |
Posted - 16/04/2009 : 18:50:15
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| it wasnt there after he shed, which is why im wondering if its a burn or something |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16/04/2009 : 19:38:37
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| I can see light in your viv, where does this come from? |
 
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tdf
Hatchling
61 Posts |
Posted - 17/04/2009 : 11:17:01
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a long tube by exo terra, doesnt produce any heat and im not using it anymore, just natural light now.
it stopped working before the thing on his head appeared |
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