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squeakymel
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 03/11/2010 : 22:31:48
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| Went to feed my new royals today. Marni took it no problems, kinda struck but not with too much force. When i tried to feed the male Wilson and he struck as soon as i opened his rub, dont think it was at the rat, scared the **** out of me. He then curled up in his house and started hissing at me. Is this normal? Ive never had royals before and my corns are all calm, ive not been tagged before and now im actually scared of him :-( |
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hodgie
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1197 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2010 : 22:36:20
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| Dont worry, they can have their little freaky moments especially if they are young and you`ve only had them a short time.. try again in a week. |
Royals owned "lots"
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Welly
Yearling
United Kingdom
423 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2010 : 22:45:05
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| Sabre did this too me last week. lol |
0.1.0 Royal Python
0.0.1 Mexican Black King
1.0.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa |
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reptiledanny
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
2106 Posts |
Posted - 04/11/2010 : 07:46:40
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| bullet got hissy with m at the weekend when he was in his hide all curled up with his back just visable so i touched him and he hissed, i just told him to shut up and then his head came out and he was like "oh, its only u" then he went back in again |
1.2 royal pythons 0.1 hog island boa 1.0 corn snake
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Welly
Yearling
United Kingdom
423 Posts |
Posted - 04/11/2010 : 08:14:48
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| Could be the time of the year. |
0.1.0 Royal Python
0.0.1 Mexican Black King
1.0.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa |
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Kelfezond
The bearded one
United Kingdom
4803 Posts |
Posted - 04/11/2010 : 10:57:07
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| Valhalla does that to me every time I see her hehe, I think it's her grumpy way of saying hello. |
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deadmansfinger
Hatchling
81 Posts |
Posted - 04/11/2010 : 11:19:23
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I had the same experience with KingBob last week. I have only had a corn before so I wasn't expecting that kind of striking either! I pretty much crapped myself lol. He struck for it 3 times but kept nearly hitting my hand. I then realised it wasn't warm enough and he was smellng the mouse but going for the heat of my hand. He rose right up out of the RUB and looked pretty freaky. I really thought he was going to tag me when I walked by 
I gave the rat a good heat, took it back and he took it first time. He's never hissed at me though. He's a gentle soul!  |
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ALLSTER
Snake Mite
23 Posts |
Posted - 04/11/2010 : 12:23:41
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| mine hiss at me last night (miss grumpy) lol |
1.0.0 CORN ( SEPT 09 ) HANNIBAL
0.1.0 ROYAL PYTHON ( SEPT 10 ) KRYSTAL
2.0.0 KITTENS ( JULY 10 ) GINGE AND SOOTY
1.0.0 BABY ON ITS WAY ( NOV 10 ) |
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reptiledanny
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
2106 Posts |
Posted - 04/11/2010 : 18:22:21
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| lol, every one has been hissed at |
1.2 royal pythons 0.1 hog island boa 1.0 corn snake
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Robert
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
957 Posts |
Posted - 05/11/2010 : 19:01:07
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| He's probably hungry lol and thought it was feeding time, they do settle down over time if it is a new snake then he is getting used to the new environment, see how it goes over the next few days :) |
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anatess
Sub Adult
USA
669 Posts |
Posted - 06/11/2010 : 05:42:07
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Hmm... from what you describe that's a defensive strike. Could be stress-related, or starting a shed cycle, or he's not feeling good (temps maybe off or something).
Just double-check your husbandry or see if he's in shed (bump up humidity). If everything looks good, just leave him alone for 5-7 days (don't handle him except for basic maintenance) and then offer him food again.
If you're scared, you can wear thick gloves until you get comfortable again. If he goes on a strike position (head tense in an s-coil and lifted up on the alert), gently pat his head either using a flat palm of your hand, or a piece of paper, etc., to break his concentration. More than likely, he will retract his head into his coils and you can then pick him up like normal.
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Snake owner since Oct 2008, so yeah, I'm no expert.
0.1.0 pastel royal
1.0.0 spider royal
0.1.0 albino royal
1.0.0 bumblebee royal
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Brad
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
28 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2010 : 20:49:26
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| Our Bry hissed at me a few times when I first got him, not done it for a bit though. |
1.1.0 Fire Royal CB10 Brian & Bella
1.0.0 Cat Samson
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squeakymel
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
6 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2010 : 07:47:32
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Thanks everyone :-)
Checked all his temps n stuff which were fine, turns out mr grumpy was in shed.....
Now he has fully shed and looking amazing i will give him a few days and try feed him again :-) |
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