Hey people. Wondering if you could help me with something. Went to get my royal out just and noticed he was very jumpy. Like normally just before I pick him up I stroke his back a little. But he's really flinching and tensing up now. I usually just handle him in the afternoon. Could he be rather tetchy because he isnt normally handled at this time? And should I still go ahead and pick him up or just leave him to it?
1.0.0 normal royal -Floyd 1.0.0 mojave royal - Smee 1.0.0 common boa - Brady
No not struck. Don't even look like he's going to. He's just really jumpy. Think I'll just leave him til tomorrow afternoon when I usually handle him. Think I've freaked him out a bit!
1.0.0 normal royal -Floyd 1.0.0 mojave royal - Smee 1.0.0 common boa - Brady
Oh mine proper lifts his head up and starts puffing himself up... He's actually banged his face into his viv's doors a couple of times trying to get me!
1.1.0 Normal Royal Pythons... Kane (CF11) + Frankie (CB11) 1.0.0 Spider Royal Python (CB13) 1.0.0 100% het kahl albino boa Dexter (CB13) 1.0.0 Butter Corn... 0.1.0 Snow Corn... Alice 0.1.0 Red Harlequin Crested Gecko... Charlie 0.1.0 Albino Leopard Gecko... Cleo 1.1.0 African Green Mantis 1.0.0 Staffy... Alfie 1.1.0 Cats... Ebony and DK
Lol the little git! But you pick him up anyway? And he just calms down? I'll have to just pick mine up next time. Show him who's boss lol. Or I may just stick to handling him in the afternoon!
1.0.0 normal royal -Floyd 1.0.0 mojave royal - Smee 1.0.0 common boa - Brady
my lil man can be really jumpy at times and then i jump lol, i find that when im picking him up he tenses just like yours but i see this as the norm now
once hes out sometimes he jumps if i touch his tail unexpectatly, im just glad royals dont musk in defence (if thats the right word)
1.0.0 Lesser - Helios 2.0.0 Normal - George & Kairo 1.0.0 Mojave - Bolt 0.1.0 Mojave - Roxi 1.0.0 Leopard Gecko - Leo 0.0.1 Crocodile gecko - Pheonix
If he's normally fine, maybe he's coming up to shed. Their eyes cloud over so they can't see as well which can make them twitchy. Mine was like that just before he shed last.
i think sometimes thay just have bad days. my girl was a bit hesetant the other day and normaly she pretty much jumps out the rub to be handeld. my bee almost always gives me a hiss but recently he's been very cooperative... go figure!
Jumpy snake.
Posted - 15/01/2012 : 00:38:42
