my 1-1/2 foot corn snake is hostile when you try to pick him up. he shakes his tail and coils up, occasionally hissing. what should i do??
2007-08-10 12:51:00 · 4 answers · asked by apollo 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
He may be moulting -just leave him alone-snakes were not meant to be loving pets.
2007-08-10 12:56:45 · answer #1 · answered by Bemo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my adult females was much like yours was when she was younger. I have a few other yearlings that act like that as well. I've found they eventually mellow with age. I did not handle these excessively as I had plenty of others that stressed less and one day, they just got mellower. I didn't do anything special, just left them alone mostly. Eventually they've become some of my mellowest animals. I would keep the handling to a minimum and for short duration. You will find as the animal ages, it will mellow out.
2007-08-10 13:37:13 · answer #2 · answered by gallianomom2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd totally toss him a mouse.
2007-08-10 12:54:43 · answer #3 · answered by Zeera 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
he needs to be handled more often
2007-08-10 12:59:24 · answer #4 · answered by panda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋