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11-20-2014, 02:04 PM

Once their used to me standing by them we move to getting them used to being touched. They like following the wall's in the pen so I put my chair in the corner and as they come by I reach down very carefully and touch the last 6 inch's of their tail's. At first they would coil up fast in a defensive position not sure if I was trying to hurt them or not, but slowly they calmed down. This again was a long process, working with rattler's take's a lot of PATIENCE!
They began as I touched them to not coil up or even act defensive, they would just either keep going or stop for a moment and look back at me as if to say "you done now?" After they got used to this I still continued with it for some time, then we moved on to the next step.

BTW- If you notice, all these step's I take with them are baby step's never trying to push them into a step they weren't ready for.

11-20-2014, 02:04 PM	#54
54bogger	WARNING; HANDLING VENOMOUS SNAKE'S IS DANGEROUS!!! Once their used to me standing by them we move to getting them used to being touched. They like following the wall's in the pen so I put my chair in the corner and as they come by I reach down very carefully and touch the last 6 inch's of their tail's. At first they would coil up fast in a defensive position not sure if I was trying to hurt them or not, but slowly they calmed down. This again was a long process, working with rattler's take's a lot of PATIENCE! They began as I touched them to not coil up or even act defensive, they would just either keep going or stop for a moment and look back at me as if to say "you done now?" After they got used to this I still continued with it for some time, then we moved on to the next step. BTW- If you notice, all these step's I take with them are baby step's never trying to push them into a step they weren't ready for.