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Taming an aggressive feeder

I had a ball python that was extremely aggressive only at feeding. She struck me once the instant I opened the bin. Now whenever she gets that "look," I use a mist bottle to (lightly) spray her in the face with water. There's no harm to her, and the shock value is enough for her to be a little more cautious when I open the lid. After two feedings/training periods of doing this, she no longer strikes until she actually smells or sees a dead rat. Snakes may not be that bright, but she was a pretty fast learner. ;-) Guess she didn't like getting her face all wet.
 
snowgyre said:
I had a ball python that was extremely aggressive only at feeding. She struck me once the instant I opened the bin. Now whenever she gets that "look," I use a mist bottle to (lightly) spray her in the face with water. There's no harm to her, and the shock value is enough for her to be a little more cautious when I open the lid. After two feedings/training periods of doing this, she no longer strikes until she actually smells or sees a dead rat. Snakes may not be that bright, but she was a pretty fast learner. ;-) Guess she didn't like getting her face all wet.
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Never thought of that either. So you just give her/him a couple squirts as soon as the tub is pulled out?
 
My tubs have lids, but I watch her through the side of the tub first to get a sense of her mood, and if she's acting too aggressive I get the spray bottle ready and squirt her as soon as the lid is open a crack. It works really well... she generally snaps her head back into a partial ball, but isn't scared or shocked enough not to eat once she gets a whiff of a rat.
 
You may wanna be careful leaving the tongs in there while they feed, my buddy had a retic that ended up taking the tongs in and when we went back he had the tongs half way down his throat. Real scary moment. But my boas are the utmost aggressive feeders, slamming into tanks around feeding time, not playing games at all. Honestly its the main reason I love boas. I encourage them to be as such, that way atleast I know they will eat. I dont use tongs at all, and I aint never had one tag me during a feeding.

And I wouldnt spray them in the face, its like a punishment for being hungry, JMO. Although with boas im sure they wouldnt care what u would do, they will still eat.
 
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