Posted by Sheena --Previous Message--
on 2/16/2005, 11:50 am, in reply to "Re: help, my snow corn bites"
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If your corn snake is young it is natural for them to bite, they are frightened and are only acting on instinct. They will move out of this stage as they get older and you handle them more. Never handle your snake after feeding, it upsets them and they could regurgetate. Also if it is getting ready to shed it could be upset and unable to see you and its surroundings. Just give him/her some time and try to handle it as much as possible, even ten minutes a day is enough for them to get use to being picked up, taken out and jossled around. The snake will eventually learn your smell and get to know you better and know you don't mean to hurt it. Also, don't touch its head, they are very head shy, if you are doing this while you are handling it, that could be another reason why it could be biting. If you have any questions just let us know.
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: --Previous Message--
: ok, for some reason my snow corn snake keeps
: bitong me when i try to hold it, it is
: young, not sure how to tell gender but i
: thought that might have something to do with
: it, i also am getting cought up in homework
: and fun stuff like that so i dont handle him
: that much, mind you, i just got him like
: early january, but i was wondering if maby
: it is just a phase, because i dont handle
: him, if its because he just ate, or if its
: because he's shedding
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:JUST CHECK IF HIS EYES ARE MURKY IF IT IS
: LEAVE UNTIL IT SHEDS IF YOU FED IT LEAVE
: LEAVE IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS
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