Issue With My Albino Corn Snake

[hugsarewonderful]

i've had my albino corn snake for almost two months. it's a baby. the guy at the exotic pet store that i bought it from seemed to really know his stuff and he told me not to handle the snake until after 2 or 3 feedings.. BUT now it wont let me near it, it goes into that defensive mode and wont let me get near it, doesnt want me to touch it at all.. it snaps at my fingers, it just doesnt like me so..

any advice? what do i do to get it to like me?

[John Pilling]

First things first, welcome to the forum.

Right, as to the little 1, is it in shed? A lot of young corns get very devensive when in shed, my 3 year old male still can be a little defensive duing a shed and will rattle his tail at me. Just something worth looking at with your little 1.

If not in shed, then it's a case of go in and just pick up the little mite, it might bite, but you won't notice it unless you see it biting you, it really doesn't hurt at all, and once it's out let it calm down then put it back, even if it's only aftr 30 sec's or 10 mins. This way the little 1 will soon lern that when it comes out it will go back home and after doing this regulary, it will relax more and wont be as aggresive when coming out and will eventually look forward to being handled as t'll know it's going back.

Thats about it for now, but also have a read through this for some more tips ad tricks writen by Kathy Love john1979.proboards43.com/index.cgi?board=Kathy&action=display&thread=1110222724

[Shrimply]

Yup just pick it up it shouldn't hurt. I got bitten of a little baby while feeding them at the reptile shop and they can't even pierce the skin.

However this B****y king snake got me and they DO hurt it hung on for about 5 minutes while I cursed it befor it let go. It left a nice oval of teeth marks between the nuckles and it it only young but sure is a nasty little bugger.

Just follow Johns advice and the little one will soon settle down.

[fangs]

hey, i had the same problem when i first got my amel corn, he bit me , it kinda put me off tryin to handle him so i just waited till he fed a couple of times now hes fine and likes to come out, he was only 4 months old when i got him that was two months ago but your lil' baby will be fine after a few feeds.

[hugsarewonderful]

Thank you for the welcome and thank you very much for the advice! I will try everything I can Thanks!

and my snake shed its skin about two or three weeks after I got him, so i dont think he's in that phase

Thanks again