I was bitten twice by a wc possible gravid garter, Does being gravid affect the personality of a snake?
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Thread: Agressive snake
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08-17-2010, 05:11 PM #1Juvenile snake
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Agressive snake
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08-17-2010, 05:14 PM #2T. radix Ranch
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Re: Agressive snake
Gravid or not, until they trust you they will be defensive.
I do think being gravid might make her more uncomfortable/wary than normal.
Be patience
Steve
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08-17-2010, 05:25 PM #3Mr Thamnophis
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Re: Agressive snake
just a defense....doesn't mean gravid or not
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08-17-2010, 07:27 PM #4Adult snake
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Re: Agressive snake
Idk, sometimes pregnant garters can be a little cranky.
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08-17-2010, 11:03 PM #5Subadult snake
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Re: Agressive snake
I was cranky late in my 2 pregnancies. I wish I could have gotten away with biting, LOL
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08-18-2010, 01:29 AM #6Juvenile snake
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Re: Agressive snake
Originally Posted by i_heart_sneakie_snakes
I was cranky late in my 2 pregnancies. I wish I could have gotten away with biting, LOL~
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08-18-2010, 01:55 AM #7Domos Ophiusa
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Re: Agressive snake
The only time I heard a garter hiss was when my last Florida Blue girl was gravid, she was an absolute softie at all other times. They definately want to be left alone and I could see how they would be a lot more defensive.
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08-18-2010, 06:22 AM #8Juvenile snake
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Re: Agressive snake
Thanks all.
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08-18-2010, 05:32 PM #9matris ut plures
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Re: Agressive snake
Sometimes I want to bite and I'm not even pregnant anymore! One of my WC females tags me everytime. She did it again last night when I cleaned their home.
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08-19-2010, 04:58 PM #10Banned
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Re: Agressive snake
LoL. and there are a few people here I'd like to musk...
I'm not a violent person, so I'll try to restrain myself and skip the biting much like all the concinnus I've ever owned
BTW, you might be unwittingly encouraging this behavior from your snake by giving her what she wants after she bites (letting go and leaving her alone?)
I found that most biters will stop doing it if you just continue to hold them and let them bite. After a few times, they learn it doesn't work and stop bothering to try.
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