My injured snake..

[Hankj]

That was a good one lol..

[kibakiba]

My little Runt will do that. Part of me worries that she may be blind, she has a hard time telling where the food is, and I have to push it in her face to get her to grab on. She also strikes at me, but only if she's smelt food and if I touched her. Maybe she senses your presence, but cant tell if you're going to hurt her, so she tries to defend herself.

[Hankj]

She has never tried to bite me before she started eating. Even when we were force feeding her she didn't try to hurt me.

So either she thinks I'm food or what ever triggered in her brain to start eating also triggered her to be more aggressive and wild?

She was fine, just tried to evade me after she ate that huge worm so I think she is just hungry. Make it easier for me to know when to feed her I guess haha. She wrestled that worm around too. She was strung up in the plants when i gave it to her and she was whip it around it was nice sight.

[kibakiba]

Well, at least you know she's getting better. If you have the smell of food on your hands, even just a tiny little drop, it could make her bite at you.

[Hankj]

Hmm... I was handling baby food and mealworms for a gecko before I touched her? That's it that I can think about, who knows, I work at a pet store but I washed my hands after work..

[Sonya610]

Just a few minutes ago I took her out of the cage and put her in a little plastic shoe box so I could clean all her shed skin out of the tank. We had not force/assist fed her since two Thursdays ago. I put a earthworm in there with her just to give it a try and after I cleaned up the tank there was no worm and a big lump in her belly

Since she is blind and adjusting to it and she ate on her own when placed in a small container maybe you want to stick with that for feeding her. If she gets used to eating in that small container and learns "that is where the food is" it may help with eating and curb the finger nipping problem. Maybe get something smaller than a shoebox, something that could fit in her regular tank would be ideal imo. Mix up some worms with pinky parts in a little pile and she may eat them all.

I know with Ball Pythons some people (the really paranoid ones) always feed in a separate container because they are worried if they feed in the main enclosure they coud be mistaken for food when they put their hand in the cage.

[ConcinusMan]

It's not at all uncommon for a snake that sees poorly, perhaps shadows/light only, to nip at anything they sense to be moving near them. Amy does it when he's hungry. He can see light and shadow only. If I cast a shadow over him when he's hungry, and he smells food, he'll come flailing out with his mouth open and bite anything he happens to bump into in the process. This is a feeding response. However, he also will do quick strikes in my direction, and flatten himself out, (doing a viper impression) if I cast a shadow on him and it startles him. The feeding response and the defensive strikes are different.

[Hankj]

She doesn't S back or anything. She doesn't look like she's ready to attack she just tries to bite what ever touches her haha.

If I got a smaller container, that I put in her tank, would I put her in it, or let her find it on her own? And its only a ten gallon with a fair amount of accessories gonna be a tight fit.

Would trying to handle her daily help out?

[ConcinusMan]

Sounds like typical behavior for a hungry blind snake. Snakes merely tolerate handling, some better than others. It would probably just cause more stress.

[Sonya610]

She doesn't S back or anything. She doesn't look like she's ready to attack she just tries to bite what ever touches her haha.

If I got a smaller container, that I put in her tank, would I put her in it, or let her find it on her own? And its only a ten gallon with a fair amount of accessories gonna be a tight fit.

Would trying to handle her daily help out?

Forget about it fitting in the enclosure, doesn't really matter. But if you could get her used to eating in separate container that might be good. I would probably use the same soap to wash it with so the small container always smells the same, can't hurt.

I would gently place her in the container and leave her there for a while or until she eats, making sure the temps stay reasonable, but would not handle her much outside of that until she is eating fairly well. Eating is the top priority and any additional stress can thwart that effort. Also if she does eat be careful about handling her for a couple of days afterwards, especially if it is a good size meal, handling and stress after a big meal can cause regurgitation.