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#2052870
Flat Head
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 "hook train"
Hi there,
I need help on hook training, I do not know what that is, How do u do it. I have a really a aggressive albino granite burmese python. He is a couple months old, trys 2 strike at me every time I go near him or try 2 touch him. What should I do? Someone said I should hook train my snake. Please help me out :)
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08/07/09 09:23pm
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#2052874
Beastly_Burm
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Message To: Flat Head In reference to Message Id: 2052870
"hook train"
Hook training is a term used when handling snakes. I personally use it for my burm. When you go to take out your snake or feed him use the snake hook to get him out of his cage. For males, most of the time when they are out of their cage, they will settle down. He will eventually get used to this and look at the snake hook as, it is eaither time to eat, or my owner just wants to handle me. Keep working with him. He’ll tame down.
John
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08/07/09 09:36pm
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#2052949
Timmay
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Message To: Flat Head In reference to Message Id: 2052870
"hook train"
Hook training is definitely smart, very easy, just go in with the hook whenever you get him out and tap or rub him with it before pulling him out. Are you feeding in the cage or out?
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08/08/09 02:43am
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#2052987
Grunt
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Message To: Timmay In reference to Message Id: 2052949
"hook train"
first off you should be feeding in the cage as well as hook training. One reason for hook training is to get the snake to calm down so you can take it out of the cage. The other is so the snake knows that when you use the hook it is NOT feeding time. do not use the hook for feeding.The hook is to diferentiate between feeding time and handling time. The reason I say you should be feeding in the cage is because think of moving a 12-16 ft burm after it has eaten. The stress of handling such an animal can cause regurge never mind, accidental bites from a hungry burm. This is no BP or Boa we are talking about but a snake that can reach up to 200 lbs and not easily moved after a meal. Here is a pic of my girl Fantasy with my friend Franky and our friends son holding her during a School presentation. do not know why it is so blurry. the pic was fine when I uploaded to the comp
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08/08/09 06:58am
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#2053106
Timmay
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Message To: Grunt In reference to Message Id: 2052987
"hook train"
^ couldn’t have said it better.
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08/08/09 12:47pm
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#2053124
Flat Head
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Message To: Timmay In reference to Message Id: 2052949
"hook train"
So I jus tap or rub him with the hook and then take him out with the hook right. Also how do I hook train when he gets older. What should I do 2 calm him down he is crazy. O yea I was feeding him out of the tank.
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08/08/09 02:18pm
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#2053294
Grunt
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Message To: Flat Head In reference to Message Id: 2053124
"hook train"
as long as you start hook training when they are young and always follow the same routine throughout thier life they will learn and stay conditioned throughout thier life. My advice is start feeding in the cage and keep up on the hook. as far as how yes you were right just rub thier head and wait for them to turn and back down before retrieving them from the cage. Never use the hook when feeding because it can possibly confuse them. A burm is smarter than many think
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08/08/09 08:49pm
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#2058176
Boomalang
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Message To: Grunt In reference to Message Id: 2053294
"hook train"
and don’t be afraid of being bitten by him if he’s just a couple months old it doesn’t hurt trust me. you’re better off taking a little bite than jerking your arm real fast and scaring your burm and possibly scraping it against the cage. one of mine was really aggressive when he was a juvenile he bit me almost every time i took him out until he was almost 3 feet, even sometimes for no reason after i already had him out. but he calmed down with every day handling and now i only take him out twice a week and he’s still very good. but yea you definitely wanna have him hook trained before he gets any bigger. getting bitten by a 6 ft + python is no picnic.
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08/16/09 02:04pm
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