Western Hognose Behavior Change and Biting

[Jim Smith]

While this may be a feeding strike, I'm not convinced that it is the result of her not being held frequently so you are perceived as a threat. I believe that the best way to break this behavior is to try to handle the snake at least twice a week for about 10 minutes at a time. She will become used to you and not see you as a threat. Just my two cents worth...

[mclindenk11]

Originally Posted by Jim Smith

While this may be a feeding strike, I'm not convinced that it is the result of her not being held frequently so you are perceived as a threat. I believe that the best way to break this behavior is to try to handle the snake at least twice a week for about 10 minutes at a time. She will become used to you and not see you as a threat. Just my two cents worth...

I used to handle her a lot more and never encounter this problem, but with working so far away affected my attention towards it, I thought maybe that might have something to do with it. I will make sure that I find the time somehow to handle her a few times each week.
Thank you!

[TeamSlitherin]

Agreed with everyone above that this sounds like a feeding response. If she's only on weekly fuzzies, she's probably just hungry. Get her on hoppers and see how that goes.