4 days later

[shaunyboy]

imo it's safer having locks

it saves one of my kids friends mums calling me up and asking,why her child got tagged by a carpet python

peace of mind mate

cheers shaun

[Kettennatter]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

imo it's safer having locks

it saves one of my kids friends mums calling me up and asking,why her child got tagged by a carpet python

peace of mind mate

cheers shaun

That is true. Even though, I sometimes wish my snakes would bite some of those rugrats. A kid recently hit my BCI on the head, twice. But the snake is so docile that it was of no consequence. The same goes for my corns, the garter and the KSB.

Only my king is so crazy that no kid dares touch him. (Heck, I'm the only one in the family who dares touching him. The last time I took him out my family stood in a safe distance and chanted: "Bite him! Bite him!" I didn't get bit, but I wondered about the overall sentiment.)

[shaunyboy]

with carpet pythons it's usually fast movement that sets them off

they have a strike now,work out if it's food later policy

i used to love my younest sons kingsnake feeding response.....

it got that fired up it used to miss 9 strikes out of 10

it did'nt matter if it got the prey side on,it just folded it in half and went for it

i miss wee jimmy our kingsnake

cheers shaun

[Kettennatter]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

with carpet pythons it's usually fast movement that sets them off

they have a strike now,work out if it's food later policy

i used to love my younest sons kingsnake feeding response.....

it got that fired up it used to miss 9 strikes out of 10

it did'nt matter if it got the prey side on,it just folded it in half and went for it

i miss wee jimmy our kingsnake

cheers shaun

That sounds similar to my king snake. It will strike a cardbox box if you lower it into the enclosure. A thermometer isn't safe, either. (A temp gun is a great invention.) So sorry that you lost your king snake.

He is probably the type of snake that tries to escape the most. When I need to handle the snake I just wait for him to come out. He may be another good reason for locks on the lid.