My albino N. kaouthia

I'm still a bit of a newb on here, but I recently got a better phone that has a great camera so I thought I'd share my fang faces with you guys. This is Shelby. He is a 2011 albino Naja kaouthia. He was a a very laid-back baby but right around a year of age he became more aggressive and standoffish....boys and their testosterone, huh? He's currently got a bit of nose rub from striking at the cage front whenever anyone is in the room....is this usual monocled behavior? How can I stop it short of covering him up all the time?

Anyway, he's a great snake to keep and I'm quite happy to have him. Cobras have always fascinated and amazed me. I find them extremely majestic and impressive animals.

My albino N. kaouthia 20121114_204854

If you keep your N. k. out of sight, where it will not be seeing constant body movement, that will reduce the number of glass strikes.

You don't want a disfiguring scar on it's nose or to have an animal that won't feed because of a mouth infection.

Addtionally you could give her a more structured cage setup with different hiding places.
At least, give her a trap box without windows.

I can cover up the windows on the trap box. That would be fairly easy. I can also drape a towel over the cage for the time being...I had to do that for him once before. I think it was about this time of year last year when he scuffed up his nose too.

Something about the winter months seems to get him more agitated and defensive. I will look for some good cage decorations to make him feel more secure too. I had been going for a clean, non-cluttered cage so I could easily see where he was in there, but Shelby's security and comfort is more important.

» Naja kaouthia (albino&albino suphan)
» 1.1 Naja kaouthia(albino)
» 0.1 Naja kaouthia albino cb 09
» Albino kaouthia wanted
» Naja kaouthia (Albino suphan)