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how do i get her trust back?

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Neffy

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I bought my corn Angel at the end of may this year and she settled in really well. She was very friendly and whenever i wanted her to come out i just had to open her viv and she'd come to the door and wait for me to put my hand out for her to climb on.I have never put my hand in her viv to pick her up i've always let her come out of her own accord.
Now here's the problem. I went away for 3 weeks in september and left her in my mothers care for that time and although my mother would change her water, spot clean and feed her she wouldn't handle her. So in the 3 weeks i was away Angel never got handled at all.
Now she stays curled up in her plant on her bamboo log at the top of her viv and only comes down to feed or poop, i can't get her when she's curled up in it because the plants fixed to the viv and she tangles herself up in it.
I tried to get her out of the viv the other night when she came down by just putting my hand in and picking her up and she struck and me and slithered away at top speed.
She seems to have lost all trust in me and i want to get that back. Any ideas?
 
I'll see how things develop over the next few weeks, hopefully she'll soon realise again that i'm not there to eat or hurt her.
 
Just continue to handle her like usual she will get used to it agan. Just remember biting comes along with owning snakes, it is something you can not be afraid of.
 
Just be patient my friend don't be afraid of your corn biting you.If you really don't want her biting use gloves but remember if you use gloves your snake will pick up the gloves scent not yours.Don't worry about her she'll be back to her old self in no time with a little handling and maybe a few bites and strikes in there to heh:).
 
I'll just keep trying and see how things develop, i have her for the next 15 to 20 years so there's no rush :) As for the striking and biting that really doesn't bother me at all, i thought it would have but was pleasently surprised that it didn't. Thanks for the replies everyone :)
 
After a couple of bites they seem to figure out it isn't doing anything and stop. So long as you don't pull back and/or stop every time it happens.
 
Yay! Had a little bit of success with her tonight. I came down from getting my children asleep sat next to her viv and she came down. I opened her viv door and she came straight out onto my hand, that was the first time she's let me near her in 5 weeks. She didn't even seem nervous, hopefully things will carry on as they used to now. :)
 
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