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[WesSmith21]

how long should i let my baby ball python adapt to its new cage before i try to feed/hold him? i've done some research and got answers from 2 weeks down to a couple days and just wanted to know what you guys think! thanks!

[Slim]

My rule of thumb is to let them settle for a week before I offer food, and I let them feed three times in a row before I start to handle for any reason other than husbandry.

[Rob]

I always offer food first day. I know I'm in the minority there, but it has worked well for me. As far as handling, let them settle in a week, let the animal adjust and get comfortable in his/ her new home.

[The Serpent Merchant]

My rule of thumb is to let them settle for a week before I offer food, and I let them feed three times in a row before I start to handle for any reason other than husbandry.

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This is what I do as well

[WesSmith21]

My rule of thumb is to let them settle for a week before I offer food, and I let them feed three times in a row before I start to handle for any reason other than husbandry.

thanks! i'm thinking im going to do this exactly

[Slim]

I always offer food first day. I know I'm in the minority there, but it has worked well for me.

OP, when you have an animal shipped from a breeder, most times they have not eaten for a week prior to shipment (standard shipping protocol) and will often eat on day one. Nothing wrong with this technique

Rob, do you do the same when you bring an animal home from a show? Just wondering if the stress of being on display and such would have any impact on them wanting to eat right away.

[Shadera]

I wait a week before offering food, and then offer something smaller than they would normally eat.

Good luck!

[RobNJ]

Rob, do you do the same when you bring an animal home from a show? Just wondering if the stress of being on display and such would have any impact on them wanting to eat right away.

Wrong Rob, I know...but I've had snakes eat the day they came home from a show. I don't offer everyone food first day, all depends on how they seem out of the box or after the trip home.

[Rob]

OP, when you have an animal shipped from a breeder, most times they have not eaten for a week prior to shipment (standard shipping protocol) and will often eat on day one. Nothing wrong with this technique

Rob, do you do the same when you bring an animal home from a show? Just wondering if the stress of being on display and such would have any impact on them wanting to eat right away.

I always assume the snake hasn't eaten when I get it shipped in, unless I'm told otherwise. I do try to see when the last time a snake ate when I buy it. But you know how big breeders can be.( Doug aka sho220 told me the exact date) The one snake I picked up at a show actually didn't eat day one and come to think of it, its the only on that didn't eat day one for me. I imagine being on display might have had something to do with it, or maybe he just got a meal........guess I'll never know.

[Rob]

How am I wrong?