my new jcp!! :)

[reptiman93]

i just got my new baby jungle carpet python today!! its awesome. it has bitten me four times so far. how many times you have to handle them in a week for them to get more tame?

[Jerhart]

...you should try to leave it alone the first week as much as possible...try to not to hold it, and try to even avoid too much activity in front of its enclosure and be sure it has a hide....

....before you start to handle it after its first week, assure it is feeding well...

...once your jcp has been acclimated and feeding properly...then you can work on handling. Until then...I would try to hold off bother him until next Saturday. Goodluck!


And we like pictures on this site!

[reptiman93]

thank you! haha i will get the pics on once it stops snapping. it has an amazing pattern on head that looks like a guitar so i am thinking of naming it gibson. the herp i got if from said that it hasnt ate in two weeks which seems a little weird for a baby jc. do you still think i should wait a week to feed?

[Jerhart]

thank you! haha i will get the pics on once it stops snapping. it has an amazing pattern on head that looks like a guitar so i am thinking of naming it gibson. the herp i got if from said that it hasnt ate in two weeks which seems a little weird for a baby jc. do you still think i should wait a week to feed?

How new of a 'hatchling' is he? Has he had his first meal? You still want to wait a week before trying to feed him if he hasnt ate in two weeks. Sounds odd, but he is most likely a bit stressed from the move which prolly isnt going to help his hunger. And I would try feeding him overnight the first time also. Good Luck!

[reptiman93]

born 6-7. ya he said they have been eating f/t. i am just worried that maybe he hasnt been feeding it enough

[Jerhart]

just leave it alone for a week and try not to disturb it. Remember that when it bites you it is defending itself and feeling stressed. So avoid handling until it feeds for you. The key now is to allow it to get comfortable in its new home. Then feed. Then Handle.

[TheKingInYellow]

Have to agree. I didn't touch my JCP for seven days after introducing her to her enclosure, and the only bite I received was putting her into the enclosure the very first time. I also made sure that I fed her in the enclosure before touching her (fed her on day five).

Now, I handle her daily (5-10 minutes a day) and she is calm and relaxed. This is only three weeks or so after first getting her.

[reptiman93]

k i think i should not handle it. it struck at me today when walked by. i think its just nervous. probably give it a week no handling. but i worried about it eating. cause it just smelt the pinkie and wouldnt take it

[Patrick Long]

k i think i should not handle it. it struck at me today when walked by. i think its just nervous. probably give it a week no handling. but i worried about it eating. cause it just smelt the pinkie and wouldnt take it

Are you even reading the comments that people are leaving you? The first replay was from Josh, you told you not to handle it, and wait a week to feed it, yet you still ask the questions......

You should wait a week to handle and a week to feed. Just like the first comment said....

[Jenn]

Reptiman, I (and many members here too) don't handle a new snake for at least three weeks. I make sure they are eating and have eaten at least two or three times before I even think about handling the snake. Great results here!!!