How often to you handle?

How often do you handle your BP and for how long? I know all snakes are different but I am just wondering what people have found to be appropriate.

I try to handle them at LEAST every other day, waiting a good 24-48 hours after feeding.

I handle whenever I feel like it, except for 2 days after feeding or during shed, they are little jerks when they can't see :rolleyes:

I really only handle when cleaning and random check ups...never really often or for any great length of time.

I agree with the first 2 posts, I handle my snakes whenever I feel like it and for as long as that particular snake will tolerate it (some will only do 5 minutes, while others will sit in my lap for over an hour watching Star Trek)

As long as they haven't been fed in the past 48 hours, aren't shedding, are established, and eating well I see no reason to over think handling.

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Originally Posted by LGray23

I handle whenever I feel like it, except for 2 days after feeding or during shed, they are little jerks when they can't see :rolleyes:

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x2 They don't miss me if I don't handle them, and I have no desire to stress them unnecessarily during shed and digestion. Fortunately, I have enough of them that I can always pick up a different one if the one I want is indisposed! :D

I handle kind of randomly now that I think about it. Sometimes Ill handle a couple of days in a row and then not for a couple of days... which works out to around every other day lol Except for after a feed of course.

With the well talked about exceptions of shed and post feeding times, handling on a regular, even nightly basis seems to be tolerated well by most BPs. There will always be exceptions, and as was pointed out earlier, some do better than others, but regular handling generally leads to a calmer snake. Also, with regular handling you can spot trouble signs early when they can be easier to address.

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Originally Posted by Slim

With the well talked about exceptions of shed and post feeding times, handling on a regular, even nightly basis seems to be tolerated well by most BPs. There will always be exceptions, and as was pointed out earlier, some do better than others, but regular handling generally leads to a calmer snake. Also, with regular handling you can spot trouble signs early when they can be easier to address.

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X2!!
(although it should be X2000000!)

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Originally Posted by RobNJ

I really only handle when cleaning and random check ups...never really often or for any great length of time.

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