This is hard!!!

Anyone else find the hardest part of getting ur first bp to be not handling it for a few days after u first got it.. I swear she's sitting in her hide with her head poked out looking at me licking and thinking.. "hey pick me up let's chill homie"

I completely feel you there, I just got a new addition in on Thursday and he has been chilling in his hides and I have seen him cruising around at night time (easy to see since he's all white :) ) Luckily he ate today so I will get the chance to take him out in about three days to handle him some and get some pics

BEL? I want one of those too.. Haha addicted already!

The breeder advised me to attempt a live adult mouse or rat pup on Tuesday night.. I just brought her home today but he said he normally feeds his babies the day after they get back from the expo.. So I will b getting a pup tmrw after work to leave in a container next to the cage.. Maybe it will help get her excited she's also about to go into she'd so she's a bit nippy when I did have her out but onlybif I move to quick.. Hopefully by Friday or sat she will b de stressed enough for me to get some pics of her outside the cage and not In a pretzel hash

Damn iPhone autocorrect... Too hard to go and edit now tho...

Yep, he is lesserXmojave :) I found a video somewhere of how to deal with a nippy baby bp if she doesn't calm down for you soon. Congrats on the new addiction, oh I mean addition!

I'm not getting why people are so afraid to handle their new snakes I have eight balls and I might give them a day to get settled but I start holding a little the second day I just hold them not moving in my lap until they unroll and start moving around. Check them out a little then put them up. And I try to feed in a couple days, if they don't eat I give them a day then try again. All my snakes eat voraciously even twice a day if I don't have appropriately sized rats. Maybe I'm just lucky so far

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Not to worried about it.. Only a couple quick ones and I'd put her down..

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I'm not getting why people are so afraid to handle their new snakes I have eight balls and I might give them a day to get settled but I start holding a little the second day I just hold them not moving in my lap until they unroll and start moving around. Check them out a little then put them up. And I try to feed in a couple days, if they don't eat I give them a day then try again. All my snakes eat voraciously even twice a day if I don't have appropriately sized rats. Maybe I'm just lucky so far

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No I don't feel as bad for pulling her out a few times already

I'm being particularly cautious because this little guy is only 146g and I just paid more for him than probably every other pet I've ever had added up. I did a bit of a cost-benefit analysis and decided to air on the side of caution to allow him to get established with a meal in him before I handle him much. Besides, there is some value in delayed gratification.

Im in the same boat. I went to the Scott Smith All animal expo in Wheaton Il today and picked up a stunning 6 month old female VPI Axanthic. Right now she is chillin in her hide. I figure I will offer some good in a few days.