Signs that show your BP is acclimated?

I have been searching to see if someone has posted anything about this. Is it just a time thing of "oh its been 2 weeks the snake is settled in now I can play with it", or have people noticed signs that say "yes my snake is stress free, so let's take it out and show the world now"? Just something I have been wondering and wanted see if people have their own experiences on this.

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Originally Posted by JW360

I have been searching to see if someone has posted anything about this. Is it just a time thing of "oh its been 2 weeks the snake is settled in now I can play with it", or have people noticed signs that say "yes my snake is stress free, so let's take it out and show the world now"? Just something I have been wondering and wanted see if people have their own experiences on this.

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Its a person to person preference.

I Personally like to wait till they have had 3 consistent meals before i start to handle them and show them off. I get my handling ich out of the way when i first get them, by playing/taking pics/looking at/showing off while i set up there tub.

Some people wait till 2 meals. Others just dont wait at all!!! I myself can wait because I do have others to let out while they acclimate.

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Originally Posted by CORBIN911

Its a person to person preference.

I Personally like to wait till they have had 3 consistent meals before i start to handle them and show them off. I get my handling ich out of the way when i first get them, by playing/taking pics/looking at/showing off while i set up there tub.

Some people wait till 2 meals. Others just dont wait at all!!! I myself can wait because I do have others to let out while they acclimate.

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That's what I figured that it's a person to person thing and how many meals it actually eats.

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The reason I do 3 now is my lavender spider at 1 fine. And my neighbour came to see her. Well at a small 130g she the denied meals for about 1 1/2 months! And dropped to 90g. Ever since then iv waited till 3 and havnt had a problem. Again it's not always us either the snake chooses!


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Oh yeah that would not be fun to do. I have a Trans Pecos rat that wouldn't eat but I found out he like the dark quiet places and since then has not missed a meal.

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I think that it depends on the snake as well. Some snakes acclimate faster than others. My female yellow belly acclimated very fast and ate consistently even with handling. So I just read the snake and make my best judgement on if it's acclimated or not and when I should start handling.


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Originally Posted by AlexisFitzy

I think that it depends on the snake as well. Some snakes acclimate faster than others. My female yellow belly acclimated very fast and ate consistently even with handling. So I just read the snake and make my best judgement on if it's acclimated or not and when I should start handling.


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Oh that's awesome I hope my bumblebee is like that.

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As others have mentioned, it depends on the snake. I typically judge acclimation based on willingness to feed - snakes that feed almost right out of the bag (I had one snake that actually took a meal in the car, much to my surprise), while others that need to be settled in for a month to feel comfortable to eat without fail.

My experience over time has generally been that after a couple meals, you can more easily judge your snake's temperament, and figure out if it'd be okay with frequent handling, or less frequent handling, etc.

-Jen

Awesome well my little bees first meal will hopefully be tonight. Fingers crossed!!!

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Originally Posted by LLLReptile

(I had one snake that actually took a meal in the car, much to my surprise),

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Ha! "I'll have a number two, large, with Coke, and a warmed rat pup. Thanks!" Please drive around to second window...:D