New (bloodthirsty) normal girl :D

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Originally Posted by rperry03

Not turning this into a debate with anyone, but I offer mine food first day then they go in their hides to digest for a few days and before you know it their acclimation is over :D

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My philosophy is pretty similar. I let mine settle in for a day or three, feed, and then leave alone for another two to three days, which takes care of the "hands-off" period. :)

I also would feed him/her now and then give him/her a couple days to digest. Then you will be good to start handling him/her. Good luck and enjoy your new addition.

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There, I got a better shot of her, now that she's happily gotten water all over her tub :rolleyes:
She's striking a little bit less now, in favor of huffing every time I tinker with her tub (apparently soda box ends are the only at-hand hide things I've got. Hitting the store for some snake food tomorrow anyways, so I'll get hides that fit better in her tub).

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Originally Posted by LotusCorvus

http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/w...hmet092011.jpg
There, I got a better shot of her, now that she's happily gotten water all over her tub :rolleyes:
She's striking a little bit less now, in favor of huffing every time I tinker with her tub (apparently soda box ends are the only at-hand hide things I've got. Hitting the store for some snake food tomorrow anyways, so I'll get hides that fit better in her tub).

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Get some small plastic cereal bowls at the dollar store and then solder out an entrance. Inexpensive and effective. :)

I don't have a soldering iron T_T I thought I still had one of those wood-burner pen things, but I can't find it, and a heated screwdriver can only do so much XD At worst I'll get her a couple of the extra-small hamster igloos. She's certainly not going to be the only young snake I'll ever have, so they'll be worth the couple dollars.

A patient hand and an exacto blade work too.

But if you have a craft store nearby, you can't beat having a tool they call a Versa-tool at your disposal for making and modifying snake tubs. They only cost about $25 and have all sorts of useful tips like blades and hole making tips. It gets hot you see, and will make cutting doors out of cereal bowls a breeze.

Gale

Wow, I'll definitely have to keep that versa-tool in mind, it sounds really handy. For now, apparently we had a giant stash of kid's Sesame street paper bowls in the pantry which are perfect-size for her.

I got her to eat! It was a bit interesting, since the shop only had mice in her size, and she apparently already prefers rats, but I got her to eat it. The hopper was still a bit small for her, but I'll be getting her some proper-sized rats this weekend.

Snagged one more shot of her today. She was definitely grumpy about it, but she's not trying to strike at the camera anymore. Also, I love the betta staring at her XD There's a really good light on that table, so I moved her there for the photo, and mister Jason back there got all curious.
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Good luck with her! She already looks happier. I bet she will be a very good eater:gj:

I love the snappy ones, they tend to be the best eaters. Congrats!