my new jcp!! :)

ok first off i handled it because i was moving its tank and didnt want it to fall off the vine if anything happened while i was moving it

believe me . last thing i want is for my jcp to bite and be stressed. just thought it was a good idea to get her out of there when i moved it.

pat already said, people are leaving you comments saying to wait a week to feed and let it get used to its new environment.

People are saying wait a week to feed it then you are saying "I probably will wait a week". A snake will not eat if it is stressed and there are many many reasons for a snake to be stressed.

ok thank you i already got the point of waiting a week. all i said was i took it out to move its cage. its not like a take it out every five seconds and poke at it till it strikes

we arnt saying that your poking it...

trust me man, i got my first JCP in january, i left him alone, NO FOOD for 2-3 weeks, only opened his cage in order to pull out the poopy peices of cypress or to fill his water, or what ever... but only when he was in his hide... mine has 2 hides, 2 repti-vine thingys, and ground cover (fake leaves) and a little water dish, and i sprits his cage once a day....

your best bet is to listen to EVERY single thing these people have to offer. they are the bomb.
if you have any questions at all or would like to see a pic of my set up for my male feel free to PM me...

not to sound redundant, but like i said, leave him be for about 2 - 3 weeks, if he is in a room you are in/or family members are in, cover part of his cage with a towel or something to keep it dark so that he can always have part of his cage to retreat to...
THEN
after two weeks, slowly - again i say, slowly reveal more of his cage (i'd say every couple of days pull off 2 inches or so of the towel, so he gets more used to you... soon enough you can start handling him, when he strikes, leave him be, he doesnt want to be messed with...

babies have this "i must kill everything that comes neer me before it kills me" its totally natural, and i promise, within 5 months (seems like a long time but its not) you will be able to handle him with out him getting ticky on yah ;)

Good Luck!

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Originally Posted by ChicaPiton519

we arnt saying that your poking it...

trust me man, i got my first JCP in january, i left him alone, NO FOOD for 2-3 weeks, only opened his cage in order to pull out the poopy peices of cypress or to fill his water, or what ever... but only when he was in his hide... mine has 2 hides, 2 repti-vine thingys, and ground cover (fake leaves) and a little water dish, and i sprits his cage once a day....

your best bet is to listen to EVERY single thing these people have to offer. they are the bomb.
if you have any questions at all or would like to see a pic of my set up for my male feel free to PM me...

not to sound redundant, but like i said, leave him be for about 2 - 3 weeks, if he is in a room you are in/or family members are in, cover part of his cage with a towel or something to keep it dark so that he can always have part of his cage to retreat to...
THEN
after two weeks, slowly - again i say, slowly reveal more of his cage (i'd say every couple of days pull off 2 inches or so of the towel, so he gets more used to you... soon enough you can start handling him, when he strikes, leave him be, he doesnt want to be messed with...

babies have this "i must kill everything that comes neer me before it kills me" its totally natural, and i promise, within 5 months (seems like a long time but its not) you will be able to handle him with out him getting ticky on yah ;)

Good Luck!

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some good advice for ya :gj: