First time handling

Funny you should ask this question today. I recently picked up a new Cinny boy from Adam at 8 Ball Pythons. When Adam took him out of the bag at the show, the little guy was perfectly behaved. I brought him home and put him in his tub and left him be. I fed him Tuesday night, and he hit F/T like a truck, and ate like a champ.

Well, tonight I was going to get him out of the rack and take my first really good look at him. My GF pulled the tub out and lifted his hide up. He tried to cling to the underside of the hide, but eventually she lifted it off of him. It was right about that time that he turned around in the tub and tried to eat her face. A pretty impressive strike by him, and a real fast move by her not to get eaten.

We made a mutual decision to let him chill out in the tub for another week or so:P I don't think he's quite ready for the world yet:D

Usually before I get mine out of the tank I wash my hands, then gently tap on the glass next to where he's at, remove the screen and if he's in a hide I pickup the hide and grab him about the middle of his body. My male is a very gentle relaxed snake so I haven't worried about being bit. My female spider I still don't have her but I'll give her a week to week and a half for her to settle down in her new home.

Got him out again today with no incidents like yesterday.

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Originally Posted by ARamos8

I use no hides, so no comment.:)

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Why don't you use any hides? That has to be stressful on your bp.

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Originally Posted by lmartelli77

Why don't you use any hides? That has to be stressful on your bp.

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many people who have their snakes in a rack system don't use hides.

We use hides in our rack system and just lift them off, reach in under their bodies and lift them out. My Pastel, Osiris, starts to make a run for the back of the tub but I just reach in and gently take him out. Once I've got my hand on him, he's fine. Unlike our new Cini (Mars), that Slim mentioned, who was NOT happy with lifelast night. We did take him out tonight and he was fine. A little tense and we only had him out long enough to change the paper in his tub but he didn't try to take anyone's face off. I'm sure he will come around once he settles in more.