Royal Python worries

You also want to make sure that when you were going in there to handle him that it's in a way that doesn't scare the snake. Always grab the snake about mid body and stay away from the head as much as possible to get the snake used to being handled. Let the snake move through your hand and get it used to you.

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Originally Posted by seanmcginnin

You also want to make sure that when you were going in there to handle him that it's in a way that doesn't scare the snake. Always grab the snake about mid body and stay away from the head as much as possible to get the snake used to being handled. Let the snake move through your hand and get it used to you.

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Oh yeah, I know theyre very head shy, so going toward their head is a bad idea, hehe but yeah (:

One of the hides he has he manages to jam himself inside of so tight that its impossible to get him out unless I shook him out (which I obviously wouldn't do) if he's in that should I just pick the hide up and put my hand underneath so he doesn't fall out and just bring the hide with him and hopee comes out once I put him on the bed?

If he's in the hide box and is jammed in there let him stay in there. If you see him come out that's when you can handle them but in my opinion the last thing you want to do one a snake is hiding to rip them out of the hide box and handle them especially if he's not used to being handled all the time.

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Originally Posted by seanmcginnin

If he's in the hide box and is jammed in there let him stay in there. If you see him come out that's when you can handle them but in my opinion the last thing you want to do one a snake is hiding to rip them out of the hide box and handle them especially if he's not used to being handled all the time.

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Ah okay, best for me to probably wait until evening when he's out roaming then? He has a bigger hide which is a log that can be just picked up but I'll just wait til he's out roaming (:

Thank you, you've been an awesome help ^^

This is irrelevant and not to do with anything but here is my ball in the hide he likes to squish into. He's so cute so I had to share, I'm not sorry :P

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ps9fd14a34.jpg