How long do you usually leave a new pick up alone???

So i just got a 2000g proven breeder Yellowbelly I handled her for 30 seconds when i got her home just to make sure she is ok. How long would u guys let her settle in for i was thinking about one week. And my feeding day is monday should i try to feed her she hasn't eaten in 8 days, maybe a meal would help her calm down

Yeah, about a week is the norm. I wouldn't handle her anymore until you get her to feed for you, though.

I say go for it, worse that can happen is that she refuses.

I fed my little guy three days after I brought him home and i handled him for a couple minutes on the way home from the show. He ate great, and has actually never refused a meal. It just depends on the snake. I'd go ahead and try.

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Originally Posted by NormanSnake

I fed my little guy three days after I brought him home and i handled him for a couple minutes on the way home from the show. He ate great, and has actually never refused a meal. It just depends on the snake. I'd go ahead and try.

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Same with me, actually. haha. Her regular feeding day was on Fridays and I gotten her on a Wednesday. Ate for me without hesitation. :D

I wait a week.

In my case I waited two weeks, because my little guy came from really poor conditions. But a week should be plenty as long as she eats for you first.

Is a week just for adults? Should you wait longer for babies?

I know I'm in the minority here, but I always offer food same day I get a animal in. I know it's different but it has worked for me.

I'm the same as Rob.
Try to feed but don't handle too much.
Then again none of mine really get handled a lot anyways.

I'll try and feed the same day or just wait until my next feeding day. Depends on the day I get them.

Maybe its because I'm new but I give mine about a day to get settled then handle a little bit each day for just a couple minutes and offer food when the person I get the snake from tells me is the day they would have fed them. If they act skid dish I give them more time to get comfu but I tell ya its hard for me not to handle a new arrival. And I haven't had any problems with them. I'm no expert but I have seven snakes and they all eat great.

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I leave alone for 24 hours, then offer food the next night! Then leave alone for for two days then I start handling every day! So far 2/3 have ate with that method so like others have said depends on the snake!

When i got all my babies i fed them the next day after i got them, and if they ate i would wait a week and if they didn't eat i would wait untill they finally eat, then wait a two days. I was just wondering if you guys wait less time for adults.

If anything I would wait a little longer with adults. They seem already set in their ways. If you get one from a breeder that never handled them, then you would have to go slower.

For me it depends on the type of snake. I usually feed my new colubrids the day I get them (little hogs!) and handle them 48 hours later. With balls I leave them alone for a week with minimal handling. I left my boa alone for a couple days and then he ate first try.

So far I haven't had any snakes shipped to me, and they've all be babies, which may have an impact on how they settle in. That being said, I take it on a case by case basis. If the snake seems shy, stressed, or otherwise uncomfortable, I leave them alone, offering food when they seem to be ready (head poking out of hide, watching my movements, or actively looking for food). I start handling as the snake seems comfortable with me doing so. So far all 4 of my balls have eaten within their first week of being with me, and so far none of them have objected to few minutes of handling a day or every other day to make sure all is well, even within the first week.

i had to get rats for the babys so i picked her up a frozen med rat and she took it now hesitation looks like everything going good

I got my spider girl yesterday and held her a little last night and offered food just now and she didn't hesitate on a live rat pup. The breeder fed f/t but she took this live rat with no problem other than she bit the rat on the butt and swallowed it backwards. Lolhttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/01/16/egejuda7.jpg

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I'm going to try not to walk right into a post in the completely out of context thread, but I enjoy handling them and enjoying their colors and patterns. What I do is handle them when they come in, to ensure no obvious kinks, head/face deformities, or noticeable RI symptoms. I'll open their tub 2 days later to see how they react. Sometimes they get really twitchy, or they'll hiss. That's how I know to give them a bit. They get offered food at the same time everyone else does, and if it just so happens to arrive on feeding day, I'll attempt. If the snake is exhibiting a shy personality, I'll let them eat a few meals before taking them out to handle. Handling can be very stressful for them if they're extremely shy, so I work slowly with them :gj:.

Depends on the snake. In general, i do about the same thing as Travis.

I fed mine immidiatly after bringing her home. She started striking at the rat right away, shes an eating machine!!

I think Anna must have handled this baby while it was young because it is not very shy and ate with no problem.

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