How long should you wait before handling after feeding?

[Craiga 01453]

I wait 24 hours. I Do know that it depends on the meal size if your feeding your snake something bigger than I suggest waiting longer (48 to 36 hrs) but I feed my nine month old bp fuzzy rats and wait 24 hours to handle and I have not had any problems with him!

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[cletus]

I wait at least 4 days for my boas. Two or three for the others.

[Zincubus]

The beauty of having more than one snake ( a lot more than one for some of us ) is that when they’re digesting or in shed mode and can’t be held .. you’ve always got options


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[Luvyna]

Agreed with 2 days being the standard! I've started waiting 3 days for my BP though because I noticed once he started eating small rats sometimes he was still lethargic and uncomfortable about being touched after 48 hours.

[viper69]

I've always given a 2 days minimum, and usually go longer.

But while everyone says "based on the snake", that's a disposition based question.

What about its physiology? How soon can you handle one before their insides decide to regurgitate, that's what I always wonder?