Hey everyone! Working with a Burmese male named Dexter he's about a year old or so, 6-6 1/2 feet long but still not super thick about the size of my wrist around so about 4 inches around, gaining weight slowly but surely. Thus far he hasn't been handled much and eats every 2 weeks sheds about once a month or so maybe a bit less. Been working on handling at least once or twice a week for the last 2-3 months, he's doing very well but today there was a mishap and he freaked out because one of the dogs got super close, the dogs are usually afraid but he was running after a beetle that appeared and freaked him out, musk everywhere open mouth going everywhere full on hiss, got a lil kiss to prove the mishap on my elbow. No big deal to me to be honest but Im afraid it might set back the progress on handling. Anyways my questions are, is this gonna be detrimental or do I give him a couple days and try again? Second question, any tips or suggestions as for handling and "socialization"?
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