New Beginning

[Mc.mischievous7]

I'm a first BP owner. I pick up my snake today. Some of you probably saw him in my last post. He is a Mojave Ball Python. 3months old weight at 222g. I dont know if that's a good weight for a 3month old BP, but I sure hope so. The info sheet that the breeder sent had a record of his eaten. I noticed that he hasnt eaten since 10/27. I dont want to feed him too soon. I would like for him to adjust first before feeding him. When I as unwrapping the box and lift up the bag. I notice he was bigger than I expected. He had his head towards the opening of the bag which took me off guard a little bit. I expect him to be curled up into a ball. I put him in his enclosure and he was one active little noodle. I must say I never really held a snake before. This is my first time, I never expect it to feel all muscle. Omg you can every moment they make and I think that is so cool. Still have to get use to that though. I put him in his hide but when I check up on him an hour later he was on top of his hide. Lol which made me laugh. He did hiss at me multiple time. Off bat I knew I had a fiesta one on my hands. Lol guess I was stressing him out too much. I hope we can become best of friends and enjoy each other.

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[Danger noodles]

Congrats man. And yes just give him some time to adjust to his new home. I leave them in the enclosure for a week without handling when I first bring them home. Then try and feed and allow two days after he eats and all should be well to start holding him a few times a week to keep them used to being held.

[Mc.mischievous7]

Congrats man. And yes just give him some time to adjust to his new home. I leave them in the enclosure for a week without handling when I first bring them home. Then try and feed and allow two days after he eats and all should be well to start holding him a few times a week to keep them used to being held.

Will do

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[Craiga 01453]

Congrats man. And yes just give him some time to adjust to his new home. I leave them in the enclosure for a week without handling when I first bring them home. Then try and feed and allow two days after he eats and all should be well to start holding him a few times a week to keep them used to being held.

Actually, I strongly advise waiting longer for new keepers to start handling new snakes. It's very important to make sure the animal is eating well before handling. BPs are a very docile species and tolerate handling extremely well.

Getting them eating can be more of a challenge than acclimating to handling.

I highly recommend waiting until the snake has eaten three consecutive meals without refusal before starting to handle. New keepers simply don't have the experience to identify stress or if something is just "off".

Feeding should be priority number one. Handling is for us, not the snake. Their health should be more important than our desire to handle.

You've got 25+ years to handle the snake, so focus on health first. There's plenty of time for handling.

[Mc.mischievous7]

Actually, I strongly advise waiting longer for new keepers to start handling new snakes. It's very important to make sure the animal is eating well before handling. BPs are a very docile species and tolerate handling extremely well.

Getting them eating can be more of a challenge than acclimating to handling.

I highly recommend waiting until the snake has eaten three consecutive meals without refusal before starting to handle. New keepers simply don't have the experience to identify stress or if something is just "off".

Feeding should be priority number one. Handling is for us, not the snake. Their health should be more important than our desire to handle.

You've got 25+ years to handle the snake, so focus on health first. There's plenty of time for handling.

Yea him eating is priority. I want him to adjust to his enclosure before I feed him. I dont want to handle him right off the bat because I dont want to stress him out and go on a feeding strike.

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