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Thread: Step by step?

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    Step by step?

    [Please feel free to move /yell at me if this is the wrong place]

    This is both my first snake and first post!

    I just got a little pastel banana boa [named him Bowtie after danger noodle and how he balls up]

    Obviously have left him alone for the two days since. Would it be good to sit with him for 15 / 20 minutes and just watch him so he gets used to me there? Until feeding day on thursday, leave him alone a day, and then from Saturday on have him explore my hands for 15/30 minutes and put him back?

    Sorry if my question is long or stupid, I have completely fallen for this adorable creature and I want his transition to be a smooth as possible.

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    I highly recommend that you don't handle this snake until he's fed easily for you for 3 consecutive times (a week apart). A couple days isn't enough, &
    if you handle him before feeding, he may refuse to eat. I know he's adorable & you want to get to know him better, but snakes are instinctive creatures, & the only
    thing that picks them up in the wild is a predator about to eat them, so if you frighten him before he's had time to actually settle in, it just makes things harder-
    fear does not make for a good appetite in a snake, & his health should be your first priority. Just be patient...enjoy watching for a while...he'll be worth it. With good
    luck & good care, snakes can live a long time, but like us & other creatures, stress has a negative impact on their immune system.
    Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
    Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)

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    Re: Step by step?

    Quote Originally Posted by Tato View Post
    [Please feel free to move /yell at me if this is the wrong place]

    This is both my first snake and first post!

    I just got a little pastel banana boa [named him Bowtie after danger noodle and how he balls up]

    Obviously have left him alone for the two days since. Would it be good to sit with him for 15 / 20 minutes and just watch him so he gets used to me there? Until feeding day on thursday, leave him alone a day, and then from Saturday on have him explore my hands for 15/30 minutes and put him back?

    Sorry if my question is long or stupid, I have completely fallen for this adorable creature and I want his transition to be a smooth as possible.

    Are you sure its not a pastel Banana Ball Python? I just don't know of any banana boas....

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    Re: Step by step?

    You are right, I meant to say python!

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