Well, next week, I'm gonna do my best to convince my mom to let me purchase a BP. I've gotten everything for the enclosure except UTH and digital thermometers and the hygrometer and I was wondering; Should I try to feed my my snake first before attempting to handle him/her? I plan on waiting 7-10 days and then offering a meal. I wanted to be sure to have the snake eat at least twice before handling, but then I realized I'd never seen any info on handling after/before the first meal...
And how much handling is too much? Is there a specific guidline I should follow? [I'm aware it's best not to handle after eating and during shedding cycles.]