Before I start another thread, I'll bump this up and ask here and see what I get. So Sheldon has been home now for 8 days. We've kept the cage private and not bothered him much at all. Theres movement around the cage at night when I turn the other light on and when I put fresh water in there, but not much else. The towel is still covering the front. Last night I offered him food...a rat pup (f/t) which he ate like a champ. Today I had to remove some feces and fix the water bowl and he struck at me several times. I did it as fast as I could so as not to bother him.

So do we still keep him on complete privacy? No handling? I know since he just ate he should be left alone for a day or 2, but this just seems so frustrating. I'm nor worried that I should have got a younger snake rather than one this old already.

Thanks for the input.