Quote Originally Posted by Greekinese View Post
Yeah, only 9 months old, but if he's staying in his hide the whole time, how's he going to tame out later?
Maybe I oughta just let him hide and hope that eventually he'll get braver and come out and see I don't wanna eat him hehe.
Get used to it. It is a ball python and they are happiest when they are hiding. If you want to handle your snake, don't wait for it to come out. Just lift the hide, let the snake know you are there and scoop it up. Easy.

Change doesn't happen overnight. Eventually the snake will get used to the fact that you are going to pick it up. It will relax as it gets older.

Why do you think the snake needs to come out of its hides in order to be tame? This is the behavior of this particular species. They are very docile because they are so shy and like to hide themselves. Thus why I don't keep them in displays.

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