My baby BP Bruce is in no way aggressive, but he get startled easily. Any fast to medium speed movements in front of his face make him recoil and hide is head some place else. He is also very head shy. Like I said, he is in no way aggressive when I try to pet or touch his head, but he recoils and I seem to scare him every single time. Other than these two things he is perfectly ok.

Do you guys have any tips to reduce his skiddish/head shy behavior? Is it just because he is still young? Have any of you had this problem?

The reason I'm asking is because I recently purchased a Red Tail Boa baby, and he is in no way head shy or skiddish. He seems to love it when I rub his head and will stop slithering to rest his head while I do it.

Any advice is much appreciated.

Thanks!