Hi,

After a long time spying on your interesting stories here's my case: I got this beautiful 6 m.o leucistic male 6 weeks ago. He spent his first month in a glass tank with my husbandry being on point. He ate every five days, starting off with big f/t rat pups and moving slowly to weaned rats because of his size. I refrained from handling him too much, gave him time to settle and he didn't show any kind of aggression whatsoever. He even ate while shedding (shedding on a white snake is like a surprise when it happens). He was a bit afraid of food but eventually he would strike and constrict for some minutes before enjoying his meal.

Now 2 weeks ago i moved him to bit bigger but shallower plastic cage, cluttered with hides and stuff and after venturing for about a day he settled in one of the warm spot hides. Since that move he denies attacking rats when i'm offering them; he seems afraid ad trying to escape. When i eventually leave then on the substrate and leave the room he eats them quietly and continues his perpetual digesting in his hide.

Ofcourse as long as he eats, i don't care if he attacks or not. My question ist how can i start bonding with him without him being afraid of me, which he apparently is. Is it because of his age? Eventually i would love to handle him sometimes like my other snakes without stressing him and having an impact on his peculiar but steady feeding.

Thank you in advance for your opinions and remarks!!