hey everyone! first time here because as of 2 days ago we became python owners, our first snake. we have many tarantulas and have knowledge of how to keep exotic pets. the snake cage is set up perfect and it seems very comfortable. my question is this; is day or night the best time to handle it? i noticed that during the day, when it is in it's hiding spot ( a cave like burrow rock) and i lift it up, it is calm and once it is out it just seems to play on my arms and is gentle. at night however, when he was out and about, i tried to pick it up and it went into it's burrow and hissed slightly. i let it know i was there before picking it up too, and this was the first time i tried to handle it at night. does anybody have an input on this???

also, what is the best way to feed it thawed mice? megan has a huge problem with feeding it live mice, but that is what it is used to (this was given to me by a co-worker how could no longer care for it, not a pet store). i wish thinking of using long tongs and dragging the mice around the cage to grab its attention. and also should some kind of sent be put on it??

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