I handled my new BP Killswitch tonight for the first time since purchasing him a few weeks ago. The first few days he was very aggressive (scared) and striking at me or the glass. I took the advice of these forums and left him alone for a few weeks. We've had two successful feeding sessions and finally tonight after 2 1/2 weeks I decided it's time we get used to each other.
The past few nights he's been peaking his head out, something he hasn't done since getting him. And tonight when I took his hide out of his cage he balled up but didn't strike like he had before. I held him for about 10mins he was very tense but again no sudden movements or striking. His tongue was active while I was holding which I've read is a good sign that they're comfortable.
When I took out his hide I noticed he had also shed sometime within the past 2 weeks. I removed the skin and cleaned up his tank. I'll post a few pics tomorrow sometime as it's late now. He quickly went back into his hide after I put him back in his tank but now he's exploring hopefully this a sign of him being more comfortable with his tank and knowing I'm not there to harm him.
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