Does anyone not leave new snakes alone for a week?

[rabernet]

Heh, well, what I think I said was that she seems stressed after I put her back in her tub after she's held.
I don't even know why she's stressed right now.(Coolside is at 79!,Hotside 91.2, humidity 76%!)
I know the snakes just tolerate it. Actually, the cats hate being held. XD The better thing would be that the snakes don't like being held like a bearded dragon enjoys it.


It's actually nice to hear people don't wait and their snakes still are perfectly fine! I would like to hear someone who didn't wait and couldn't get their snake to eat at all.(I haven't heard anyone say that yet. They either wait the 7 days or hold and their snakes eat... Unless I missed someone's post saying they didn't wait and couldn't get the snake to eat.)

I've had several that I didn't wait for in my early days of keeping ball pythons that didn't eat. I had to then make myself NOT handle them until they ate for me, which in one case was almost 2 to 3 weeks later.

I'm not sure that you're really looking for experienced advice though? It sounds like you're really looking for "permission" to skip an acclimation period.

Bottom line, it's your snake. We can only offer you advice based on our own experiences. And those of us who have been doing this for several years and those who came before us, pretty much all agree that an acclimation period is pretty important, rather than selfishly getting our own instant gratification of handling the cute new addition before the week is up.

You'll need to make a decision for yourself and your snake. You'll always get differing views. It's pretty clear you're most interested in the views that give you permission to go ahead and handle and not worry about the acclimation period. So go for it! After all, your own personal experience is going to be your best teacher in the long run.