How often do you like to handle your bp's?

[HypoPita]

That's good to know! I think part of the problem is that I'm absolutely fascinated by her and my 8 year old son loves watching her too. We'd probably be better off having multiple bp's so we can get our fix and not disturb them too much!

And so the breeding project seed has been planted...

Personally, I have 8 bps; Three are adult, and 5 just came out of the egg. I'm trying really hard to leave the babies alone, haha. As for the adults, I just handle when I am cleaning their tubs, or checking on them. Maybe once a week I will hold them for kicks, for around 10 minutes. Some of the snakes tolerate it better than others. Kind of funny how much we love having them, yet interact with them so little.

If you are wondering where that line is between them being okay with it, and them getting stressed out, It is generally when the start getting antsy and moving around faster and/or looking for a place to stick their head (when they weren't already). Some will run around their tub for a while after you put them back if they got particularly stressed.