Not that its the same, but we had our corns since they were older hatchlings and have handled them all the time. I wondered if this guy wasnt handled at all if that would make him less likely to be docile. One of the reasons I agreed to a BP was because from everything I've read, they make excellent pets. I'm not as familiar with their nature as I am with corn snakes, so I'm a bit apprehensive with this guy. My daughter has wanted a much younger snake and I convinced her to get an older one that was already eating well.
I dont have any other place to put his enclosure other than where its at and although its quite and gets little foot traffic - my daughter is in there so theres movement, sounds, etc. As I mentioned - we just dont want to do the wrong thing.