Quote Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
Because the animal was not held for a while is in no way an issue quite in the contrary.

Now keep in mind a snake is a wild animal, younger snakes are defensive and more prone to striking, expecting them not to is like expecting a puppy to never have an accident on the carpet.

That right here is gonna be a problem sooner or later might have been the issue that weekend.

BP fed on a schedule know when feeding day is, on that day I would recommend not to hold the snake at all. A snake condition to eat on a certain days can be on feeding mode hours prior to feeding.

On feeding day I do not hold, clean or change water, this is to prevent any possible strike.
Great Info. Deborah- Thank you! I wondered that about feeding day. I swear she knows the routine, because we take her out early in the day. And when we come in that evening, its like she knows whats coming. When actually, she's probably looking for it the first time we come to take her out, earlier that day

Also, good to know that not holding for a while isn't a problem. I have this fear that she wont be use to people when she's bigger and older (shes about 8 months now) That she'll be freaked out by people if we don't handle her often enough. I know snakes dont "enjoy" being handled, like we want to believe they do, but it would be nice to have one that tolerated people and didn't bite them. ha ha .

we'll see how her mood is in another day or so, after processing her meal