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    Re: BP handling

    Quote Originally Posted by Samii View Post
    Well, I personally believe it depends on the personality of your BP. When you first get your BP, you're going to want to wait until he has fed and is feeling comfortable in his home. After that, you're not going to want to handle for a day or two after feeding. If he is irritable during his sheds, leave him alone then too, but many BPs are fine during their sheds. Otherwise, you can handle your BP as often as you like without stressing him out. My baby is comfortable being handled just about everyday for any amount of time, and even seems to enjoy it--he is an active, silly guy. It's all going to depend on your snake.
    x2 for general opinion/statement.

    There have been times where I handled mine almost every day in a given week for 30+ minutes a day and then not at all the next week. He does like being out of his enclosure to explore and look for new hiding spots in the living room or just hanging on the coffee table and sometimes tolerates sleeping around my neck. Every snake takes handling differently, sometimes they are good with it right off the bat while other times they take an eternity to settle into you having your grubby hands allover them.
    -Yar

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