Quote Originally Posted by Albert Clark View Post
How old is he? And I would limit holdings to 15 mins and no more for now. Definitely no handling him when he is recently fed or when in the hide. Try not to lift the hide off of him and pick him up. Just wait for him to crawl out on his own. IMO, it's ok to lift the hide up to check on him but I would refrain from picking him up at that time. Just replace the hide. Most snakes don't enjoy being held contrary to belief they tolerate it until they have had enough, thus the tenseness and weird looks.
He's about 8 months old. Sometimes when I take him out, he is hiding. Other times its when he's lounging by his pool or climbing around. He doesn't seem to mind when i've got him in my lap, but when I put him on the floor or something is when he gets weird and tense.