Quote Originally Posted by BPnuB View Post
So the banana didn't take his mouse overnight. I removed the mouse this morning. Likely stressed. I was hoping that since his enclosure hadn't changed he would be fine with the move but I'm going to leave him alone for the next couple days and try to feed him again next time.

I had the albino out in the yard yesterday evening. The neighbors kids came over and asked if they could hold it. At what point can I hand him off to someone not familiar with snakes and be fairly comfortable that he won't bite? My son keeps asking as well but I'm not willing to risk it yet. He loves snakes currently. Being bit would be pretty traumatic at his age (4).

Edit: so my wife was mortified to come home from work to two ball pythons in the living room. Interestingly she said yesterday that she was eager to hold one once we were confident they wouldn't bite. Pretty exciting for me. I'm trying my best to convince her to not get a tortoise..

I wouldn't worry about the snake, I would worry about the kid stressing the snake out with all that poking and prodding. Its just what kids do. I have a 4 year old little brother, he knows that every Thursday I'm going to get Karma out and sometimes sits in my room all day, waiting. For the first 2 months it was 'Look but no touching', now he can pet her while I'm holding her and sometimes I even let him stay in my room while feeding her, as long as he's quiet. For me, passing Karma off to the neighborhood kids, I would never. People that aren't familiar with snakes are probably jumpy, they've never felt how a snake moves and most likely thinks it feels 'slimy', perfect opportunity for your snake to get dropped.