Quote Originally Posted by CloudtheBoa View Post
Nice girl!

Regular but positive handling sessions are the key. You do want to keep them out just long enough to calm down, but as soon as they calm down they should be put away so as not to stress them for too long. I've honestly had a lot of luck "taming" 3 different snappy snakes by handling them once or twice every other week, I didn't have to handle them much at all. Morzan took a couple months to calm down, and Tirel and Crona calmed down after a few weeks to a month. Adding extra hides really helped in Crona's case, he's in a 66 qt tub. Started out with 4-5 hides and a big fake vine, added a couple more and he calmed down. I've since removed one and replaced another with a bigger hide since he's grown some. All 3 have remained docile, I've had Morzan ~9 months, and Tirel and Crona for ~5 months.
thank you cloud!! I plan on doing some handling sessions on a regular basis but not to often. I tried yesterday with her like I said but she wasent having it I mean no hissing or snapping she was just coiled back waiting to strike while NEVER taking her eyes off me lol and everytime I moved I could feel her whole body tense up but she was also flicking her tongue so idk really what that meant lol... iv never handled a snake that acted like that so it did kinda startle me.... I mean when they act like that what do you do.. do you stand very still like a statue like I did or what? I only have two hides in the cage and a big fake vine as well and a that branch looking thing that she loves to climb on but for the most part she stays under the substrate (aspen) with just her head poking out so she can see what is going on