Opinions on handling...

[Desertman]

just curious what pattern others follow. Here is how I deal with new snakes and I have had everything from a Rosey boa to retics and burms.

I receive snake and put in enclosure ( if its a retic I offer food lol) I wait about a week and don't bother but do check temps and spot clean. I try to feed one week later and if it eats, a few days later begin to handle and have the snake get used to me. If it doesn't eat I try and repeat though they have all eaten, except this current burm.

I have no been told by several breeders of burms and retics saying I shuld begin to handle them withing a day or two of arriving so they can get used to interaction, being held etc and that in no way will have any effect on the snake eating or not eating.


Thoughts?

[Meerna]

I only have royals so I can't give much advice on bigger snakes, but if you get them young I don't see how it could hurt to give them a week to settle before you start handling them.

[Zincubus]

just curious what pattern others follow. Here is how I deal with new snakes and I have had everything from a Rosey boa to retics and burms.

I receive snake and put in enclosure ( if its a retic I offer food lol) I wait about a week and don't bother but do check temps and spot clean. I try to feed one week later and if it eats, a few days later begin to handle and have the snake get used to me. If it doesn't eat I try and repeat though they have all eaten, except this current burm.

I have no been told by several breeders of burms and retics saying I shuld begin to handle them withing a day or two of arriving so they can get used to interaction, being held etc and that in no way will have any effect on the snake eating or not eating.


Thoughts?

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As above I always give them a week or so to settle on before handling ..