Hope you end up getting a carpet? They are amazing! They get a bad wrap they don't deserve. People say they are mean as hatchlings? Not everything is pampered by its parents for 18 or more years like us humans. These things are left to fend for themselves from 2 hours old and it's programmed in there DNA to think anything bigger than it will eat it? Why? Cause that's how nature works. With that said some animals like ball pythons as an example go in a ball and say ok predator eat me well a baby carpet says I'm going down swinging. In some cases a few strikes will stop a few animals from messing with them. In shore they are scared! They think they are gonna die everytime you handle them. It's just a matter of then learning to trust you. On average 8 out of 10 carpets will become docile snakes. Taming takes between a few weeks to 2 years in rare cases. If your consistent and handle proper you will have no issues. In every clutch of every species there will be some mellow out the egg maybe one that will never tame and everything in between. If you want a mellow one tell the breeder you want the calmest one. In any case you will end up with one of the smartest, fun, incredible pet! Hope you got one?