First feeding success! Now what?

[ckuhn003]

You totally called it!

Still shy with eating but it's an improvement!

Haha...let me know if you want me to tell you what's gonna happen next week w/ Tapioca

I've had 4 consecutive weeks of successful feedings and each one has been while I'm out of the room which I'm not complaining about. I'd much rather have a docile snake then an aggressive one. It's interesting that I can pick a certain time of the night and he'll be out roaming whereas before I had to wonder if he was even in there

[MissterDog]

Haha...let me know if you want me to tell you what's gonna happen next week w/ Tapioca

I've had 4 consecutive weeks of successful feedings and each one has been while I'm out of the room which I'm not complaining about. I'd much rather have a docile snake then an aggressive one. It's interesting that I can pick a certain time of the night and he'll be out roaming whereas before I had to wonder if he was even in there

Haha its like Jose (am I remember his name right?) is future Tapioca!

It's so fascinating seeing how their behavior starts to change in just a few weeks!

[ckuhn003]

Haha its like Jose (am I remember his name right?) is future Tapioca!

It's so fascinating seeing how their behavior starts to change in just a few weeks!

Well my wife thought it would be funny to name him Jose Con Snake O but my 3 year old calls him Fred Either way, I'm having to see them build up their confidence in the acclimation process.

[elleon]

When I started handling my bp, I would try to wait until he was out roaming his tank. I felt bad for stealing him from his hide the one time I did that, and some part of me wonders if he felt less secure in his hides after that, knowing I could take him from them. If I wait until he is roaming, then I know he's awake and comfortable, and don't have to worry about messing with his sense of security. Of course, this means I may end up waiting a while until I find him out. I have held him in early evening when he was roaming, but it usually ends up being later at night. One advantage to early evening was that I didn't have to turn on a light in the room, as it was decently lit with ambient light from outside and from the next room over, so it was more low-key for snakey. He's still warming up to me, but as long as I'm slow and calm he seems to calm down quickly and start exploring my hand.

[MissterDog]

TAPPY STRUCK FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!!

What makes this even better? It was with his first time trying rat!! He was in his hide and I thought I'd have to leave it outside for him as usual and I was just offering for the heck of it, rat nose facing his hide and

BAM

Suddenly I feel a yank and he dragged it into his hide! I'm so happy!