Dakski... funny you ask because he’s been on do not touch me until I show I can eat consistently mode. Now that he has been, I gave him time to digest from his Friday meal and had my first handling session with him today. I’m new to handling snakes in general so it’s all an experience for me and I need to get over my nerves and issues.

They are supposed to be a tad flighty and he was once I removed the hide. I gave him a chance to adjust to the hide being lifted and he took off a bit which was expected since this is really his first time with someone in his tank as he’s exposed. Once I got a hold of him he was pretty good. I tried to keel the handling short. Towards the end he was either stressed or I was getting too cocky or close to his head and he took a slight pop at me. Soooo that was my sign that he needed to go back. I’m going to try again Wednesday and then leave him alone for his Friday feed. 2 Days to digest and do it again. At least that’s my plan.

I didn’t intend to get him as a
Snake to handle a ton and hang out with Per say I just loved his look and the fact that you don’t see them a ton especially with his red sides. And the ease of care and husbandry. But I don’t want him to never be handled and not be used to it. He’s a small baby and I think if I start a handling routine now as he grows with me he will calm down and be used to me and that way I can handle him at times and show him to folks who are interested and maintain his tank and clean it as needed without him thinking I’m going to hurt him.


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