Preparing for first snake and had some questions.

[Jmarshall]

First off, welcome to the forum!

Yea, about 10 days before offering first feed will be a good idea. After that, I usually say try to make sure he has 2-3 successful feedings before starting the handling process. Do you have the cage, heating, etc in order yet? I usually try to get that stable a few days before receiving or transferring a snake.

You owe me pictures when he arrives!

I will be getting tub set up tomorrow and holdin off to have him shipped u til Monday. I will take those 5 days to make sure everything is set ups while monitoring temps humidity. Have a single tub inside enclosed single rack (tgr rack)with thermostat and heat tape. Going to keep him in the freedom breeder 10 until he gets large enough to move to animal plastics t8. I’ve been doing A LOT of research on husbandry so I’ll be prepared when he gets here.

and I will make sure to post lots of pictures!