Building trust?

[alittleFREE]

This isn't accurate. Over-handling these snakes also causes stress and can make them more defensive, and continued over-handling can potentially make them ill. Short, calm handling sessions for 5-10 minutes every other day even would be fine. End each handling session on a good note.
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I was talking about the owner. The more the OWNER interacts with the snake, the more THEY will trust the snake. That was what sounded like the real issue in the original post - not that the snake was being aggressive or doing anything out of the ordinary, but that the owner was insecure about relationship with the snake. Interacting doesn’t just mean handling - interacting means feeding them, cleaning their cage, changing their water, watching their activity.

15-20 minutes a couple of times a week is not “overhandling.” I guess my use of the phrase “the next day” set off a red flag, but that was misinterpreted - I was just trying to imply the passage of time (as in, this stuff won’t happen over night).

I was merely suggesting that over time and with repeated interaction, confidence will be built (on THEIR end, not the snakes) and they will be less worried about things like leaving the snake alone for a few days (as I said in my post, I go weeks without holding my snakes, because I trust THEM and have built up an understanding of their behavior over the course of my caring for them).


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