Yup prepare for the worst but hope for the best.
She will be getting the same training my other retic got. He gets handled everyday even if it was just to take him out of the enclosure for 30 seconds then put him right back in. None of mine are hook trained, I just reach in and pick them up. They also don't get to see their food coming to build up the food response. I normally remove the animal from the enclosure and place them where they cant see. Them food goes in, followed by the snake. To them the food magically appears and I'm not viewed as the bringer of food. My male retic recently had to go to the vet and the doctor could tell right away how much he had been handled.
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