My new BP doesn't seem to be settling

[calislytherin]

- yes, the handling is something you can work on later. Although some are just more active, curious, flighty than others.

- yes, absolutely leave her alone til she's eating regularly.

- to get her to eat, leave her alone. Adults can take a lot longer to settle in than juveniles. She's already been through a lot since you brought her home. Just let her be.

- definitely DO NOT move her to try to get her to eat. That's just adding more stress. Stress = refusals. Stress = regurgitating if the animal does actually eat.

- and yes, adults do take a bit longer to acclimate. And yeah, they do have different personalities and mannerisms.

Please understand that I'm not trying to rag on you here, but trying to help...
It seems to me that something is a bit lax regarding your handling. BPs are not a fast species. In fact they're pretty slow as far as snakes go. So to allow the animal to "escape" like that leads me to think something is a bit off with your handling. Letting them roam a bit is one thing, but allowing them so get into dangerous situations and areas should not be happening. That's already 2 "close calls" with this animal in a matter of 6weeks. And since the animal isn't eating, it shouldn't be handled at all yet.

Also, you mentioned you have another snake. Are you following proper quarantine procedures with the new snake?

Thanks so much for all your answers. I was attempting a feed in the dark when she escaped, she must have slipped out as I actually locked the viv that night thinking she was in it. I felt really horrible afterwards and won’t be making that mistake again. The TV unit is right next to the viv so I wouldn’t really call that a close call, I was just shocked at how fast she moved. I hadn’t handled her at all prior, a couple of times I’ve just opened the door and she’s done a loop of the enclosure then slithered back in.

I’m between two countries, my baby snake lives in the other one.

I’m going to pop a bigger water dish in there then I think just leave the door closed for the next few weeks if I can before trying another feed. I think I’d been going off my experience with my baby as he adjusted so well but this is a new learning curve. I really do care and just want to make sure she’s comfortable.