Because their native habitat is relatively high humidity you might want to go UTH and avoid bulbs altogether to avoid that uphill climb. Consistent handling is key and of course avoid abrupt jerky movements near them. I just snapped a couple of pics and other than the greeting hiss they had no objections to being picked up. I handle them at least weekly but most interaction is functional (cleaning etc) though from time to time I have them out longer - folks are fascinated by their beefiness and they certainly look the part of the mean snake. My son's blood (the black) was a puppy from the get-go and is still one of the most mellow snakes in the house. Don't take this as any sort of generalization to any species as a whole - just how it works with these three. To be sure both brongersmai were total spitfires at first!



Kali during a water change


Vader going back on newsprint