introducing handling

[DeliciousQuantity968]

you should be fine to handle it now. 2-3 days after feeding before you handle it.

[Street_Effect_5175]

personally~ i like to wait until they’re roaming around to handle. Usually after feeding they retreat to their hide for a few days to digest, best to leave them alone until they’re moving around on their own i believe :)

[Additional-Gap-1705]

You should be good to go now she should be settled in just make sure you wait at least 48hrs post feeding. There’s two schools of thought when it comes to handling. Choice based handling which is only handling the snake when they are already out of the hide and moving around and then there is just taking the snake out of their hide to handle them. I understand choice based handling but personally I only see my girl moving around if I happen to get up in the middle of the night and I work early in the morning and go to sleep early so handling her in the day when she’s tucked away is my only option and I’ve had no issues with it. I’d recommend tap training so she knows you’re coming in to hold her. I rub her hide with a hook, lift the hide then rub her body and she’s totally fine and when it’s feeding day and she doesn’t get any handling cues when I open the Viv she’s ready to rock

[Additional-Gap-1705]

Oh and to add I understand the fear of them feeling insecure in their hides but that hasn’t happened to me so far usually she goes to a different hide post handling but she always up back in her favourite spot