Hi I'm totally new to snakes and was wondering how was the best way to pick up and handle the corn? Obviously i've given him chance to settle in and he has been fed, so my first chance to pick him up is now here. When i put my hand in the tank he shy's away, and goes in any other direction possible, but what is the best way to lift him...just make a grab for him , or what?
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Handling
- Thread starter Bubblegum
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Terra
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Greetings Bubblegum,
Congratulations on your new snake. That behavior is perfectly normal for hatchlings and will fade with frequent handling. Another thing that helps is to move in and pick your snake up with confidence. Corns, like many other animals, can sense if you are fearful or uncomfortable and it seems to makes them unfomfortable too.
Congratulations on your new snake. That behavior is perfectly normal for hatchlings and will fade with frequent handling. Another thing that helps is to move in and pick your snake up with confidence. Corns, like many other animals, can sense if you are fearful or uncomfortable and it seems to makes them unfomfortable too.
Hi there Bubblegum
Just thought I'd add our experience to the replies. Our snake is now two and a bit and approx 1m long. After trying all advice given, we finally came to the conclusion that she is very territorial - if she's out of either of her hides, she's seems to be telling us that we may look, but we may not touch. When she's in her 'portable' hide box (fashioned out of a cereal bar box), we simply remove the whole box with her inside it, open the lid and take her out - very easy for us to do which means we don't get stressy, she doesn't get stressy and all is fab! She's just one of those snakes that just doesn't like big mammal hands in her tank, but is as sweet as pie when in 'my' territory! Hope it's all going well!
Theresa
Just thought I'd add our experience to the replies. Our snake is now two and a bit and approx 1m long. After trying all advice given, we finally came to the conclusion that she is very territorial - if she's out of either of her hides, she's seems to be telling us that we may look, but we may not touch. When she's in her 'portable' hide box (fashioned out of a cereal bar box), we simply remove the whole box with her inside it, open the lid and take her out - very easy for us to do which means we don't get stressy, she doesn't get stressy and all is fab! She's just one of those snakes that just doesn't like big mammal hands in her tank, but is as sweet as pie when in 'my' territory! Hope it's all going well!
Theresa