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Question about handling my snake

TCHOP561

TCHOP561

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I want to hold my snake more so she gets use to me, but she is always in her hide. Is it ok to remove the hide and pick her up? I feel as though it's not a good idea, but I could be wrong.

Also, when I go to pick her up, should I just grab her in the middle, as I have been doing, or put my hand in there and let her see it first, than pick her up? I ask, because whenever I go to pick her up she usually tries to get away/burrow.
 
I always take my snakes out of their hides. If I didn't I'd never see them!

I also just grab them, I think with some of mine (particularly Zephyr and my boa), if they see my hand I'll have a nice little bite. My motley boy doesn't care what I do. Trying to get away is completely normal. I think you're doing a fine job :)
 
Ok just making sure. She strikes at me, only once, but doesn't actually bite. When she realizes I am not a threat she will back off, it that normal?
 
I either coax mine out of his hide by petting him (he usually feels like coming out once I wake him up) or if he's burrowed under the substrate (which for me is paper towels at the moment) I'll take him out, but I make sure he's aware of me. I don't show him my hand, but I pet him and make sure he's seen me first so he's not surprised when I pick him up! Also, I hold him with both hands for the most support. Sometimes I think it's good I take him out of his hide, because after I do he always takes an extra long drink of water as though he's forgotten to drink for a while XD
 
I would say so. It should go away with more handling. I have one that strikes at me constantly when I first get him out, but after a few minutes he's just like "eh, whatever". She's probably striking because she still doesn't know that you're not going to eat her. My boa bites anything that goes into his cage, and if I get my hand on him he'll realize it's not dinner time and back off.
 
For the most part I gently remove the hide and pick her up at about the mid point with one hand and once out of the tank, support the last 3rd of the body to make sure she feels supported. Also, they will likely wrap their tails around your fingers for extra support. They will tame down with regular holdings, as long as the sessions aren't stressful to them (aka, don't start out holding for 30 minutes, maybe 5 minutes and then as they tame you can hold longer).
 
My corn bit me once when i was handling, hatchlings are so small and quick and my hands are so small, i put my thumb in front of him because he was going up my arm and wasnt supported, daft i know but i had to stop him and i got a bite! (and to be honest it didn't hurt at all! Bless him!)

We used to remove him gently from his hide but now hes wise and wraps himself up in the vines!

Cheeky :)
 
Mine hates the act of physically being taken out of his cage and will try and run away, but once he's out he calms down. It makes sense, he's two months old and maybe 14 inches long. I would run too.
 
My little boy just adores his hide and is almost always coiled up inside there. When I go to handle him I just gently lift his coconut and slide my hand under him, but he is usually coiled up so it's easy to get him out. He used to always run away from me, burrow from me, and hide in his branches. But after he realized I wouldn't eat him, he started to get really calm. He never even puts up a fight. It just takes a lot of time and patience :)
 
I take mine out of his hide all the time, like everyone else says if you don't you never see them. I use the tip of my glasses to coax him out and he doesn't bite. It's actually quite cute, once he's out and he sees me he gets all excited. It's normal for them to react to changes and to different people, you just have to give them time and not push the limits.
 
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