Hi,
I've been on the site for ages, just lurking, but only just recently picked up my first snake.
She's a Georgetown Stimpson, apparent birthdate given was "2011" - so pretty broad date range
In keeping with suggestions made throughout multiple threads here, I didn't handle her for the first week, and when I gave her her first meal in her new home (pinky rat) she was leisurely in her approach, but happily snarfed down her meal
I was hoping to get to handle her a couple of days after feeding her, but when checking on her before handling, I saw she had started to prepare to shed! *rolling eyes*
While in shed, she refused her next meal, which was not entirely unexpected.
She has now, finally, finished her shed - giving me a nice complete skin to check I'm planning on giving her a meal this evening, to make up for the missed/refused meal... even though it means no handling, still, for a couple of days.
I'd rather not handle her with the children up and about, at least until she's used to them (I have three boys on the autism spectrum, and two friends staying over with two very energetic girls)... so, should I wait until she's eaten (and thus less grumpy since she gets snippy when she's hungry) or handle her a bit before feeding her, and give her a meal afterward, or wait until she's feeling more replete?
I've been on the site for ages, just lurking, but only just recently picked up my first snake.
She's a Georgetown Stimpson, apparent birthdate given was "2011" - so pretty broad date range
In keeping with suggestions made throughout multiple threads here, I didn't handle her for the first week, and when I gave her her first meal in her new home (pinky rat) she was leisurely in her approach, but happily snarfed down her meal
I was hoping to get to handle her a couple of days after feeding her, but when checking on her before handling, I saw she had started to prepare to shed! *rolling eyes*
While in shed, she refused her next meal, which was not entirely unexpected.
She has now, finally, finished her shed - giving me a nice complete skin to check I'm planning on giving her a meal this evening, to make up for the missed/refused meal... even though it means no handling, still, for a couple of days.
I'd rather not handle her with the children up and about, at least until she's used to them (I have three boys on the autism spectrum, and two friends staying over with two very energetic girls)... so, should I wait until she's eaten (and thus less grumpy since she gets snippy when she's hungry) or handle her a bit before feeding her, and give her a meal afterward, or wait until she's feeling more replete?