radioinvader
Not so new Member
Yesterday I purchased and brought home a 2 year old male spotted python. The previous owner sold him with the terrarium and all, so he's in the same cage as he has been since the seller had him. However I was told to wait at least 12 hours to handle him because drive home would no doubt stress him out, as well as the new surroundings. He hid under his water bowl for the rest of the day and I'm guessing for the rest of the night last night. I took him out this morning, and while he didn't bite, he seemed especially interested in burying himself in my hair and jumped twice at what seemed like nothing (not at me, as though he was going to strike, more like he jumped backwards like he was startled).
I didn't want to overwhelm him too much so I only had him out for a couple minutes before I put him back in the terrarium. When I put him back, he seemed a little more interested in roaming around and even climbed on the branch before relaxing on the rock under the heat lamp.
I don't know how often I should be holding him or even when I should start, and how long it should take him to settle, especially since he's in the same terrarium with all his accessories and the previous owner says he is really friendly and likes people. The last thing I want to do is stress him out even more, though. I'm a first time snake owner, so this is all pretty new and I don't wanna freak him out by being too eager.
I didn't want to overwhelm him too much so I only had him out for a couple minutes before I put him back in the terrarium. When I put him back, he seemed a little more interested in roaming around and even climbed on the branch before relaxing on the rock under the heat lamp.
I don't know how often I should be holding him or even when I should start, and how long it should take him to settle, especially since he's in the same terrarium with all his accessories and the previous owner says he is really friendly and likes people. The last thing I want to do is stress him out even more, though. I'm a first time snake owner, so this is all pretty new and I don't wanna freak him out by being too eager.