Hi,
My Childreni arrives tomorrow and I'm very excited but this is my first snake so i am also very stressed about getting things right.
It's about 2 months old, it's been fed 8 times with a recent schedule of twice a week. The last feed being on the 10th (Saturday) it arrives tomorrow on the 12th (Monday).
My question is how long should I let it settle in before starting to socialise it and try its first feed? I don't want to stress it but I'll be itching to get it out and start handling it!
Also, how long should I keep up with the twice a week feeds? Will it start refusing feeds?
It has been feeding on pinky mice, i know that feed size should leave a visible lump in the body after eating but just wondering if there's a rough guide to when i can expect it to size up? (I have no idea how fast they grow).
.. oh, and how often are they expected to shed at this age, it has shed 3 times already with the last time on the 2nd (so ten days ago).
Thanks!
My Childreni arrives tomorrow and I'm very excited but this is my first snake so i am also very stressed about getting things right.
It's about 2 months old, it's been fed 8 times with a recent schedule of twice a week. The last feed being on the 10th (Saturday) it arrives tomorrow on the 12th (Monday).
My question is how long should I let it settle in before starting to socialise it and try its first feed? I don't want to stress it but I'll be itching to get it out and start handling it!
Also, how long should I keep up with the twice a week feeds? Will it start refusing feeds?
It has been feeding on pinky mice, i know that feed size should leave a visible lump in the body after eating but just wondering if there's a rough guide to when i can expect it to size up? (I have no idea how fast they grow).
.. oh, and how often are they expected to shed at this age, it has shed 3 times already with the last time on the 2nd (so ten days ago).
Thanks!