How much should you handle?

Is it ok to handle a snake daily or even twice a day for about 20 minutes at a time or is this too much?

Apart from after feeding of course.

We don't handle babies at all. We figure it's not worth taking the chance on stressing them. A lot of people do handle, so this is only my opinion.
MIKE

Ok, i dont know the exact ago of my snake so about how big should they be when they aren't babies?

Is it ok to handle a snake daily or even twice a day for about 20 minutes at a time or is this too much?

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Personally I'd say that's far too frequent and you're going to stress it. You only need to handle a Corn often enough for it to realise that you're safe. Over the years, I've achieved this with handling just for the feeding and cleaning routines.

Corns aren't interactive in the same way as a cat or a dog would be. Most neither seek nor need human interaction and are content to be left alone.

how big should they be when they aren't babies?

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Fully-grown adult Corns are usually 4-5 feet long and over 300g. They tend to hit this around 3 years old, but it does vary depending on their bloodlines and frequency of feeding. Some can get there faster, others are late bloomers.

I'm with Mike and Bitsy on this. IMO if you want an interactive pet, snakes aren't really the best choice.

You can handle young snakes, but it must be kept to a minimum. Since you only have one snake (like I do) of course you want to handle it, but you have to do what's best for the snake. How much does he/she weigh and how long is he/she? A juvenile snake can be handled for about 5-10 minutes each day (after leaving 48 hours after feeding, so effectively you can handle your snake 3 times a week if you're following the Munson Plan, and then if you so wish, 5 times a week when your snake moves on to larger prey items, since you'll only feed once a week then). But watch for signs of stress such as going off food, becoming reclusive if the snake is normally active, or vice versa.

When your snake becomes a yearling then you can increase handling times to 15-20 minutes each day, depending on the individual. As your snake continues to grow then you can gradually increase the time, again, depending on the individual. When they reach adulthood, some are content to 'hang out' with their owners, but this is very few, since most Corns will be reasonably active when being handled. When they're adults some people even take them to the shops and perform tasks with them, this is all down to the person handling and the snake itself.

I hope that helps

David

Ok thankyou, i dont know how much the snake weighs but its about 19-20 inchs long.

Okay, you should really consider weighing your Corn. If you don't weigh, judging which food item is appropriate is really inaccurate and can even be detrimental to your snake's health. You can pick up a set of digital scales for as little as £10.00.