After feeding does it have to be 48 hrs or....

I feed anubis sunday nite at 8:30. Now tonite at 8:30 is excatly 48 hrs. Do I have to wait excatly 48 hrs to handle him or can it be 46 hrs or do it have to be closer to 50 hrs? PLEASE HELP. lol I am dying to handle him again. I am so totally addicted already. I even told my wife last nite that i would like another one. she laughed so hard then said "NOT A CHANCE IN HE*L" lol i will break her down.

Personally, I don't handle Roxanne until after 72 hours have passed. 48 hours +/- can still induce a stress related regurge.

Regards,
Steve

really. ah crap. i was lookin forward to holdin him tonite. dang. does anyone hold them after 48 hrs. i was told 48 hrs.

I didn't say it shouldn’t or couldn't be done...I just said personally, I wait 72 hours.

Each keeper is different and your question will result in as many different answers as people who reply.

If you want to handle your snake after 48 hours (the recommended minimum), by all means do so.

Regards,
Steve

cool tks for the help ssmith

Dear New snake owner,

Guidelines are stated because they have been the general best way to do things for the snake. 48 or 72 hours doesnt matter as much as digestion time. If the snake has fully digested in 48 hours and you have seen Poo then you know its safe...if it is slower digesting it might not be such a good idea...DO you follow me on this. You need to take these general guidelines and dont see them as exact law but something you need adhere closely to based on your own animal. You need to get to know your animal and its habits and temperament. I saw in another thread you want to make it take baths so it will poo in the water and less clean up for you. That is great if the snake shows NO stress from the swim, but a forced swim will stress out many snakes so try to be open to seeing if it is stressed. As keepers it is our task to do what is best for the animals , even if it is not so convienient to us, because when we took them in, we committed to putting them in the best conditions possible for their well being.

I can tell you are super excited about your new snake...I just ask that when you make decisions about things, please be fully aware of what is going on with your snake at the moment and how its communicating through its actions, instead of just blindly using guidelines to make your decisions.

Best wishes to you

You’re quite welcome.

My only point was…could it induce a stress related regurge, yes it could. Will it, each snake is different so that’s impossible to say.

After having had a snake die, I tend to be even more conservative in my husbandry practices than I was before.

Regards,
Steve

ssmith_1187 said:

You’re quite welcome.

My only point was…could it induce a stress related regurge, yes it could. Will it, each snake is different so that’s impossible to say.

After having had a snake die, I tend to be even more conservative in my husbandry practices than I was before.

Regards,
Steve

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I agree with you Steve that it could, especially in a young snake.

cool, tks to you both. and bout the bath dawnrenee, yea i did say i was doing it to reduce the poo in the tank but i did also say that i wasn't gonna do it if it stressed out the snake. I def dont' wanna do anything to the lil guy. Took me 25 yrs to finally get one. lol not takin any chances with him. tks again for the great tips and help.-

Oh i fergot to ask...... how can u tell if your snake is showin stress.

If they are frantically trying to get away from you, or out of the area you have it, it is stressed out.

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If they are frantically trying to get away from you, or out of the area you have it, it is stressed out.

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oh ok. tks. Anubis was very calm when i had him out sunday. so he def wasn't stressed out. tks dawnrenee.

I go by 48 hours, if the snake is out and about. If they've moved up in prey size, or have a visible lump after 48 hours, I leave them alone. Choco comes out after 24 hours and is very active, but too bad- he has to wait the entire 48.

Nanci

Anubis was out and about last nite. about 25 hrs after i fed him. so that is why i was hopin i could handle him tonite. he loves his big tank thats fer sure.

That's good he's taking advantage of the big tank. You never know if they're going to be an explorer or a hider.

Nanci

yea i know eh. i was so afraid he was gonna be a hider. now he do hide most of the day. and still haves his naps at nite but he sure do love to explore. and his fav past time is teasing the cat. SERIOUSLY. he come right to the edge of the tank and teases the cat. its so funny to watch.

It's still a new home to him, once he settles in he'll probably be less active and not explore as much, like most other corn snakes.

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I feed anubis sunday nite at 8:30. Now tonite at 8:30 is excatly 48 hrs. Do I have to wait excatly 48 hrs to handle him or can it be 46 hrs or do it have to be closer to 50 hrs? PLEASE HELP. lol I am dying to handle him again. I am so totally addicted already. I even told my wife last nite that i would like another one. she laughed so hard then said "NOT A CHANCE IN HE*L" lol i will break her down.

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It really comes down to what you mean by "handle". If you are gentle, allowing the snake to go where it chooses, you probably won't have a problem. Limit the amount of time you have him in hand, and let him choose the level of activity.

About the handling time after the feed, I'd say it depends on a lot of things. Seems your snake is new so it's probably just geting used to being handled ie it will be more stressed out. Once you can see it being more relaxed with you, and u'll be able to tell the difference by then you can probably handle it after 48 hours no problem. before then I'd say longer is better but again only you can say....
Another good way of telling is where you snake is and how active it's being. When they'r digesting they usualy pick the hot side and then go to the cold side once they'r finished. Well at least they'r suposed to, my bf's has decided he would digest up in a box on the cold side this time hehe (check out enrichment post in husbandry and basic care).
How active they are is a really good way of telling if they'r done digesting too, they tend to move less while digesting and then will explore more and more as they get hungry....

Was just thinking bout you saying how calm your snake is when u handle it and how you can see if it's stresses out. was it completly still? Cos they do that sometimes hoping that you might not notice they'r there and that doesn't mean that they are relaxed, quite the oposite!
If you look at your snake's breathing too that could tell you how he's feeling, if he does what is called billowing (breathing really strongly) then he's stressed out.
A good way of telling if your snake is relaxed is if he's moving round in your hands with his tongue moving in and out...that means he's exploring and relaxed.
But don't worry as you get to know your snake you'll know the signs! Especially as you're so enthousiastic.

Tail rattling is a sign of stress/fear, and sometimes means "stay away." If your baby tail rattles, then stops, that means he's relaxing.

I had Zee at the vet yesterday, and the first thing we did was weigh him. He was TERRIFIED!!! He rattled like I've never seen. He was also flicking his tongue constantly. I picked him up and cuddled him- that seemed to calm him down. Then he went back in his bag and waited for the vet. The vet examined him, tube-wormed him, listened to his lung and heart- and he wouldn't tail rattle the vet no matter what- and the vet had really wanted to see him do it.

Inez freezes when she is stressed. It feels different than a snake that just isn't moving. Usually freezing is followed by trying to fly. She rattles a lot, but it's sort of absent-minded and slow.

Nanci