A Question

[SecretLoev]

I have a young corn snake. She's about a foot long, very calm. She's never showed any aggression..Or at least she hasn't since I got her. But she's my first snake so I have a question:

I fed her Wednesday. She ate it (and I got some pretty awesome photos) and went to hide and digest. I checked on her once a day for the first two days, just to make sure she's ok. It's the third day and I'm wondering if it's ok to handle her now?

It's obvious she's still digesting. It's moving along nicely but she's not done. Is it safe to handle her now? I've read about the two day rule but I just want to make sure.

Thanks.

 

[djfreebase]

Two days is usually the norm

 

[Roy Munson]

Welcome to cs.com.

It's probably ok to handle her, but I think the 48-hour "rule" is a little too aggressive. If a snake is on pinks or fuzzies, I still give them 72 hours. If it's on larger prey, I give them 96 hours (or so).

 

[SecretLoev]

I took her out. She looked around for a bit and then crawled up my sleeve to sleep with my arm. She's done that since the very first day I got her. It's cute.

 

[clipclopclip]

pics? welcome to the forums!

 

[SecretLoev]

Thank you.

Picture 1

Picture 2

 

[kensei]

very nice snow!

 

[clipclopclip]

yes, I like it too!

 

[Arby]

WOW! That's a very pretty corn.
... Sorry, offtopic I know. I just had to comment

 

[SecretLoev]

Thanks you guys. I'm absolutely in love with her. Regarding the handling: She's been happily curled up next to my neck all afternoon. So I guess that answer my worries.

 

[Roy Munson]

Thanks you guys. I'm absolutely in love with her. Regarding the handling: She's been happily curled up next to my neck all afternoon. So I guess that answer my worries.

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