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handling-how much is too much?

"Let your snake be your guide"

As long as you are waiting the required 48hours digestion period, it's between you and your snake. If the snake seems comfy and non-stressed, feel free to hold him/her. My 3 snakes are all different, and they get appropriate amounts of handling dependant upon their personalities. Some like being handled, some tolerate being handled, and some don't like it one bit.
 
thanks for the prompt reply- i'm actually making myself wait an extra 10 hours or so, just cause i'm a bit paranoid of regurges.

but for those couple days when she's out and about i hold her up to four sessions a day- and though she doesn't seem stressed, i started worrying a little about how much was too much. thanks for putting me at ease !
 
My hatchling pretty much hates being handled, but he is still very small and he is really bad at hanging on to me so its hard sometimes to handle him. Hes always sliding off my arm and almost falling. I usually handle him once or twice per week but like Tyflier said thats just my snake, I'm hoping he will get easier to handle when hes bigger. Good luck.

---Kenny
 
I would say, not to overpower him/her, give it some alone time, to get used to things, Damien was Really nice, but i held him too much, he turned agressive, and it took me about 3 weeks of handling to get him used to me, now i can do anything with him, move his head around, move him if he tries to go down my top or w/e he basically trusts me, i would handle your snake once or twice a day, i generally do this when watching tv : ) remember as ^^^ "somone" said above "cant remember who" dont handle straight after feeding : P
 
she's sleeping in my sleeve right now.... its adorable. I put an elastic around my shirt at the elbow, so that she can't crawl too far up my sleeve, and she went in there and fell asleep.

on another note, it is difficult to type with one hand.
 
Thanks for bringing this up, i was wondering how much was too much as well. I handle mine couple times a day, 10-15-20min at a time. I don't see Dexter get stressed. When i go to pick him up he doesn't even try to slither away. He remains in his coiled shape ( as he was resting under his hide in) and just allows me to scoop him up.

I assume this is because he doesn't mind. Not because he is scared.. I hope.. I also like to just lay down and watch TV with him. Usually after 30 seconds of staying on my hand he'll get bored and slither through the blankets. Maybe he likes the feel of some of them? I'm not sure. When i handle Dexter i try to wear my hoodie because he loves to hang out in the pockets.

The only time (other than 48hrs after feed of course) that i will not handle him is after night fall. I feel like this is his time (usually its when he becomes more active, and adventures through the viv. So i just back off allow him to do his thang and admire through the viv.

So like they say play it off by your snake.. They are the better judge :cool:
 
I agree with waiting the 48 hours. Another thing to look out for especially during winter is make sure she doesn't start getting cold. Other than that there really isn't "too much" time.
 
I don't know if the cold would be a problem. Cornsnakes can tolerate relatively low temps without a problem. Your house usually doesn't get that cold inside that you would have to worry.
 
Plus your body temp is hotter than even the warm side of the snakes viv. So I wouldn't think taking them out would make them cold, if anything they are probably warmer than normal when being handled (IMO).


---Kenny
 
I wouldn't worry too much as long as you remember not to handle after feeding for at least 48 hours (personally I give up to 72). My handling times vary depending on how busy I am and how content to be handled my snakes seem that day. Sometimes I handle every day in a week (bar feeding periods), sometimes I handle once or twice in a week. Sometimes I handle for ten minutes, sometimes I handle for over an hour. There's no golden rule - IMO, it's pretty much up to you and your snake.
 
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