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hepstar

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hi everyone! my name is stephen and i have a hatchling anery corn. i'm looking for a bit of advice regarding handling my snake. everytime i want to take him out i put my hand in the viv and he has a wee check of my hand then scurries away into his hide. i havent had he out much at all infact only once i think (only had him bout a week). what i want to know is do i just continue offering my hand and he will eventually come onto it or do i take him out of his viv so he gets used to being handled?

thank you for any tips you guys have
 
It's natural for the snake to be timid until it works out you're not a giant predator. I tend not to handle my hatchlings much at all now until their feeding is established, as the stress of being handled can set them back a bit. So personally I only scoop them up to put them in a feeding tub, and gently tip them back into their tubs after. After a few feeds they start to associate being put in the feeding tub with their yummy mice and don't seem bothered about being picked up.
Some hatchlings will rattle their tails and strike at your hand until they calm down a bit, some will poop on you or musk. To help this behaviour not being established its best to ignore it, as if you put your snake down every time itpoops on you, it'll learn the behaviour is a good trick!
Some people also recommend putting clothing with your smell on it in the viv, but I haven't tried it myself. Most corns get less skittish as they get used to their surroundings and the routines in keeping them. Hope this helps.
 
thanks for the advice! hes feeding well he took a pinky from me on friday there! i just held in infront of him with forecepts so he could sniff it the lay it infront of him and he took it no bother. will i just continue to offer my palm then till hes finally sure enough to wriggle onto me?
 
I just scoop them up from the side and let them go hand over hand or between my fingers until they settle. My 2 newest hatchling corns were striking like mad the first few times (thanks ukcryptid!) and they are nice and mellow now. Just leave for 2-3 days after feeding to let the food digest so you don't get a regurge.
 
You'll be fine, just keep the sessions short, 5-10 minutes or so at first, and I usually hold the babies over my bed in case they do manage a flying leap!
 
just a wee update! he escaped lol well not lol really!

i have tracked him down to the airing cupboard! i know this because he is leaving tracks in the flour i have put down! he should be hungry now so i am gonna set a bottle trap! will let u know how i get on! btw emptied the cupboard and cant see him but there are holes in the walls and the boiler is in there so i cant get to look in every nook and cranny! anyway will let u know how i get on!
 
hepstar said:
just a wee update! he escaped lol well not lol really!

i have tracked him down to the airing cupboard! i know this because he is leaving tracks in the flour i have put down! he should be hungry now so i am gonna set a bottle trap! will let u know how i get on! btw emptied the cupboard and cant see him but there are holes in the walls and the boiler is in there so i cant get to look in every nook and cranny! anyway will let u know how i get on!
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I heard this term before, something to do with heating I think. If anyone can take a picture of this airing cupboard that would help me figure it out.
Thanks
 
where u usually keep ur towels and mine houses my big water heater which is next to my back boiler! basically the warmest room in the house
 
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