I have worked with several specimens and have kept 4 myself. As neonates/juvis they are extreamly runny and can get quite spitty though not as bad as I thought. Of the 4 I had only one was bad while the rest were just ritering and runny. Id say they are probaly like your Indos were as babies but more likly to run then stand their ground. Was rare that I would get a threat display at all. They seemed to just raise their heads and spit from the belly more so then not.

Sub adults and adults were almost always very calm and wouldnt spit at all. I personaly never have had a pallida 4ft plus spit at me though im sure im lucky. They would hiss when handled but like the babies, never reared much at all.

Id say they may end up being easier then the Asian spitters. As adults they usualy become quite placid though I am by no means trying to state tame lol The one thing that differed in my experince btween asian and african was that the Asian were just always defensive. Though all elapids go nutts at the smell of food they would still rear up when you confronted them (I didnt have Asian spitters, just Kaouthia). The reds would be franticly paseing their cages within mins of bringing food into the room making feeding always an adventure.

I also have noticed that most Naja males seem to become much more placid as adults. The females calmed down too but were always more jerky and neverous then the males in my experince.

I have actualy noticed this across elapid genus, even in Aspidelaps, Dendroaspis, Ophiohagus and what ever the Ringhals genus is (I am sooo out of date on my taxonomy ;

Well, thats my experince with em. They shouldnt be too much of a problem with a seasoned elapid keeper. Just be extreamly cautious of their feeding response and utilize a safe transportation method when cleaning the cages of babies. Adults can be easily hooked and moved. Babies will not sit on a hook lol and because of their jerkiness I would recomend tailing them till 3 ft plus, maybe more.

My 2 cents

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