Most people seem to have trouble acclimating them, as they tend to be very shy snakes. That is, when they are not trying to bite you. haha. When I got mine, it took him about 2 months before I could get him to accept food for the first time. I keep him fed on day old baby chicks from the feed supply store around here. I was going to try and convert him over to mice or rats, but the chicks are half the price and a bigger meal.

Mine also went through his insane stage, which I think had to do with the fact he wasn't acclimated yet. He was very aggressive, even striking at me when I was 10 feet away from his enclosure. Now though, he's pretty calm although will retreat back to his hide if I come too close to his cage. But anyway, to answer your question mine has been pretty hardy. I don't know if he is an exception, as I've heard a lot of people have problems getting them to eat. But basically, just give them a nice large enclosure with lots of foliage and branches and dark spots to hide in since they are nocturnal. Give them a week or two and offer some food and see what happens. Also, buy a humidity gauge and thermometer. Keep the humidity between 80-90% and try to keep the temp around 80 degrees and they will do fine.

Oh, and don't house them together. They will eat each other.

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