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RE: Scared new baby king

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Posted by: AaronBayer at Wed Apr 30 09:47:10 2014  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by AaronBayer ]  
   

Imo leaving it alone for a while is the right thing to do.

Except for when I was a kid and didnt know better, i've always let babies do as they please and not try to alter their behavior... it's normal for them to be afraid and defensive, so let them do it.

with kings i give them 6ish months before handling becomes a common thing, corns 2ish months, milks 6ish to a year, boas 2ish months... just kinda depends on the species and sometimes individuals. I wait for them to relax and be comfortable with me on their own and then start playing with them.

kings are nice snakes by nature, i've found large desert kings in the field that are as placid as any pet snake and some that put on a good show for about 5 min then just calm right down. point being, the snake is sorta naturally "tame" and just needs time to realize you arent going to eat it.


   

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