lol. yha... I dont know how big they are but if theyre small enough to maybe hold with one hand. what i've done before is hold them behind thier heads so they cant bite you and while youre watching tv or something, put them up at face level so they're looking at you but cant 'get you'. I dont know why this works and i'm sure someone will tell me it doesnt work but it does.... if they aren't small enough to really hold like that, give them a really good meal, perhaps a little larger than normal and after 2 or 3 days or when the lump goes down, take them out maybe in your yard (if you can) and just let them cruise around- it wears them out if they've been caged too small before you got them, they arent used to the exercise, then try to pick them up, if they seem a little jumpy you may kneel down near the back of the snake and just gently rub, they'll probably hiss and hiss and hiss but it gets them used to being touched. if they're still moody, put them back and do it again in a few days (not the food, just the exercise and rubbing). If they seem a little more mellow, try picking up the snake and sit down on your steps or in a lawn chair and put the snakes body over your legs and let them crawl over your legs while youre rubbing them and then when you get to the end of the snake, move them back and do it again until you get worn out. :D sounds incredibly boring and it usually is but thats what i do and it seems to work pretty fast. hope that helped- maybe someone else can help more but keep in mind THEY'RE RETICS- not always the nicest of snakes but i've never had one that flat out couldn't be tamed down.
beth
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