If you are new to keeping snakes and want to build your confidence, there is nothing wrong with wearing gloves (leather work gloves work well...don't use cloth as sharp snake teeth can get easily snagged)....but, I would personally recommend trying to let the snake get used to the scents of your hands/body w/out gloves (that is very important in building a trusting relationship). You do what you are comfortable with (once you get that first bite out of the way, the rest is easy).



YES, GET A GOOD SNAKE HOOK....even youngsters should be hooked and it will diminish the chances for errant strikes and stupid feeding errors. Get the snake used to knowing that when it is hooked, it is coming out of its cage. That way, when you feed the snake inside its cage (and that is really the ONLY method you should follow irregardless of what anyone else says...sorry, I am VERY opinionated on this topic and will argue it to death), it will quickly learn when it is feeding time and when it is coming out.



In terms of noises, as long as the music is soft and not too loud, you will be fine. Avoid heavy and loud music that creates unnecessary vibrations (and subsequent stress). If you have a good treadmill that is fairly quiet and once again, doesn't vibrate too much, you should be fine.



Hope this helps. Rob Carmichael



1) I just got my burm on saturday...he ate a small rat on monday night and I was thinking of holding him for the first time tonight or this weekend. Ive heard they can be quite nippy as babies and told I should use gloves. Is that true? what types of gloves do you all recommend?



2) Should I invest in a cage hook?



and 3)



My burm is in the same room as my office, Will music and a treadmill freak him out?

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