First condition them that you do not pose a threat to thier lives. Do this by allowing them to smell you without picking them up and without touching them. Devote some time to just laying your hand in their cage for 10 or 20 minutes several times a day. Expect to be bitten a few times, it doesn't hurt much and is no big deal when they are tiny hatchlings. But the important thing is to not jerk or move if and when they bite. This can cause them to become even more apprehensive of you. I first started doing this technique about 25 years ago with newborn rattlesnakes (with a wire mesh barrier in between, of course) to great success. They usually tamed down within about 3 days and could even be handled (though I rarely did it). My theory was that,.. when they emerge into the world they are unfamiliar with their environment, and even a plant blowing in the wind may "pose a threat" to them. But they would quickly learn that it was a harmless thing and move on. But they likely never un-learn this and forever view any plant as harmless. My philosophy is to "become the plant" in their environment. It takes a little longer as all snakes have powerful instincts that counter your efforts to condition, but it can and does work. The single most important thing is for the snake to never view you as a threat or associate your smell with potential danger. Once they associate human smell with a traumatic event it's near impossible to tame them. I usually always try to get my reptiles as they emerge from the eggs or are birthed by their mothers so as to be one of the first things they smell and thus imprint in their little brains that I am a "safe" and "normal" smell. After you have established that you do not pose a threat get them accustomed to your touch. It's always one of the first things I do whether a snake is tame or jumpy is I get them used to my touch. And I never stop doing this. I always give them a reassuring rub and a pat and move on to the next one as I carry out my duties. I think it's a good thing to condition them to and it helps to keep them handleable without having to actually handle them every day.

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