Reptile & Amphibian Forums

Welcome to kingsnake.com's message board system. Here you may share and discuss information with others about your favorite reptile and amphibian related topics such as care and feeding, caging requirements, permits and licenses, and more. Launched in 1997, the kingsnake.com message board system is one of the oldest and largest systems on the internet.

Such thing as too much handling?

MarcusR Aug 16, 2007 10:34 PM

I just got my boa yesterday and have enjoyed having her around so far! I am just curious if its a bad idea to handle her frequently.

Is it possible to handle her too much or is there a certain time I shouldn't handle her during the day?

Thanks!

Replies (1)

treeboa Aug 17, 2007 04:33 AM

Boas are generally pretty calm and not too prone to stressing out like a ball python but you really should let your new snake settle in for a week or so with no unneccessary handling. Just handle it if the cage needs to be cleaned or if you suspect something is wrong with him. Don't handle him for a couple days after feeding also, otherwise he may regurge his meal. Good luck with him!

jeff
-----
The Voices have won!

jeff pfeifer

You can format your posts and signature using BBCode. Here are some common examples:

You type	Result
`[b]Bold text[/b]`	Bold text
`[i]Italic text[/i]`	Italic text
`[u]Underlined[/u]`	Underlined
`[url]https://kingsnake.com[/url]`	https://kingsnake.com
`[url=https://kingsnake.com]Kingsnake[/url]`	Kingsnake
`[img]https://example.com/image.jpg[/img]`	Displays the image at that address.
`[color=green]Green text[/color]`	Green text
`[quote]Quoted text[/quote]`	Formats a quoted block of text.

Keep things readable and family‑friendly; staff may edit signatures or posts that affect thread readability.

Support

Help, tips & resources quick links

Manage

Manage your user and advertising accounts

Register For A User Account Login to MyAccount Manage Your Classified Account Manage Your Banner Account Manage Your Business Directory Account Manage your Photo Gallery Account

Purchase

Advertising and services purchase quick links

Purchase a classified account$ varies Renew a classified account$ varies Purchase a business directory listing$50/yr Purchase a banner advertisement$ varies Free Expo Event listingFree! Purchase a standard event listing$25/listing Pay an open invoice

Are you registered?

To advertise here using a business name you must have your legal business name registration verified. Click for details on the program or to register your business FREE!