My female licorice stick black rat snake...close to 2 yrs old, has recently been getting out of her hiding cave more and more. I used to always pick her up from there, and she was fine, but now since shes always out i'll pick her up and she'll musk the **** out of me. Of course it stinks so I end up putting her back in her cage. Any ideas?
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) that when ever she makes a stink, you'll put her back. Most snakes, and I'm not trying to upset anyone here, really don't seem to appreciate handling. Some "tolerate" it better than others... Since she used to be less of a musky gal, maybe you've changed the way you handle her? Are you handling her less since now you've got a few more snakes? Are you handling her for shorter intervals so she's not getting over the "Hey I just woke up, now put me back" thing? Does she seem to musk you more often after you've handled your other snakes? Maybe she's jealous? 