jcp

[ilikebeer]

its been a week and i havent seen my jcp once...he never comes out of the hides...is this normal....is he scared and need more time.... any other factors i should consider

[Bartman]

The fact that they are nocturnal...he'll come out at night :)

[gonesnakee]

Could also be in shed, but I'd recomend some hands on interaction myself as none is taking place obviously? I visually "see" every specimen every day at my house & I have literally 100's. Should be pretty easy to check on 1 snake once a day or at least every second day. If husbandry is correct there should be nothing to worry about. Mark

[ilikebeer]

hey ...thanks for replying guys
but i wanted him to get used to his new home before i started handling him...thats what i heard to do anyway.....its been a week so i am going to start taking him out and handling now...maybe this should work?....and ya its my first snake lol ...and i do check on him and never see him...thats why im askin ...just making sure

[Bartman]

Well you just dont want to handle him until he eats. Thats usually what the wait period is. Maybe even let him get 2 meals down so you know hes forsure doing okay. Then have fun :D

[ilikebeer]

ok cool..thanks bartman
its weird because...my ball python is always out for some reason....i thought i would never see him...and my jcp is always hiding lol....
anyway im gonna see how this goes....i have to try to feed them soon...ill give it a cpuple more days

[TexasAggie04]

My jcp stayed in his hides for over a week, then he shed, and started exploring. After that he went through a water tub phase, and was in there almost 24/7 for a few weeks. Then he went to a bask/hide rotation, and moved about the enclosure to a variety of spots. Now he likes to climb, and that is the best of all. Just give him some time.