Quick Question regarding Infant Childrens Python

[Matthew1988]

G.day,

I have recently purchased my 1st snake, a childrens python. its about 3 weeks old and i have a concern that im hoping someone will be able to help me with.

when i purchased the snake the lady at the pet shop advised me to handle the infant as much as possible so it got used to humans, however the bloody thing wont stop attacking me when i pick it up or move towards it. and im not handling it incorrectly or anything its just being a bitch...

is this normal and if so when will it stop cause its really giving me grief. and if it does not stop attacking and biting and i am not able to handle it as much as i should how will this effect it when its older and bigger and i try to pick it up?

any info you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

thankyou.

[gonesnakee]

You were told wrong.
It shouldn't have been ahndled AT ALL for the first week or so, just to let it relax & adjust to its new enviroment.
Until feeding well for you in its new home it should NOT BE handled at all.
On eating well etc. for you it should be handled a few times a week only for 10 -15 minutes at a time, never prior feeding & never for a day or 2 after feeding.
Sounds to me like the poor little thing is stressed right out & needs time to chill & relax.
Over time with gentle hadnling it should callm down.
Its not uncommon for baby Childrens to sometimes be high strung especially when continually manhandled.
Also being only 3 weeks old it should not have been sold. Is it well established on frozen thawed prey? I highly doubt it. Wonder if it has even been fed prior you aquiring it.
They hatch & then in the first week or so shed out. After they shed out they should be offered prey after another week or so.
Thus not having been offered prey until at least 2-3 weeks old.
A snake shpould not be sold until it is an extablished feeder so there is no way this snake is IMHO.
An established feeder means it has had at least 3-4 consecutive meals preferably on FT prey. That would mean it should be at least 4-6 weeks old pripor sale IF it started taking prey right away & did so weekly afterwards.
pry should only be offerewd pnce weekly BTW whether it takes it or not.
Its not uncommon for baby Pythins to go 2-3 months prior taking ANY prey either.
As for me I breed Aussie Pythons & kept Childrens for like 9 years & bred them successfully the last 7 years as well.
I DO know what I am talking about. Maybe you want to share what I have to say with this petstore as they are NOT going about things the way they should & DO NOT know what they are talking about. Mark