sorry for constantly spamming this thread
but I have another question about handling my kingsnake. He has been enjoying burrowing (still never going into any of his three hides and choosing his tunnels instead) so when I try to get him out of the aspen to handle him, he gets a bit uncomfortable and tries to run away. But, once he's out he is super calm and doesn't seem stressed (good amount of tongue flicks, looking around, not trying to dart away). Although he doesn't show signs of stress when being held, once I put him back in his enclosure he starts to try to escape (climbing up walls, roaming around and sniffing the walls). He usually just hangs out underground on the hot side and only gets this active, roaming around and trying to escape after I handle him. Should I hold off on handling him for a while? Because I read that as long as they are eating (he ate a pinky three days ago now) it should be fine. But I still want to make sure my snakey is happy and not stressed. Please let me know if digging him out of his tunnels for handling for feeding is a bad idea!
sorry for my bad english