Baby Royal advice please

[serpentshideawa]

Originally Posted by Will0W783

Snakes have no eyelids so they always appear to be looking at you...and from what I've read I don't think they sleep the same way we do. There is always a basal level of consciousness. They do rest and recoup, but it's not a "dead to the world" zonked out sleep like we humans have. That being said, I have startled snakes in the past when they were resting and still and not looking at me. Never pick up your snake if it hasn't looked at you first....I will open the cage door and if the snake is facing the other way, gently tap a coil, or move something near it so it will turn and acknowledge my presence. I feel it's less traumatic that way.

I agree with make sure it sees you i look for movement of head or flicker of tongue

[Lankyrob]

My first bite came from a snake that i didnt eralise was "sleeping". I know do the same as willow and touch a coil gently before trying to pick it up.

[Zincubus]

Originally Posted by Ch^4

After reading this thread, and hearing mykee's advice on feeding the day you get the snake, I must say that I agree (despite my original post).

I fed the BP I got on Tuesday and she seems to be much less "nervous" than some of my other additions during the first week of isolation. She's the only snake who's not on an automated system (the quarantine cage doesn't get the fancy gadgets), and she doesn't seem to mind me coming in to check temps and spray. My previous addition was the opposite and I fed her after the isolation. Sorry for the digression.

You mentioned spraying , is that something I should be doing ?
I'm in Manchester , UK - not exactly a dry area LOL

More details please

[Lankyrob]

You want to be looking for 55-60% humidity. Living in England also i find thwt sprwying each morning for my vivs raises it to just over 60 and it then drops slowly over the next 24 hours to just over 50 ehen i respray.

[Ch^4]

^^ What Rob mentioned. I live in Seattle, Washington (US), and outside ambient humidity is currently 83%. However, inside my house is a completely different story. Everything (i.e., walls, carpet, heater, etc.), sucks that humidity right up and the relative humidity in my house is ~30%, despite the high ambient humidity outside.

[Lankyrob]

Prob should have mentioned, the ambient humidity in the house here is around 40-55% dependant on the weather and if we have heati on etc etc etc

[Zincubus]

Well I haven't got a humidity monitor /gauge, so am I better leaving it for the moment , presumably too high humidity can alsobthrow up problems.