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This is going to vary greatly from snake to snake. A good rule of thumb is to bring the new snake home, and leave it alone for about two weeks. Offer it food, and if it eats, great! Leave it alone for a few days longer to digest, then you can handle it. Keep sessions short to avoid over stressing. However, if it does not eat, do not handle it until it does. If it is a picky eater, avoid handling as much as possible until it becomes an established feeder.
Once the snake is eating well, you can handle the baby every few days, just keep sessions short. That is really the key, I think. Don't over do it (no need to hold the animal for hours on end, as some people seem to try to do, and no need to take them out several times a day either).
As long as the snake is feeding well, enjoy your snake.
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