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Posted by Rob Carmichael on November 21, 2002 at 08:40:09:
In Reply to: Re: Ok Rob....how about this then.... posted by Christy Talbert on November 20, 2002 at 23:25:09:
Christy obviously has a great intuition for her animals. I am sure that if she had a bp that became stressed when handled, she wouldn't force it too much. I probably err on the more conservative side in that I typically break my snakes in very slowly over time; basically building their trust over time. This works well when working with many forms of wildlife. If you scare them too much from the get go, it sometimes delays the trust factor. But, that is just me. Christy does a great job with her animals and I wouldn't refute anything that she says pertaining to this topic. I believe that a certain level of enrichment does come about when snakes are out of their natural element (handling, romping around the desk, etc.) as long as those encounters are withing familiar territory.
:Hi Stu!
:Yes, in general my handling sessions are short. I spend maybe 30 minutes at the end of the day playing with them. Sometimes I'll let one or two crawl around on my large desk when I am working here in the office. Sometimes I have a particular snake out for an extended period, with no ill effects, but again they are so used to being handled that I don't think they mind.
:I would like to do a little experiment by bringing in two shy non-feeding imported adults, and handling one often, and the other not at all, and see who feeds faster and acclimates better. It would not be totally scientific of course because there are other factors with feeding besides stress...it would be neat to try though.
:Christy
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