Building trust

[-MARWOLAETH-]

Do any of you guys have any suggestion on how to build trust with a snake without picking it up?

[gazzamann]

could place an item of clothing or something like that with you scent on in the tank or a cloth

[-MARWOLAETH-]

Good idea i heard that works with monitors and tegus spose no reason it wouldn't with snakes...

[guidofatherof5]

FOOD. Once they see you as a food provider they lose a lot of that non-trust.
Do you have a pair of hemostats?
If not, let me know and I'll send you a pair. I have plenty.

[-MARWOLAETH-]

Ye i got some hemostats.The first day i got him he took some worms from my hands but he always panics when i move to quickly or have to move him to a container to change his paper towel.Do they usually calm down when they grow older?I wouldn't mind if he never calmed down and stays healthy though but it would be easier and nice to have holdable snake.

[gazzamann]

generally they will calm down as they get older but in order to calm them they need handling and like the thread title says to build the trust with you

[-MARWOLAETH-]

Should i handle him even though he doesn't like it?

[guidofatherof5]

To some degree you should. It might be the only way he figures out you're not going to eat him

I always tell my snakes in training "No, I'm not going to bite your head off and suck your guts out" seems to calm them down.

[-MARWOLAETH-]

How often do you usually handle new snakes and how long do you let them settle in for before socializing them?(I've had my little one for nearly three weeks)

[guidofatherof5]

3 week is no time at all.
New snakes get handled daily sometimes. The hemostats really help with the little ones.
My groups ignore the food dish in front of them and come out to me instead. Spoiled rotten snakes.