Baby Snakes and Handling?

[kibakiba]

Aww she's just precious.

[05brandon50]

Thank you everyone!

Nice snake.Put some tights over the top of the tank so she can't get to the slats like my one did [and he was bigger].

I just bought a pair of white tights and slipped them over the top. Thanks for the tip!

Forgot to ask, does she have a name yet?

I've tossed a few names back and forth, but I've decided on Rita!

[infernalis]

Handling babies is stressful to the snake.

[katach]

She is beautiful! Love the name!

[kueluck]

I like the name Rita too.

[Invisible Snake]

Cute baby! With regards to handling I wouldn't handle her for the first few days only when feeding as to reduce the stress from adjusting to her new home. Also be very careful, garter babies are extremely quick, fragile and aren't afraid to leap out of your hands and can fit into tiny crevices.

[05brandon50]

Thanks everyone!

Today when feeding her I tried to follow an idea I saw on Youtube of a guy trying to tame his monitor. I held her food a little higher and made her use my hand as a platform in order to reach the food. It was somewhat successful, but I am determined to get her to trust me slowly but surely!

Link to the video: Savannah Monitor Lizard Taming ( building trust) Part 1 - YouTube

[05brandon50]

Update:

Today I took Rita out of her cage and into my hands for the first time! I saw her basking and stuck my hand in just to let her smell me. She was very curious, and after a while of leaving my hand in there with her I just tried to sneak a finger under her. It worked! I lifted her out of her cage and while she was a little fast paced, she didn't bite or even musk at all! She just went through my hands. I only did this for a couple minutes as I did not want her to get too stressed out but so she could start understanding that I'm not going to eat her haha. This is such good news to me as the last garter I had was insanely wild. I'll try again tomorrow before feeding her, and hopefully she keeps being a little sweetheart! ^_^