A couple of pics...

[kibakiba]

Yeah, they don't have ears but they can sense the vibrations. When I talk to Mama she lays on my chest and throat, the vibrations are probably the strongest there. She's a big lovable blob of a snake.

[EasternGirl]

I just opened Selena's enclosure and placed my hands in her bedding. It took her a while, but she came up and slid across my hand. She also came closer and lifted up her face to look at me. Yay!

[kibakiba]

You're doing a great job at getting her used to you.

[EasternGirl]

Thanks! She comes out of hiding now when I go up to her enclosure...she will come up as close as she can and just stare at me. We could sit there and just look at each other for hours if I didn't have other things to do! She ate a whole bunch of worms today and then looked for more! She is becoming quite the little piggy snake!

It is obvious that she knows who I am and can tell the difference between me and other people. My son's father was over today...and he went up to the enclosure to see her...she saw him and drew back and hid. After he left and she saw that it was just me there, she came back out. She also ate in front of me today.

[gregmonsta]

You're doing all the right things . It's rewarding to earn their trust

[EasternGirl]

Well...she is definitely a girl...she can't figure out what she wants! This morning she decided she was comfortable with me...she ate in front of me and spent a lot of time looking at me closely through the glass. Then this afternoon, she decided she was terrified of me again...I opened her enclosure for some bonding time, and she kept freaking out and hiding...she even decided she was going to try to make a break for it. I tried to explain to her that escaping means one of two destinies....dying somewhere from starvation in my house, or death by cat...neither which should appeal to her, so her home might be the best place for her. She didn't seem to understand my reasoning...lol. Anyway, as usual, as soon as I put the lid to her enclosure back on...she popped out bravely looking for me! Silly girl!

[kibakiba]

Mama can be like that sometimes. I let her sleep in my bra while I was working and she pooped in it and I didn't realize it at the time, but then she started freaking out and not wanting to be held. She only does stuff like that when she knows she'd be in trouble.

[EasternGirl]

Lol...Selena decided she was terrified of me again tonight. I opened her enclosure and sat on the floor with my hand in her bedding, trying to pet her and get her to let me hold her. She just kept freaking out and slithering away as fast as she could...and jumping up trying to escape!

[kibakiba]

Snap will jump sometimes, especially if you are holding her. It's amazing how something without any legs can jump so high.

[EasternGirl]

Right? It's really funny to watch Selena attempt to "jump" out of her cage. She also did the funniest thing last night...she kept standing up...I'm sure you know what I mean...getting herself to the highest point in her enclosure and then getting herself as vertical as possible, and then trying to wedge her face through the metal grates on the top of the cage....then she would fall and flop all over...then go around the bottom of the enclosure, back up to the top, and do it again! She looked so pathetic but I couldn't help laughing!