Caught a Garter snake last week

[Sonya610]

I do handle the snake twice a day for a minute or two. Other then that, it stays inside the hideaway. It no longer try to flee when I put my hand in the enclosure, but will flee if I try to pick it up or if it felt that my hand is too close.

Any other tips on how to tame the snake and help it settle down in the new enclousure? The snake also need a name, though I am not sure if it a boy or a girl.

Is he eating yet? I would be more concerned with getting him relaxed and eating than getting him used to be handled at this point. Maybe others will say handling is good, I don't know but if he starts eating then that can be used to tame him.

[infernalis]

Is he eating yet? I would be more concerned with getting him relaxed and eating than getting him used to be handled at this point. Maybe others will say handling is good, I don't know but if he starts eating then that can be used to tame him.

I concur.

Personally, I would let the snake be for a while to settle in.

Handling only increases the stress levels your new friend is experiencing.

[d_virginiana]

Handling only increases the stress levels your new friend is experiencing.

Sorry about that, I didn't know it still wasn't eating.. So yeahh, what the two comments above just said