Handling a youngin'

[gregmonsta]

The trick is making the little booger think that it was his idea to leave the tank . If you put your hand in and wait a while it may just get curious and climb on ... also, I find that they seem to be more tolerant if you pick them up whilst they are climbing and you can lift them from below (at a point where their body bridges a gap - while transitioning from a water bowl to the top of some other object for example).

[Stefan-A]

The trick is making the little booger think that it was his idea to leave the tank . If you put your hand in and wait a while it may just get curious and climb on ... also, I find that they seem to be more tolerant if you pick them up whilst they are climbing and you can lift them from below (at a point where their body bridges a gap - while transitioning from a water bowl to the top of some other object for example).

Has worked for most of my snakes, but some just decide to floor it when they realize that you're lifting them.