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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Gemmalw[/i] [br]Hi everyone. This is my first post here. Im about to take on my first snake, he is an adult male, not sure on exact age. All the advice I can find online tells me how to settle a baby snake into a new home, but I was wondering what I need to do to settle an adult? I have 3 children, he is used to children as the lady who is giving mw him has young grandchildren, I will be keeping him in my bedroom though as my kids arent allowed in there and I dont want him hassled while hes settling in. I am picking him up tomorrow, the lady is heartbroken to see him go but she is terminally ill and cant give him the care and attention he needs. Sad situation :( I am bringing him home in a pillowcase, I am planning on using an old one that ive had on my bed for a couple of days so it has my smell on it. Is this a good idea or should I use a totally clean one? Ive read up and researched everything I can find but just need a bit of help knowing what to do to settle him. How long should I leave him before I handle him? How long before feeding him? Im planning on handling him tomorrow before I bring him home, again should I do this? Thanks! [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.