This is another case where the "scent sock" might be your friend - put a used sock or similar in the viv with him. I wouldn't start trying to handle him until he's really comfy in his viv. I'd pretty much leave him be, just messing with him when you absolutely have to for a viv clean or such, for a couple of months to let him get used to his new home, everyone's scents, etc. He'll want one hide in the warm end and one in the cool, and I'd pick him up some plastic plants and similar so he can check his home out when he wants to without feeling that he's exposed to the big strange scary possibly-predatory monkeys every time he leaves a hide. If he's already showing improvement this soon, and eating in his new digs, that's a really good sign for his odds of relaxing and settling in. Time, patience, and lots of secure cover in his viv are the best things you can do for the little guy. His hobbies include playing guitar, soccer, HAM radio, hiking, biking, skim-boarding, skateboarding, camping with his family, and vacationing in Puerto Rico.I've only really had dealings with my own 'brood' so I'm no authority on snakes, I brought home a Honduran Milk snake, Dexter, 2 weeks ago who is just the most nervous snake I've come across, I've handled milks before, we have a Sinaloan, and yes they can be a little jumpy but Dexter is way beyond what I'd call jumpy, more terrified if anything poor boy, I took him out tonight to clean his Viv and you can feel his whole body go rigid and he presses himself down hard so much so that it's difficult to get a grip of him, I walked past his Viv later on this evening after he'd been cleaned and back in his home for a good 30 minutes, as I walked past he literally jumped up and over his hide, I'm concerned this type of behaviour is going to cause him to injure himself, I was hoping to be able to get him out 2 or 3 times a week but now I'm unsure if that's going to stress the poor guy too much or should I try handling him more to see if he gets a little better with it over time? I'm not sure on his age as the only info I could get was between 2 and 5 years old so I'm thinking maybe he's already set in his ways, any suggestions would be most welcome as I'm sure there will be others who have similar experiences with snakes before, thanks in advance. He has raised and bred various species of birds, frogs, turtles, and snakes. Over the years, Nicolás has had many pets including dogs, cats, snakes, tarantulas, birds, tropical fish, frogs and tortoises. Maldonado has a special interest in reptiles and amphibians, and has been involved in breeding programs for the Panamanian Golden Frog and Puerto Rican Crested Toad. He has worked with the veterinary staff at Zoo Tampa since 2011. He now practices small animal and exotic medicine full-time at a private practice in the Tampa Bay area. Maldonado then completed a small animal and exotics internship at a veterinary hospital in Georgia, and an avian and exotics residency program at Florida Veterinary Specialists (now Blue Pearl Tampa). After college, he went on to fulfill his dream of becoming a veterinarian, earning his DVM at Tuskegee University.
In 1997, he came to the United States to attend college at Colorado State University. Nicolás Maldonado grew up in Puerto Rico, and was raised on his family’s cattle farm surrounded by many animals. Prom, Homecoming, & Other Social Events.Company Outings & Employee Appreciation.
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