darxus | [snake] Dorothy chilled, I held her.

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Yes, I was supposed to wait before I held her.
It's not my fault; she started it.

More accurate length estimate is 21".

When I got home she was out exploring, climbing up the (temperature and humidity) dials. This alone was exciting because I was sure she'd be in her hide box.

I took the lid off and just watched her for what must have been an hour. I put my hand in the tub a little to get her more used to my presence. I touched her gently a couple times, keeping out of striking range.

I tried to pick her up gently, but she was holding onto those dials impressively.

I left her alone and she wandered around the tub more. I went back to the sofa and ate with

cathijosephine after some coaxing.

The second time she tried to climb out of the tub while we were on the sofa, I waited until the majority of her weight was over the edge, then walked over to her and waited. She got tired of holding all that weight up, coiled. I put my hand under her, palm down, and she lowered onto it.

cathijosephine's guess is that I held her for 20 minutes. It went really great. She was climbing all through my fingers, and clearly learning more coordination in the process. No problems.

I am so happy with her.

She is so different from mammals.

She didn't even open her mouth at me, let alone hiss, since this morning.

Comments about Dorothy by

cathijosephine:
"Oh no. Now I can never leave you."
"I was mesmerized. It's not my fault she's amazing."

[snake] Dorothy chilled, I held her.

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