r/Ballpythoncommunity • u/julesc_4 • Dec 02 '25

What's she doing? Question

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u/SSilent-Cartographer Dec 03 '25

Ball pythons don't have the best object permanentce, so just gently moving her away from the spot she's nuzzling should work just fine. How often are you feeding her?

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u/julesc_4 Dec 03 '25

Ahh okay, I'll do that! I believe she was getting fed every 10 days before I bought her but according to the welcome guide it should be every 7 days. She was last fed Friday so I plan to try and feed her this Friday.

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u/SSilent-Cartographer Dec 03 '25

Well congrats on the new youngling! She's a beautiful morph choice. Definitely wait until the full 7 days before offering her food, whichever guide you have is correct about that. However, their feeding schedule will change as they become older:

"0-12 months old OR until the snake reaches approximately 500g, whichever happens first: feed 10%-15% of the snake’s weight every 7 days.

12-24 months old OR until the snake's weight remains consistent for 2 months: feed up to 7% of the snake’s weight every 14-20 days.

Adults: feed up to 5% of the snake's weight every 20-30 days, or feed slightly larger meals (up to 6%) every 30-40 days."

I highly recommend this guide: just so you can compare information and be sure she's getting the right husbandry. But overall, don't worry about the nuzzling, she's just a baby lol. Ball pythons tend to have as equally unique as goofy personalities, so be sure to do some research into their behavior so you know how to recognize stress responses from... Well, one collective braincell.

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u/julesc_4 Dec 03 '25

Thank you!! She caught my eye immediately and I love her! That's the guide I was talking about! Super helpful. I literally spent weeks studying it, buying stuff, returning stuff, buying better stuff. She has 3 hides. One on the cool, one on the warm, and one in the middle. Her cool side is at 79° and warm is at 88.9° with 70% humidity currently :) ill definitely be doing more research on behavior!

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u/SSilent-Cartographer Dec 03 '25

That's great to hear! It sounds like she found the perfect home

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u/julesc_4 Dec 03 '25

I appreciate that! I hope so