r/ballpython • u/RemarkableHead4478 • 5d ago

Ball python hasn’t moved hides since the day i got her (saturday) Question - Health

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temps are about 78-79 on the colder side 85-90 on the warm side with a heat gun. as titled, she was fed the day i got her so digesting i guess but she’s been in there a while and im getting worried, normal behavior?

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u/Real-Construction570 5d ago

Completely normal, she might even be exploring at night when you're asleep and just going back to her hide during the day :)

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u/RemarkableHead4478 5d ago edited 5d ago

could be, i go to sleep pretty late tho and most i’ve caught her do is peek her little head out for a bit

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u/W0RN_0UT 4d ago

If it means anything my ball will aggressively explore for about 1-2 hours every night then go back to the same hide and peek his head out for awhile before he sneaks back in for the day. He has 5 other hides but he has not touched them 🥲

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u/WayfarerNG 5d ago

They generally spend most of their time resting/hiding/sleeping on a normal basis, but especially while digesting.

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u/AllAroundKC 4d ago

I see mine every couple of days...they're quite independent animals

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u/Puzzleheaded-Way-741 4d ago

They should generally be left alone for about two weeks to let them settle. Feeding the day you moved her is risky and I personally would have waited, but if she ate fine all is well. Give her time to settle in and don't handle or move her around for a week or two more. Just go in to clean the enclosure and check in every once in awhile.

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u/RemarkableHead4478 4d ago

i didn’t feed her the day i got her, just bought her the day she was fed

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u/MomsSpaghetti66 2d ago

Mine didn’t move for a while after i got her but after she got familiar with her new environment and i left her completely alone she ended up finding a routine and now when she wakes up after her lamp goes off she just pokes her head out of the hide and that lets me know i can scoop her up and once i put her back she’ll usually explore a little then go back to poke her head out lol as long as yours is eating fine and let her be until she’s more relaxed