This is my first ball, and we got her Saturday and it is now Tuesday. We went to feed her (a juvenile) for the first time and my dad said I should move her out of the corner where she was hiding. She obviously did not want to be picked up and kept tensing up and shying away so that alone may have stessed her out and I accidentally dropped the pinky (the petstore only had pinkies) on her head . Then my dad got frustrated and said let me do it (he used to have WC calubrids when he was younger) he started wiggling it around and bumping her head and she kept hiding it under her body. Then he walked away and she raised her head out of her ball and started sniffing around. We tried again only to have her hide again. Then we gave up and now shes slithering around the tank and yawned once (I read it can sometimes be a hunting behavior) and is frequently sniffing the air. I'm so confused... I've only seen people feed in rack systems, where the snake is right there and not hiding... I feel really stupid... Any help It's really stressing me out, and I know balls tend to be picky, especially when they are stressed, but she doesn't show any signs of stress. The cold side is 79 and the warm spot (where she is constantly) is 89. The humidity is 53%. This is all so frustrating. I'm going to wait a week (next Tuesday). It hurts my heart to not see her eat I feel like I'm stressing her out... I know they are picky, but the baby's need to eat. Help!