Hello I'm new here, my boyfriend and I have bought a young Mojave Ball Python we named Raul Pliskin (If you get the references good on ya!) I've handled snakes before from caring for my friends BP to a big Burmese that spent it's days in the vet office due to being run over (I helped feed and care for him). So when we talked it over I thought I was ready and knew as much as I could but Raul is different... He doesn't act like a ball python and it worries me that I am doing something wrong. We left him be as usual when we got him. We just fed him on Sunday and he took the F/T hopper like a champ even though he has been on live feed from the breeder. He's very good with handling and doesn't put up a fuss or get upset, I hardly see him ball up unless I accidently disturb his napping while trying to put him back and even then he just flickers his tongue and looks about as I set him in, sometimes he hugs my hand and trys to crawl up my arm which I don't know why. His temps/humidity are always checked and he has a hide on both sides, drinking water and we gave him a desert scene with tropical setting, he enjoys his stick and "Brahmin" skull so much that I think he'd be offended when he out grows them.

But I have become worried over his behavior. He's so calm, he sleeps as usual, he took his first meal no problems, he explores every now and again and when he is in my arms he curls up to nap or he acts like an ADHD child and crawls all over me flicking his tongue and climbing around me.

Our home is warm, it's Florida so I watch his humidity and temp like a hawk. We have a U.T.H with a thermostat and it stays between 87-93° F and his cooler side is 78-80°F with a middle temp between those. His humidity stays around 50-60% and we have a way to kick it to 70% if needed when he sheds. He doesn't spend forever in one side or the other, he regulates as needed.

No biting, no sign of aggression or stress. Matter of fact at the breeders out of all the snakes he didn't act crazy, look unhealthy and he even explored my hands and arms when I was talking to the breeder after he unballed.

I'm just worried I'm doing something wrong, people say if a BP is active then they are stressed but he hides and sleeps during the day and explores at night. He was fine with being fed in a separate bin and even drank water before fussing for warmth and at first I was worried putting him back would upset him but he wanted out so I put him in his tank and he was fine, two days later I see the lump of his last meal downed. BTW he ate VERY quickly for his first meal with us, like he grabbed the mouse right off the bat and I wiggled it a bit before letting him do his thing, ten minutes later no more mouse, I've seen it take longer but again he's my first BP.

Any advice would be welcomed. I this normal for them? Is he trying to tell me he's not happy or is he just super chill and content with a side of adventurousness in him? He looks healthy, nice flickering, no signs of RI or mites.

I'm just a worried mother hen and I want what's best for our special boy.