Ball Pythons Body Temperature

When you handle your Ball Python what should he feel like? Should he be more warm or more on the cool side?

That depends on whether he was hanging out on the cool side or the warm side, and how warm your hands are. He should be somewhere between 80 and 90 F. ;)

When I first got him they kept him in some type of rack. He seemed really cool (cold) then and since I have had him he seems much warmer than that first day. Just wondering if the screwed up or I am.

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Originally Posted by Alex24

When I first got him they kept him in some type of rack. He seemed really cool (cold) then and since I have had him he seems much warmer than that first day. Just wondering if the screwed up or I am.

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Your BP should never feel 'cold' to touch, but cool to the touch is alright.

Sometimes they like to sit ontop of their UTH and warm up a bit, especially after eating. As long as your BP isn't cold to the touch and there is a heating source in the enclosure, you're ok.

Mine is cooler then my hand but not cold! Just slightly cooler!

Alex their are several variables to your question, It would depend on your skin temp, And if the snake was on the hot or cold side of his tank. And your humidity, If he is wetter than you he will almost always feel colder than you even if he is not