Hey, guys!
Just joined the site and I have a quick question. I bought my first ball python 3 weeks ago. She's already successfully eaten 2 meals and just finished her first shed with me. I've been super obsessive about keeping everything perfect for her in her tank. I was having trouble with humidity so I bought a ZooMed reptile fogger and the humidity shot right up to where it needed to be. It stays around 50-55% humidity at all times. I made her a humid hide for when she was in the shedding process and she finally shed her skin yesterday evening. It came off as one solid piece, eye caps and all! :banana: Yay for being an obsessive caregiver!
Now, my question is...what is the normal behavior to expect after they've completed their shed? She seemed very excited to be done with it. She started roaming around her cage again and was pretty active. Today, she has been chilling on top of her hide which is directly underneath her heating lamp. I've go a big water dish on the other side of the cage with some plants suction-cupped to the sides of the enclosure. The fogger sprays down over the water dish and near the plants. She climbed up these plants and was just sitting there putting her head underneath the fogger. She seemed to be enjoying it. She generally seems super happy, but I may just be imagining things. :) So I guess I'm just wondering if they do typically seem to be relieved and happier after completing a shed. And just for funsies, here's a picture of my little girl, Lilith.
http://i.imgur.com/CoG9nb3.jpg