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  • 10-07-2014, 03:05 AM
    Hunterr
    Acclimating my ball python... Or not?
    I got a ball python today from petsmart (which is totally against everything I believe in!;))
    he/she (don't know yet) is a very relaxed snake. I have done quite a bit of research before I purchased it. It was my understanding that they would be shy and hide the first week or so while acclimating. When I grabbed the snake out if it's box, it never balled up. It just kinda slithered around my hand and arm "tasting" me. I put it in its tank (which is temporarily a 10 gallon aquarium) and it explored the whole tank before deciding to rest on the cold side. It seemed like it was already "acclimated" or just not picky/stressed about the new environment.

    My question is, is the snake ok to be handled immediately , or should I give it a couple days? To me, it seems perfectly content with being handled...

    thanks is in advance!!! :D :snake: :gj:
  • 10-07-2014, 07:25 AM
    frostysBP
    Re: Acclimating my ball python... Or not?
    Wait a week and get it to eat a meal first is the best thing to do.
  • 10-07-2014, 03:12 PM
    Hunterr
    Re: Acclimating my ball python... Or not?
    Alright. So just leave him in there for a week? No handling at all? Or should I handle him for a few minutes everyday?
  • 10-07-2014, 03:14 PM
    Eric Alan
    Here's a good link that I still have bookmarked from when I got my first BP: http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ight=acclimate. Maybe it'll help you out too!
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