My ball hasn't come out of her hide in over 2 days, should I be concerned?

I have a 6 month old ball python. I put this big tube, basically a huge paper towel roll, in her cage and as soon as i put it in she went in. That was almost three days ago. I've seen her poke her head out twice, but that was a couple days ago. I've lifted it up to check on her but she isn't moving. Should I be concerned? I would try to wake her up but I just got her and im trying to let her get accustomed to her new environment

Nothing to worry about they like to feel secure

It's never wrong to just touch them a couple times to see if they'll react or flinch. A couple seconds of interaction won't affect how they integrate. :P

Doesn't sound like anything's wrong. She's probably come out to get a drink or something at night when you weren't watching.

A hiding ball is a happy ball. These guys are ambush predators, if they're out moving around they're either hunting or they want to be elsewhere.

Hiding ball is a happy ball

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Originally Posted by frostysBP

Hiding ball is a happy ball

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^ what he said.

also can you see their hides without opening the enclosure? my 2 babies at least stick their heads out of their hides at night, if they're not roaming, so I could at least check on them that way.

Well i put a camera in there last night and rewatched the footage and she never came out. I'm just worried that something will happen to her and I wont know cuz I'll assume she's sleeping

Is she about to shed?

Once most of mine start heading into a shed cycle, they usually hole up in their hides and don't come out for anything until they shed. This becomes particularly pronounced when they turn blue.

Well i got her almost a week ago and I haven't seen her in like 4 days. And that was because I lifted the roll up that she was in and she slid out the other end. Oh yes one more question, when should I remove that big roll? She can curl up inside but it wont last her forever. I dont want her to get stuck but she will be really stressed if I take it out