My BP just kind of chills in one hide for several hours.

This is my first BP and I don't know if I'm just over thinking it or something. But my little guy just kind of stays in one hide for a long time. I haven't had him but a couple of days now. But he doesn't really seem to move around a whole lot. He just kind of stays in his cold side hide for most of the time (Ranges from 76-79 F on the cold side and 85-92 F on warm side). Is it normal for them to kind of just stick to one side for multiple hours? I got him directly from the breeder also if that makes a difference.

yes, this is normal. BPs are not very active, especially during the day. don't be surprised if he stays in one place for multiple days at a time. :)

"a hiding ball is a happy ball."
completely normal ball python behavior. your temps sound fine, you're just overthinking. 😀

also, welcome to the forum!

Mine tends to stay on the cool side during the night and moves to the warm side at night. "A hiding ball is a happy ball" :gj:

Edit: tttaylorrr you beat me to it! Haha

They spend 9/10s of their life hiding.

Sounds perfectly fine to me. Mine hide a ton during the day, then like to try and wake me up at night or disturb me late afternoon when I'm playing games. :rolleyes:

As everyone as mentioned you won't see them much during the day as they're nocturnal but in the evenings they're far more active IF there's something to climb over or through , add a few branches and they will spend hours in them in the evenings ...

Thank y'all very much! Made me feel a lot more at ease with several people saying this! :D

Yup, that's a good sign. He's settling in and getting comfy. My BP got a little more active after acclimating to his new environment, getting a few meals in him and getting comfortable with me. He's still in his hide all day, every day, and most of the night, but that's what BPs do. He has a few branches to climb on, but doesn't use them all that often, he mostly just roams a bit when he comes out at night and then settles back into one of his hides for a while. I leave the branches in there so he at least has the option to climb when he wants to. :D

Ball pythons are like pet rocks....they don't do much!
He sounds fine. Now, if he were trying to escape all the time, that's a problem.
Mine like the cold side better too but will occasionally go to the hot side. They know what to do.