Why does my ball python do this?

Okay, i have a lemonblast female, hatched in october, husbandry in point, who is always sitting in her hide with her nose or even neck outside her hide. The male who is in a cage next to her, and with an identical enclosure always sleeps in his hide coiled up perfectly, but ive never seen the female like this, when i lift up her hide she is in a strike position always, although she doesnt strike or hiss anymore, right now i walked past her cage and i heard that she shot her head back inside her hide so fast that it scared me, and balled up completely. Idk why she is still so nervous and never seems to be relaxed, she eats every sunday, i do not overhandle her at all, and her husbandry is on point, but she always seems to be alert, even right after feeding her head is always out, i moved her cage closer to the wall so she gets more "privacy" and i even covered the sides of her cage but nothing seems to help, is it a phase? I know she is still young, and she is very small still, so i hope she grows out of it, but i think she should've already

she could still be hungry. my beeps only poke out at night when they're looking for food. is she still young? could just be her personality. how much does she weigh and what size prey does she get?

When I see this behavior I know it is time to feed. There are always exceptions but the girls will normally out eat and outgrow the boys.

She does it even after she gets her meal. She is on small small rats because she outgrew rat pups, she is around 2 feet but still small

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And she is around 9 months old

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She does it even after she gets her meal. She is on small small rats because she outgrew rat pups, she is around 2 feet but still small

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And she is around 9 months old

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rat pups to a small rat is a decent jump in size. how much does she weigh?

She is on SMALL small rats, they leave a noticeable bump that is gonne in 2-3 days, i dont know her weight

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She is on SMALL small rats, they leave a noticeable bump that is gonne in 2-3 days, i dont know her weight

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you need to know her weight

Sadly i dont own a scale

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Sadly i dont own a scale

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why not? please consider getting one as it will help us help you. length is not a good indicator of health, it's weight. plenty of options available on amazon.

I'll take your advice and buy one as soon as possible. Btw, i had her out for a little handling a like 2 hours ago and i kept hearing a whistling noise coming from her over and over again. I put her back in the cage, 30 minutes later i saw her cruising around and i knew she peed or something, i was right, i cleaned, and before i put her back i held her close to my ear again and no sound at all, im so confused.

Also, i was looking at some scales right now and i have no idea what i should get, i guess it has to be big enough for when the snake is full grown