Not a ball

Ever since i got my BP 6 months back she’s made progress. She came with burns and scale rot and for my first ball python, i feel like i dealt with it pretty good; but she never has balled up. When i accidentally hurt her or touched her burn spot when she had it, she never balled up; instead when she feels threatened in her cage, she turtles up and hides in her hides while slowly peeking out her head like a turtle,Is this behavior common? I know it’s not that big of a deal but im actually curious on why she never does that and if its some sort of mental issue.


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How big is she? Bigger ones, at least in my experience, rarely ball up.

Okay yeah she just turned 1 the other week that makes sense. She’s a good 3ft


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Not all ball pythons want to ball up, it depends on the individual. My albino male has never balled up in his life, from since I purchased him at one month old, and he is 2.5 years old now.

My BEL rarely balls up either- I've only seen him do it maybe twice in his life.

They also don't usually ball up just from being touched a bit, it's usually after being picked up and held.

The other four BP's I've owned/own ball up often.