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Hey everyone.i have a beautiful pied female baby,the breeder has fed her three times and she shed before I took her home,my concern is she never comes out of hide box,she is in a 36x14x14 enclosure PVC,she has 3 hides plus foilage in cage,her temps on hot side is 89 degrees,cool side is 75-79,her humidity hoovering 78-80 percent,,I have had her about a week,,,never see her out,,,and yes she is alive I check daily,I have another baby really close to the same age as pied,and she comes out ONLY at night,,also do snakes know that they have water cause I never see them drinking water , sorry for all stupid questions

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Originally Posted by NebFan

Hey everyone.i have a beautiful pied female baby,the breeder has fed her three times and she shed before I took her home,my concern is she never comes out of hide box,she is in a 36x14x14 enclosure PVC,she has 3 hides plus foilage in cage,her temps on hot side is 89 degrees,cool side is 75-79,her humidity hoovering 78-80 percent,,I have had her about a week,,,never see her out,,,and yes she is alive I check daily,I have another baby really close to the same age as pied,and she comes out ONLY at night,,also do snakes know that they have water cause I never see them drinking water , sorry for all stupid questions

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Welcome. This all sounds perfectly normal for a new snake. Just leave her alone to get acclimated. Humidity's a little high, so I wouldn't add any moisture to it. Just let it dry out until it drops to about 60%. Also, you probably won't see her drinking. Snakes don't drink very much and feel vulnerable while they are doing it, so she's probably doing it when you're not around.

:welcome: NebFan. I agree with Homebody that everything sounds normal (with good temps. -except a bit too high on humidity). I know you're "dying" to see & interact with your new pet, & we all go thru that, but we learn to be patient while our new snake "settles in".

New homes are very scary for them, & they're much more likely to start exploring their new home at night, in the dark, when you're presumably asleep & not watching. ;)

In the wild, ball pythons are predators, but other predators actually prey on ball pythons too, so laying low (being very cautious) is how they survive. Be patient, always, with snakes- it pays off.

My female is getting close to four months now and I rarely see her out except sometimes evenings. I hear her at night sometimes and I suspect she’s out a lot more at night when I’m sleeping. I only saw her drink for the first time yesterday, but I know she must be doing so at night or when I don’t catch her doing it.

Ball Python's are nocturnal, more active at night or very early and very late in the day. I have noticed that my bp has actually been active during the day once in a while, usually to just come out of his hide and climb around and then go back in his hide after a bit of watching me pace around my room lol
I have a theory that some nocturnal reptiles will start being more active when their owners are active in order to be awake when the owner is awake.

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Originally Posted by Gottalovesnakes

My female is getting close to four months now and I rarely see her out except sometimes evenings. I hear her at night sometimes and I suspect she’s out a lot more at night when I’m sleeping. I only saw her drink for the first time yesterday, but I know she must be doing so at night or when I don’t catch her doing it.

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Four months is still young. She'll probably grow bolder as she matures. If you want to see what she's up to at night consider getting a pet monitor.