new ball won't come out and play

Hey ya'll! My boyfriend and I just welcomed our new ball python, Monty, into our home. He's about 16" long and we haven't had him for very long at all. He was great the first night, very active and friendly. I also understood that he was hungry as it was his feeding day, the breeder told me. So we fed him and that night we put him in his new 20 gal tank with climbing stick, water rock, and tunnel home. He scoped out his new habitat thoroughly but i guess he just decided that his tunnel home was where he wanted to be and hasn't come out since the night i got him. Should I be worried? My friend suggested to put him in the sink with some warm water so he would come out and play, but because it's my first snake, i don't want to terrorize him. He hasn't even came out to drink water, that i know of. But do snakes need to drink water? i thought i did all my research, but i guess i have a lot more to experience!

Thanks for the help ya'll!

Jessica

Ok, ballpythins spend 90% of the time hiding they like to check stuff out at night. The reson he was moving alot when you put him in his new cage cuz it was a *new home* and has to check everything out. so he prolly wont move much but at night time :) there very lazy hehe

Just wanted to say Welcome to the forums and hope you enjoy you're stay!

thanks for the input. but what if i want to get him out to spend some socialization time? his tunnel home is, well, a tunnel! i don't want to rip him out.

If it picks up then pick the tunnle up and then pick him up :)

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Originally Posted by jessicav

Hey ya'll! My boyfriend and I just welcomed our new ball python, Monty, into our home. He's about 16" long and we haven't had him for very long at all. He was great the first night, very active and friendly. I also understood that he was hungry as it was his feeding day, the breeder told me. So we fed him and that night we put him in his new 20 gal tank with climbing stick, water rock, and tunnel home. He scoped out his new habitat thoroughly but i guess he just decided that his tunnel home was where he wanted to be and hasn't come out since the night i got him. Should I be worried? My friend suggested to put him in the sink with some warm water so he would come out and play, but because it's my first snake, i don't want to terrorize him. He hasn't even came out to drink water, that i know of. But do snakes need to drink water? i thought i did all my research, but i guess i have a lot more to experience!

Thanks for the help ya'll!

Jessica

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Jessica first off welcome to our group :D.Ok now when you get a new snake its best to totaly leave him alone for a full week.This gives him time to adjust to the new home.They are very shy creatures and stress out very easy.If you give him time to adjust you should see him moving around in the evenings ;)

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Originally Posted by Hotshot

If it picks up then pick the tunnle up and then pick him up :)

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Not a good idea because you could drop it and hurt the snake ;)

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Originally Posted by joepythons

Not a good idea because you could drop it and hurt the snake ;)

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If you watch what you're doing how are you going to drop it?

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Originally Posted by Hotshot

If you watch what you're doing how are you going to drop it?

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Well we are talking about a snake that could get jumpy if removed from his secure hiding spot and this could make someone drop it ;).

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Originally Posted by joepythons

Well we are talking about a snake that could get jumpy if removed from his secure hiding spot and this could make someone drop it ;).

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I disagree. My babie pastel I let stay in his hide for 2 weeks I puled him out *by removing his hide* and he didnt flinch. That being said every snake is diffrent so just wtahc what you're doing when you go to get him out and dont make very fast moves so he gets scared....