New Ball Python Owner

congrats on the snake! welcome to the addiction :) do u have hides for her cuz i couldnt tell from the picture? roaming around is a sign of stress, if she doesnt have hides then u need to get two identical ones on the warm and cool side. unless u have a small enough enclosure where u dont need them. what r u temps and humidity in the tank?

I have 1 hide in the middle and I almost think it's too small. She hasn't gone in it once....As for temp and humidity I only have a thermometer and I'm keeping it about 88 on the lamp side and about 80 on the other but she stays under the lamp all day and seems to always go back to that corner. I am getting a humidity meter today. It's a 55 gal tank with a screen top so I got most of the top covered with a damp town and I mist her cage 2-3 times a day. She's didn't roam around much last night so I'm hoping she's starting to get settled in...I'm going to attempt to feed her tomorrow in her tank. The previous owner said she was eating mice & chicks, so I'm thinking I'll either get an adult mouse or a med rat...Not too sure cuz she's a pretty big girl. She's about 4.5' and about as wide as water bottle at her biggest. I'm just hoping she'll eat...

correction: maybe not quite as big around as a water bottle...Like 2-1/2" - 3" Wide

in my opinion 2 1/2-3 " around seems a bit small for a 4.5' 4 yr old bp...maybe i'm wrong but i'd think they'd be fairly fat by that point...

I've only held her twice and that was when I got her and put her in her tank...So this is just a guess-timent. Once she gets settled and eats & digests I'll take her out and get more pics of her along with her weight and measurements....