Is this normal behavior?

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Originally Posted by Mikekrause2000

uhh i would but all sorts of tubs/tanks laying around my apartment already. Plus hes stressed out from being moved everyday... ill let him settle for a bit.

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He may never settle enough to thrive good in that tank. He may eat here and there but babies when young need to be in tight places and be feeding fiercely.

Most balls stay in 6qt tubs till their 400 grams here. Just to give you idea.

How often have you been handling him? You should just leave him be for now and only really interact with him when you open the tank to give him his mouse. You've probably been told that a million times if you've asked something about a new bp here before though but I thought I'd cover that base just in case.

Bp's like to feel secure. Yea the enclosure is too large for him, if you don't want to switch him try cluttering it up. Try fake leaves and I think some people on here have recommended balled up newspaper if I remember correctly [can someone else correct me if I'm wrong please?]so he feels more secure. It'll make that big tank feel a lot smaller to him. Plus it'll give him more places to hide while he's "out." Bp's will explore a new location. If you just put him in the tank in the past couple days he's going to explore. Just leave him alone, feed him, and clutter up his tank and I think he'll be ok.

thanks for the advice guys. ill throw in some rocks or something. maybe his old hide. Im trying to avoid fake plants cause they are pricey, and real plants because they are a bacteria breeding ground. Ill try the balled newspaper if that gets green-lighted by someone else. I haven't handled him AT ALL except to move him into a new tank. On a side note, I did my first live feeding today! He did really well. About 20-30 minutes to kill and eat it. He kept trying butt first... but he eventually caught on to eat the face first. Im so proud! <3