Do all new BPs need privacy?

Most of my snakes have eaten same day or day after they arrive. And I usually handle whenever I want to. I did the whole try to wait two weeks thing with my first but broke down many times just too fascinated to not hold him. I've never had a problem. We'll my problem eater was left alone and still wouldn't eat till she just started eating very well one day. Snakes... well ball pythons..


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those that ball up tight are left alone for a few days, the more confident ones take as little as a few hours to settle in. all of my new balls arrive hungry and most will eat right away because i specifically request sellers to not feed them for a while in preparation for the transport....

as for the handling part, upon unpacking i do a quick inspection of each snake from nose to tail and put them in their bin asap. i prefer to observe new snakes move freely to check for any mobility issues...

how can you know if a snake is comfortable or stressed within the a few days of bringing it to its new home?

When I bought Medusa last year I handled her some here and there within the first week. She was pretty chill and wasn't at all stressed. Although she didn't eat for two weeks after I got her, but that's because she was preparing to go into shed. Which I did not know until after the fact, when she started to become dull in color.

In the future I will gauge how they act before handling, but will more than likely leave them be otherwise until they are settled.

I will wait about a week or two before handling or trying to feed.