New Ball Python Owner.

Alright so I moved his three in one hide over towards the warm side a little bit because thats the only place he is staying in the cage now and I didn't want him being too cold.

They will choose whichever hide they feel more comfortable no matter how hot/cold it is, which is why you should have 2 identical hides. One on the hot side and one on the cold side, so he can feel secure in both and move as needed.

Well I woke up last night at like midnight and I've been checking him throughout the night bc I worry about him but last night he was out of his cave and moving around on his hot side. And after I woke up and turned his heat llamp on he poked his head out of his cave and was looking around. I take this as a good sign? Maybe he is warming up and becoming less stressed? Also is it normal for snakes to be kinda shaky when they hold their heads up?

Are they spiders? If they are spiders or have the spider gene in them it's just their wobble. If not, make sure you check your temps very well because too hot temps can cause a wobble that is not genetic, which is a bad thing. (Please someone correct me if I'm wrong, I did read that in a few places).

No he looks exactly like a normal but he has like a chromish under belly which is why the friend picked him out bc he was different from all the rest but he said he is heterozygous for piebald but looks like a normal so I think I might have overpaid 80 dollars for a normal?

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Heres a pic of my little guy. Anyone tell me he's not a normal?

Another thing I wanted to add is now that he is moving around more I get to actually look at him and he has like white scales coming up from his belly and outlining his markings. He is het for piebald but im pretty sure this isnt what those are so if anyone can tell me if they have any ideas I'd appreciate it.

Het for piebald means that he carries one copy of a recessive gene which causes piebald.

Many snakes have white scales on the outside of their "alien head" patterns. The het piebald "markers" aren't 100%. I pay more attention to what the breeder says the genetics of the snake is than the het piebald markers.

This link will show you what folks call the het piebald markers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uqE4...4C773641282DB8

I think you hit it right on the money bc he has those alien head markings which I really like on him. And the white gives them a glowing effect