just got a baby ball python, did i do something wrong......

I would recommend not trying to move this one for feeding. While everyone does their own thing. Moving a snake is stressful and unnecessary. Some will get used to it other don't. But for your case op I would not. He's gone through some major changes lately but
Still he is a baby they will be defensive. Still keep him in as little stress as possible. He will. Calm down. I see the feistiness as a good thing. When they have strength they fight. However if your temps had not matched up I would have recommended you rechecking everything to make sure the hot side wasn't too hot. I think he's doing fine. Remember to keep things simple.

The only thing you may want to do is make sure the hot hide is small enough for him to cram into. Also you can fix the humidity by spraying more at each spraying. Make it wet in there, it will dry out. If it doesnt your spraying too much. But when I spray I give a good dousing it dries out over the day. You can also put a towel over the screen or plexiglas.

Homegrownscales,


should i try and feed him again tonight? its only been 3 days since the last attempt, and i was going to wait until next tuesday to try again, but given the changes and his current behavior, do you think i should try and feed him again tonight?

I understand your frustation and not to be a douche but you keep telling the same story over and over. Give your ball some time to relax, your temps and humidity are probably fine; we dont live in a dry area and theirs a lot of rain up a down the east coast. He wont starve himself. I dont recall how big he was other than a baby, go with a fuzzy in a few days to get him started. Then get on a schedule that he likes.
Make sure water is available. I caught one of my babies drinking this morning but refused a meal. They have been here for a few days now. My Boa got a nice snake of a few hoppers ;)

rperry03,

not to be a douche to you, but no, im not telling the same story, i never ever had him strike at me, thats the "new" story, his aggression. Yes he hasent fed the last 2 times i tried, and yes it seems he is stressed, but not once since i got him has he shown any signs of agression until last night, hence me posting again....

And water is available, i have caught him a couple of times drinking water.

ok

Theres a lot of good advice here pick through it. The only advice I can offer is that humdity levels are fine in the northeast today (unless you have something drying out the air) and he needs alone time.

Heres another question for everyone: do balls prefer to eat at night? My other snakes get pissy when I bother them during the day and won't eat but the balls seem to be curious all the time.

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Originally Posted by rperry03

Heres another question for everyone: do balls prefer to eat at night? My other snakes get pissy when I bother them during the day and won't eat but the balls seem to be curious all the time.

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I feed all three of my snakes in the middle of the day when I get home from work.

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frankie- wait for at least 5 days between feeding. At all times. Refusals, accepts, regurges everything. It depends on the snake for when he will accept food. I just feed at night bc I have some that will only eat at night and other that don't care. It's easier on me. For your situation feed at night when he is most active and comfortable. 8-10pm is a hot time for mine.

so sunday it is...

i just did some more modifications to my setup, i got black contact paper and blacked out the three walls. And i figuered out that my digital thermo/hygro is not bad, the screen to my tank when i bought it came chrome in color, while the rest of the trim of the tank is black, well i just so happen to have some trim paint that i previously used on some chrome parts of my car that needed to be black, i took of the screen today to paint it, and i used a cardboard with holes cut into it to cover the tank in the mean time, before i did so i sprayed the tank down, well i went outside to paint the screen top, when i came back half hour later the humidity sky rocketed and its at 72%. So now i now, yes everybody was telling me that the infrared bulb dries out the tank and what not, but what im going to do it, wait until the screen dries up (probably by tommorow) and i will cover half the screen with a wet black small hand towel.

Today has been a bad day for my BP though, he was not happy when i was bringing out the tank to apply the contact paper, and he definetley got spooked when i took the screen out and put the cardboard one up, because when i did that i was spraying the tank and he was out, when he heard the spray he quickly ran to the side and got in his S position. Maaannn i really hope your right and he calms down eventually, i remember my old ball python i could put my finger right on his mouth and he would't twitch, i would parade him all over the place and handle him all day and he was so tam, with this BP, seems like a wild caught anaconda, im actually a little scared of him now, i never been bit before. I PRAY that he will eat on sunday when i try again, and that he calms down. Hopefully by the end of next week i can start handling him again, given he eats, is that too far fetched?

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