BP doesn't ever come out...

Well, I got my BP aprox. a week ago and the first 4-5 days or so he slept in the day with a little bit of wondering and at night he was up and about. But now these last 2 days he has been in his hide like for ever I barley see him out. I have only handled him for long periods of time Today and Yesterday and he seemed fine and has been nice and everything. But I just don't see him out ever. Not sure if this is normal.

These are the temps.

In his hide it 93.3, on the other side of the tank its 93, ambient is 90 and humidity is always 50-65 or around there. I have a Heat Pad and a Lamp. Should I turn off the lamp cause it seems to me the temps are a bit high on that side.

hiding=Happy

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

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Exactly! You don't want to see them very often!

Balls will hide 99% of the time. That is normal and that is what needs to happen for your ball to feel safe and secure. If it was never hiding then you might have a problem. Hope you are ok with a pet you'll never really see while it's inside the tank.

Completely normal. If you don't see your snake, chances are it is as happy as can be.

Ball pythons are not very active and love sitting in their hides all day (and sometimes all night). Don't be surprised if you only see him out once or twice a week.

Yep, sounds like you have a ball python.

Wow, good to know its normal lol. Just thought it was weird cause if it were me I would be roaming around at night. Seems like they would be bored all the time.

Alright, thank you for the feedback everyone.

Check for a shed cycle too. Most of mine will do night time cruising, but if they are starting a shed cycle, I won't see them until it is finished. I have some lazy ones too that only come out at night if it is getting close to feeding time and they are hungry.

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Originally Posted by stratus_020202

Check for a shed cycle too. Most of mine will do night time cruising, but if they are starting a shed cycle, I won't see them until it is finished. I have some lazy ones too that only come out at night if it is getting close to feeding time and they are hungry.

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No his belly is white and his colors don't look cloudy nor do his eyes. Today is his feeding day I have him on a 5 Day feeding Schedule. He is 8 weeks old today to. =)

you've only had your bp for a week. give it time and you'll eventually see him cruising his enclosure here and there.

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Originally Posted by hunter94

Wow, good to know its normal lol. Just thought it was weird cause if it were me I would be roaming around at night. Seems like they would be bored all the time.

Alright, thank you for the feedback everyone.

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You did ask about the ambient and before closing the discussion you may want to get someone to clarify if 90 ambient is too high.

I am thinking it is and there wouldnt be much ability for the snake to regulate to a cooler temp if it wanted to. This having nothing to do with why it is in the hide most of the time, which is normal.

My snake stays in the hide all day, and at night she just poked her head out and chills. Then about 1 to 2 days before feeding day she starts to roam around at night. After feeding she is hide bound.

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Originally Posted by bigballs

you've only had your bp for a week. give it time and you'll eventually see him cruising his enclosure here and there.

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Alright, he seems very comfortable in his cage to though. =)

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Originally Posted by mozbink

You did ask about the ambient and before closing the discussion you may want to get someone to clarify if 90 ambient is too high.

I am thinking it is and there wouldnt be much ability for the snake to regulate to a cooler temp if it wanted to. This having nothing to do with why it is in the hide most of the time, which is normal.

My snake stays in the hide all day, and at night she just poked her head out and chills. Then about 1 to 2 days before feeding day she starts to roam around at night. After feeding she is hide bound.

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Hello, yes I do have a Temperature Gradient the Cool Side is 82.9 and the Hot Spot is 90-93 so I think he is doing ok.

I was curious as to how much my bp came out at night so I taped him for a little while when he was younger. I found on average he only cruized for like 8 minutes a night.


After he feels more comfortable, you will probably see him poking his head out of the hide, if he doesn't do that already. The odd time you might catch him out and about. SOme bp's can be more active then others but the head poking out is generally the highlight of activity most often. They do cruise jsut not much so it's really the chance of catching them doing it. And a lot of bp's will freeze up or go back to hiding if they are even caught out and about.