Does Your Ball Do This..?

I know Balls are nocturnal, just curious if anyone had one that comes out of hide during the day?

Thanks

They do from time to time.

Excessive activity during the day can be a sign of stress.

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

They do from time to time.

Excessive activity during the day can be a sign of stress.

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+1. Mine also will roam around if I disturb them to change water to clean a mess or something. Once I put them back most of them will roam around all frazzled for a time lol.

Yes, I see mine out at all different times of the day.

Just got mine (5/11) and he never has been seen out before dark. Just curious.

Could he be getting ready to shed? You could also check for mites, but if he's not in his water dish, that's probably not the cause.

I very rarely see mine out of the hide when the sun is up...unless there's a rat in the tub, then I see them everytime :D

i have one girl that comes out every time im in the room but she is a pig and just wants food lol.

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Originally Posted by G11825

Just got mine (5/11) and he never has been seen out before dark. Just curious.

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That's a good sign. It's not insanely abnormal to see them out during the day sometimes, but it's much more common (and better) that they stay in the hide.

Mine is most active at night, however I brought home a feeder rat in the daylight and she came shooting out of her hide to eat. I didn't even know she was awake ( in the daylight) till this happened.

Whenever I change the water in my lil girls cage she is also coming out to see what I'm doing and try to escape.

Occasionally mine come out during the day. I see this the most in adult animals during breeding season, but once every so often I see them outside of that.

Young'ns, and outside the breeding season, usually they are sleeping on the heat during the day. I do consider it unusual to see them out, but it's not necessarily bad - just not common.

-Jen

Yes mine have done this too. As long as they do this frequently it's nothing to worry about :)

They definitely come out during the day, but not as often as they do at night. I often see just about all of mine poking out of their hides when they notice me in the snake room no matter what time of day it is.