First week in

[Calla]

I have had my snake for officially one week! I noticed Tuesday he was cruising and on Wednesday gave him a live fuzzy rat that he ate with no problems. Today was the first day I took him out of his tub in a rack and he explored and didn't seem too nervous so I am optimistic.

I fell in love with ball pythons at a Reptile Expo that I was planning to learn more about leopard geckos, lol. After just a week though, I get why ball pythons may be more intermediate snakes. It took me a week, before snake, to set up the tub and make sure the parameters were correct and now with snake, all I can really do is spot checks and eventually hold him occasionally, if he seems to tolerate it.

Hopefully his next outing out of the tub, I can get some pics!

[Bogertophis]

That's great that he's taken food quickly, & doesn't "seem nervous" -though BPs hide those feelings pretty well. Main thing is don't handle much until
he's fed a few more times. Just to make sure... I agree with you, BPs are more of an "intermediate" kind of snake, but you seem to have done your home-
work.

[Calla]

This is also why they are intermediate snakes, in my opinion, they love to hide so besides not being able to hold them often, you don't see them often.

One reason I took him out today was to make sure he looked OK because with spot checks, all I see is a tongue flick from his hide.