Hi,
I am new here and I just wanted to ask a few questions to clarify since I got my first ball python about a month ago.
My snake is in a twenty gallon exo terra her heat is set at 90 and her humidity around 50%. I have a thermostat and hydrometer. I'll send a picture of her setup.
Sorry the pictures big, it won't go smaller. So, does this look good.
The first 3 weeks she wouldn't eat, first I tried frozen thawed then I asked the pet store and they said she was on live hoppers. I tried it but she wouldn't eat so I got an AFS and she went strait for it. She seems to be going into shed but it is only the first day or to so I can't be sure yet
The next thing is that the first week I would hold her for a few minutes. I wasn't aware that I shouldn't and after I learned that I stopped holding her. When I did hold her I was very pleased because she was very confident. She didn't curl into a ball, instead she explored my hands and the couch without moving to fast. This is good, right?
The day before I fed her she was exploring her cage at night and she saw me come in, instead of going back into her hide she came towards me so I opened the door and she came out into my hands. I held her for a few minutes and she went through my hands and onto my bed and arms.
She also doesn't come out during the day which I have heard is good.
The last thing is that when she is on me sometimes she will get a bit sticky on my skin, since I have never held a snake before I don't know weather it should be like that.
Thank you!