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[NebFan]

Hey everyone.i have a beautiful pied female baby,the breeder has fed her three times and she shed before I took her home,my concern is she never comes out of hide box,she is in a 36x14x14 enclosure PVC,she has 3 hides plus foilage in cage,her temps on hot side is 89 degrees,cool side is 75-79,her humidity hoovering 78-80 percent,,I have had her about a week,,,never see her out,,,and yes she is alive I check daily,I have another baby really close to the same age as pied,and she comes out ONLY at night,,also do snakes know that they have water cause I never see them drinking water , sorry for all stupid questions

[Homebody]

Hey everyone.i have a beautiful pied female baby,the breeder has fed her three times and she shed before I took her home,my concern is she never comes out of hide box,she is in a 36x14x14 enclosure PVC,she has 3 hides plus foilage in cage,her temps on hot side is 89 degrees,cool side is 75-79,her humidity hoovering 78-80 percent,,I have had her about a week,,,never see her out,,,and yes she is alive I check daily,I have another baby really close to the same age as pied,and she comes out ONLY at night,,also do snakes know that they have water cause I never see them drinking water , sorry for all stupid questions

Welcome. This all sounds perfectly normal for a new snake. Just leave her alone to get acclimated. Humidity's a little high, so I wouldn't add any moisture to it. Just let it dry out until it drops to about 60%. Also, you probably won't see her drinking. Snakes don't drink very much and feel vulnerable while they are doing it, so she's probably doing it when you're not around.

[Bogertophis]

NebFan. I agree with Homebody that everything sounds normal (with good temps. -except a bit too high on humidity). I know you're "dying" to see & interact with your new pet, & we all go thru that, but we learn to be patient while our new snake "settles in".

New homes are very scary for them, & they're much more likely to start exploring their new home at night, in the dark, when you're presumably asleep & not watching.

In the wild, ball pythons are predators, but other predators actually prey on ball pythons too, so laying low (being very cautious) is how they survive. Be patient, always, with snakes- it pays off.