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    Is my girl still hungry or un-happy/stressed Ball python help????

    so iv had my baby ball python for 3 months and love her to death yesterday i came home and opened her tank to feed her only to find she was no were to be seen i freaked out and ripped apart my apartment trying to find her. i finally found her 1 hour ago, tucked up in my computer desk i made sure she was not hurt or anything re-set up her tank(with wights on-top) and got her feed ready. i usually feed her large mice as they are just a tad bigger then the biggest part of her. every week roughly 6-7 days, she takes them right away and iv never had a fuss with her eating she would go back into her hide and be in the same spot the next morning maybe poke her head out here and there but typically not move a hole lot.

    but i just fed her and she took to the mouse right away, but not even 10 mins of resting she is going all over her tank looking to get out again.

    i dont know if she is still in feeding mode/still hungry
    or if she is stressed out and wants to leave her tank again.


    this is her in her tank
    she has a hot and cold side.
    she has 2 hides on each side and two small ish-hides that she sometimes hides around.

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    What are the actual temperatures and what is her humidity at? What size is her enclosure?

    I have my 2.5 month old in a 20 gallon long but I had a member on here say that sometimes, babies under 500g won't do well in a 20 and will have issues. I've had mine a week and she only "searched for a way out" the first night. She spends her days in the hot hut and her nights at the top of her climbing tree. She just ate her first meal, and it was a f/t and she's used to live, so mine must be one that isn't afraid of open spaces.
    Maybe yours feels exposed and needs something smaller? Has there been a change in your room recently? Brighter? Louder? Room temperature changes?
    They are escape artists and if there is a way out, they WILL find it.
    Last edited by Yzmasmom; 10-24-2016 at 03:25 AM.
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    Re: Is my girl still hungry or un-happy/stressed Ball python help????

    Quote Originally Posted by Yzmasmom View Post
    What are the actual temperatures and what is her humidity at? What size is her enclosure?

    I have my 2.5 month old in a 20 gallon long but I had a member on here say that sometimes, babies under 500g won't do well in a 20 and will have issues. I've had mine a week and she only "searched for a way out" the first night. She spends her days in the hot hut and her nights at the top of her climbing tree. She just ate her first meal, and it was a f/t and she's used to live, so mine must be one that isn't afraid of open spaces.
    Maybe yours feels exposed and needs something smaller? Has there been a change in your room recently? Brighter? Louder? Room temperature changes?
    They are escape artists and if there is a way out, they WILL find it.
    its a 40 gallon tank that i originally had split in half using plastic lid tops but she would always end up pushing it down or being on the other side. so i took it down and gave her more hides.

    the temp is 85-90 on her hotspot/hot size and 70-80 on her cold side

    it is a glass tank and iv had a tad trouble with the humility at first but using a towel and misting 2-5 times a day it stays at 55-65 humility and misting more during her shed to keep it at 80
    Last edited by Rosrion; 10-24-2016 at 03:39 AM.

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    Try keeping her hot spot at 90 and the cold at 80. (A variance of 88 to 91 and 78 to 81 is ok, but 85 is too cold for basking and 70 is too cold for the cold side.) Anything under 75 can cause an RI.

    Can you possibly put her in a smaller enclosure until she's older?
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