So, I've had my lovely ball since April. He's my first snake and I'm happy to say i adore him, even if he's not so keen on me. He eats regularly and has shed twice since my purchase of him. However, he's not used to human contact. I haven't handled him much sinc egetting him because two of the pieces in his setup, hollowed and dried bamboo pipes, were his favorite hides. And well, one he's in there he's not coming out. But since his last shed about two weeks ago he's shot up and gotten pretty big (still a baby though) so I removed the pipes, simply because he was still trying to wedge himself into them when he clearly didn't fit. I also got a couple extra mice his last feeding day so I could feed him when he got hungry. And those mice just so happen to be in an old hamster tank on a shelf above and to the left of his own. And, well, I've been working on handeling him more so that he'll stop being shy.

But, since making these changes he's been acting funny. As opposed to coiling up under his remaining hide (a half log) during the day, he pressed himself into the corner of the tank closest to the mice (the hot side) and slept there. He was also up periodically through the day, when normally I'm lucky if he comes out before 11. I tried feeding him just incase it was the mouse smell attracting him. he played with the mouse but didn't actually strike. Is this just him reacting to changes in his schedule or should I worry?

Please and thank you~