Hi everyone I'm new to this forum, looking forward to becoming a part of the community. I just recently purchased a lemon pastel ball python female and had a few questions.
I'm used to my girlfriend's ball pythons and they're all very nice so this is new to me. I received her in the mail on Wednesday morning and immediately put her in her enclosure. She just stayed wrapped up in a ball and didn't try striking at me once. Then she started moving around and getting a little comfortable so I left her alone. The next day I opened her cage to change out her water dish and she struck at me when I put the dish back in and then once again she struck at me through the glass while i was putting the top back on her tank. I had to spot clean her cage today so I had to pick her up and move her up and move her away from the area that I had to clean. She struck at me once again while in my hands and then again when I put her in her cage. She's roughly 12-16 inches long and I'd say about 2 months old. I haven't really tried handling her yet because I know she's not that comfortable yet, I'm just lost on how I'm supposed to tame her when she strikes at me anytime I get close to her? Has anyone had a similar incident? If anyone has some input on how to tame her that'd be amazing, thank you so much! And one more question, I've only had her for about 3 days, and she's still acting like this, should I even try to feed her or should I wait until she calms down?
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