This past Saturday I got my first snake(bumblebee ball python) at a reptile expo. He is 10 months old. Yesterday I fed him for the first time a frozen/thawed fuzzy rat since the breeder said that is what she has been feeding him recently. Thankfully he ate it with no problem since I've read numerous times ball pythons can be trouble when it comes to eating, especially newly acquired ones.

Anyway, ever since then(it's been about 20 hours since he's eaten), he has had his head stuck out of his hide like he is waiting for more to eat. He has never gone back in and curled up or attempted to sleep from what I have seen. Could he still be hungry and is it safe to feed him another one today?

Another thing is, he is staying in his cold side hide. He has been in that one ever since I brought him home. I caught him in the hot side once for a short time, but that is it. I thought they needed the hot side to help digest their food? I assume he knows what's best for himself, but I'm just going by what all I've read about their typical behavior.

The hot side is not too hot or anything either. I have a heat pad on the bottom with a thermostat probe attached to it and set to 93 degrees. A thermometer is on top under the substrate and reads about 91-93 the entire time. The cold side is regulated by an infrared red heat light since my room stays cool and I needed something to boost the temps up with. That side stays around 80-82 degrees.