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Help With First Snake, Juvenile Ball Python!!
So I got my first snake ever, a ball python, two days ago. She was born 4 months ago and I got her from a local breeder who owns a shop. The first day she was surprisingly active and friendly, and today she doesn't seem the same. She is not moving, yes to breathing tho, and doesn't want to come out of a curled up ball. She isn't moving or hiding under things right now either. She seems very stiff and won't come out of the ball. I don't know if it's my setup or just her getting used to the home. So the first part of the set up is a plastic moving tub, around 15 gallons, it's the long style so only around 6 inches tall and a few feet long. I have it sitting on two wood logs in my room, so it isn't sitting on the carpet, with the heating pad stuck directly to the bottom of the "tank". For bedding I used brown paper towels, kind of rough, and soft white paper towels. The watering dish is a black bowl I used to eat out of. Now this whole setup was told to me by a past classmate of mine who works at petsmart. He says it was the easiest setup as well as the cheapest and his ball python is doing great. I trust the guy since his experience is far greater than mine. But I'm worried that Im missing something or screwing up. Am I doing something wrong or does it just need more time to adjust? Btw I live in Wisconsin and the apartment usually sits around 70 degrees and I keep my window closed. I don't have a thermometer or a humidity detector. Please can someone give me some tips. Thanks!
zac
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