Hi everyone. I've recently purchased a beautiful female ball python. It's been almost two weeks now, and I'm getting concerned. For the first week, I did not feed her (per the instruction of the breeder) leaving her under for a total of 2 weeks. She was fed Saturday (Fuzzy rat pup) and has been in hiding since. I understand she shouldn't be handled for 48-72 hours after, but the constant hiding 4 days later has got me worried. Obviously, I've got no "normal" to compare it to.

Yesterday (72 hours after feeding) I spot cleaned and changed her water. During this process, she struck. I'd been handling her daily since I brought her home and had gone without concern.

Any advice or bit of information I'm lacking (I'm sure there's plenty) would be appreciated!