@KayLynn: Thanks!!


@MissterDog: Thank you, if I ever end up getting more bp's, they'll be named Liquid and Ocelot, lol.


@RickyNY: LMAO. Solidus is a pretty solid snake, yeah. He's a spinner, I'm totally in love with that pattern/morph.

Quote Originally Posted by kenthebird View Post
In my experience, ball pythons introduced to a new environment will spend some time exploring around their enclosure. Sometimes this means that they might not end up utilizing the beautiful setups we create for them right away. Give your new snake some time to acclimate and he'll figure out how to use his hides eventually! Also I would recommend not handling him for at least 7 days, and get a meal in him first, before working on handling. I think the hides you have in there now will be fine until then. The less stress for a new snake, the better he'll be at figuring out his new enclosure. And remember - a hiding snake is a happy snake!


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He's been exploring for a good amount, he immediately climbed up into the fake plants when I put him in the tank. He settled down for about an hour, but is now currently continuing exploring, I noticed the explored the back of the tank first, and then moved to the front, so I think he's definitely checking out his surroundings, I'm gonna let him do his thing. I did notice he's a bit calmer already tho so I think he'll adjust fine if I just leave him alone, which is what I'm going to do.

He has a pinkish tint to his belly so he's about to go into shed, I'm going to feed him Sunday evening, so I might just give him a couple of extra days just to be 100% sure he's settled in, his breeder recommended 2-3 days of not handling, but I will try to avoid handling for a longer period if that's better for the snake. I'm glad I provided him the fake plants and put black paper on the sides of his tank, they seem to be adding to his sense of safety because he was chilling behind his hot spot hide next to his water dish, partially hidden by the artificial foliage. He seems to be really into those fake plants lol.

I'm gonna give him at least a couple of days w/o disturbance from me, and only check in on him to make sure he's alright and everything's good inside his tank. I changed his water dish this morning so his water should be good for a few days, as well (when he's settled in, I will provide fresh water daily; right now, I just don't wanna stress him out and just let him be on his own). I'll also casually monitor his behavior, that way I can tell if he's calming down or not, but like I said, right now it's all about letting my baby adjust.