Good day, everyone!

I got my first BP about a month ago and she's doing well, having shed once and eaten 4 times without ever refusing a meal. With that said, after about three weeks, she started becoming increasingly active throughout the day, to the point where I was concerned by how often she slithered around her tank. Most of it is at night/dusk/dawn, but she'll occasionally roam her tank in the afternoon in broad daylight, too. Her movements aren't flighty (though sometimes I think she does move faster than would be considered normal for a BP?) and I checked her respiration rate-- she wasn't breathing shallowly or laboriously by any means. She spends a lot more time outside her hide, but hasn't stopped using it, either.

Right now, she's tucked securely inside her hide and has been that way for a solid few hours. Her temps and humidity are closely monitored with multiple digital thermometers/hygrometers and t-stat regulated, so I'm fairly confident in her husbandry as nothing has changed (only improved) since her arrival.

I know the rule of thumb is "a hiding ball python is a happy ball python" but it just confuses me that she's eating and shedding properly while still exhibiting signs of "roaming stress". Could it be that she actually feels secure enough to explore, or am I really doing something wrong?

If it helps, husbandry specs are:
- 20 gal glass tank
- maintained 60%+ humidity (rarely, if ever, drops below 55%) with a 10-20% boost during shed
- 88-91F hot spot, cool side dips to 73, but she has a third "middle hide" where the heat gradient is low-mid 80s
- CHE above tank to maintain ambient temps at ~80F
- appropriately sized water bowl
- coco husk substrate
- a few clumps of sphagnum moss for humidity (I do keep a very close eye on it to make sure it's never too damp or begins to mold)

As always, a great big thank you to everyone who offers their two-cents!