my ball python, aspen, had her first meal with me. she absolutely slammed a F/T crawler mouse. she didnt need to be told twice. ..took it at the neck instead of at the head, but she's happily on the warm side of her tank in her hide acting like a normal BP. tuesdays will be her regular feeding nights from now on. im SO HAPPY SHE ATE!

she's not a hatchling, but she's 6 months old and was purchased friday. the store owner said her normal feeding was monday afternoons but i thought it would be better to wait a day. shes been exhibiting hunting behaviors all yesterday like tracking. she seems very happy and content now!

i do have one random question. are there some balls that just dont use hides? maybe they feel secure enough in their cages that they dont need to? since ive brought her home she's been sleeping on top of her hides sometimes, sometimes just on the substrate. she seems to like having her head at a 45 degree angle when she sleeps, like leaned up against her grape log or her water bowl. silly snake. her temps are 96-92 on the warm side and a pretty constant 82.3 on the cool. humidity is at 53%. ( ill mist when shes done digesting, i dont want to bother her right now ).

also, she close mouth struck when i was picking up her feeding container ( i feed her in a seperate container ) to put her back into her cage, thats normal right? i assume she still smelled the mouse when she was in there. ( to clarify, i picked the container up, put it in her cage and then took the lid off and let her go back into her cage on her own instead of physically picking her up. ) i then took the container out and she looked at my hand, but didnt strike or anything, just curled up in her hide.

wow, novel. sorry guys. pictures coming soon!
- Samantha