Quote Originally Posted by RoyalGuardian View Post
10 days old?!? .. No offense but where did you get it from? In my short time as a Ball Python owner/lover/admirer I have always heard that you should always wait to buy the babies after they have their first sheds and have eaten properly 3 times. I would give your little one some time before handling it cause stress can be a real issue especially with hatchlings. I would say now that its over and done, to give your snake about 2 weeks ( I know it sounds hard) just to be a snake. No handling but regular feedings. Do you know if its even eaten before? what was it eating?
Hatchling imports are almost always imported fresh out of the egg. Most are sold before they even arrive and most do very well with proper husbandry. It is actually very common with import hatchlings.