Quote Originally Posted by rayann View Post
"Cruising and climbing is a sign of stress.

Hiding is a sign of a happy ball python. "

I am just wondering where this line of thought originally came from... I know it is a widespread idea but I am wondering how stress is measured and if there are any studies on this?

Thanks !!
The studies are years of experience from many different keepers.

Generally speaking, ball pythons will not eat if they are stressed by their environments. From observation, it has been noted that a ball python that cruises a lot verses a ball python that spends 90% of its time hiding is less likely to eat.