Need Help!!!

[ryan427]

i buy a new ball python 2 days ago....
it about 2 feet long......
i dont know it a male or female(i hope female)......
it always hide itself in the hiding place......
it seem like it dont like me touch it at all.......

my setup:
i use a plastic tank with chipsi as the bedding.....
1 water bowl n 1 hiding place.....
when i put the second hiding place it start to hiss n move into attack position......
so i have to remove it.....


so my question is:

1)is my setup ok????

2)how often can i handle my ball python n what the best time(day or night?)

3)why my snake never come out from her hiding place?....

welcome to bp
first id like to know a few things about your setup
1.what are your temperatures and humidity levels
2.what kind of wood chips are you using

and you should not handel a new snake for about 2 weeks and untill it has had its first meal .