Years ago with my first ball I got it acustomed to being free roaming in my room. I kept a 20gallon long in my closet if she was hungry or poopy you would find her there everytime, other wise she would be lounging on my window sill at night or in the back corner of my entertainment center durin the day. She was a picky eater but always healthy and clean sheds. Granted knowing what I know now compared to what I knew at 13 I would not do that again regardless of how healthy a snake was in that set up.