Quote Originally Posted by Kamerick View Post
Great article! I read this before I got my ball python, and it has helped a lot. The visuals are great! Thanks for sharing this !
Great OP, I wish I'd read it before today!

I've had a BP - my first snake, my first pet - for about 2 weeks and wanted to weigh it for the first time today. Yesterday evening I saw him go for a brief dip in the water bowl then back into hide all night, and all day today. Lifted up the hide and it hardly moved, picked it up and it seemed sleepy and didn't react at all, then I noticed the dull skin and blue eyes! I was a bit freaked out so I apologized, put it down immediately and stood watching for about 5 minutes until it slithered back into the hide THEN came online and read the article I should have read before!

I hope I didn't stress it, I only had it in my hand for maybe ten seconds. Going to leave him alone now until he's done shedding.