They do do a lot of exploring for the first couple of days in a new enclosure. After a day or two they tend to become the ball python standard of lazy. I agree with the light bulb thing. It is kind of like standing under the sun and the longer you stand there, the hotter your skin gets. I wouldn't handle him until he sheds. BP are blind during this time and is very stressful for the snake. You can offer him food whether he has shed or not. It wont harm him, but most likely he will not eat during the blue stage.Originally Posted by KahleenB
Thank you for the reply!
We just placed our hand under the lamp for 2 minutes and its nowhere near hot enough to hurt us or even make us uncomfortable. The thermometer is directly in the center so the temperature where he is is gonna be a little lower then what the thermometer says.
As for handling hes pretty content in his tank, within his little house. We are gonna leave him for a few days just to insure that he won't become stressed!
He is very curious, when we first were setting him up he was climbing all over me and looking around, moving all over the bed. Once we put him in his tank he immediately went and stuck his face though a hole in one of his rocks and started playing on it. A lot of personality already!
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