My ball hasn't come out of her hide in over 2 days, should I be concerned?

[BrandonR]

I have a 6 month old ball python. I put this big tube, basically a huge paper towel roll, in her cage and as soon as i put it in she went in. That was almost three days ago. I've seen her poke her head out twice, but that was a couple days ago. I've lifted it up to check on her but she isn't moving. Should I be concerned? I would try to wake her up but I just got her and im trying to let her get accustomed to her new environment

[alejandrosantana0420]

Nothing to worry about they like to feel secure

[redshepherd]

It's never wrong to just touch them a couple times to see if they'll react or flinch. A couple seconds of interaction won't affect how they integrate.

[DVirginiana]

Doesn't sound like anything's wrong. She's probably come out to get a drink or something at night when you weren't watching.

[bcr229]

A hiding ball is a happy ball. These guys are ambush predators, if they're out moving around they're either hunting or they want to be elsewhere.

[frostysBP]

Hiding ball is a happy ball

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[Ax01]

Hiding ball is a happy ball

^ what he said.

also can you see their hides without opening the enclosure? my 2 babies at least stick their heads out of their hides at night, if they're not roaming, so I could at least check on them that way.

[BrandonR]

Well i put a camera in there last night and rewatched the footage and she never came out. I'm just worried that something will happen to her and I wont know cuz I'll assume she's sleeping

[200xth]

Is she about to shed?

Once most of mine start heading into a shed cycle, they usually hole up in their hides and don't come out for anything until they shed. This becomes particularly pronounced when they turn blue.

[BrandonR]

Well i got her almost a week ago and I haven't seen her in like 4 days. And that was because I lifted the roll up that she was in and she slid out the other end. Oh yes one more question, when should I remove that big roll? She can curl up inside but it wont last her forever. I dont want her to get stuck but she will be really stressed if I take it out