Quote Originally Posted by cristacake View Post
The temps and humidity she had before were indeed too low. You are right to have her temps set to the standard ball python numbers. I don't think you need to do anything about that, other than just letting her figure it out. The good thing about giving them a temperature gradient is that they can choose what they're most comfortable with. If she was really overheated, she would probably be trying to soak in her water bowl.

Also, that is a lot of food. I would really cut it down to one rat per week. They can get overweight just like any other animal, and digestion is a big process for their bodies. Take it easy on the food and she'll be fine. If she's not used to proper feeding schedules especially, it will be quite a chore to digest all that. Don't feel bad though, she will be fine eating a lot just this one time. Sounds like a good sign that she is an excellent eater!
I feed her that much food because they said she had not ate since Dec and they were only feeding her one med sized F/T rat once a month. I wanted her to have a full belly so that I could watch for signs of aggression that was not hunger related. The first night I had her she was about a 85 on a scale of 1 to 100 for aggression. I knew some of it was due to being moved to a new place and I was sure the rest was do to simply being hungry. Now that I am pretty sure she is not hungry ( I am from the south where we feed everything and food makes life better) I can watch her acclimate to her new place and get a more accurate display of her true nature and characteristics. I would like to feed her at least 2 med rats ( if she will eat both ) a week alternating with just one med rat for a month and begin to taper her to one med rat once every 10 days. I am not sure as to how much and how often I should be feeding a snake of her size. I have not had her vetted yet nor weighed. She is about 47 inches. And a lot bigger than my other bp