Quote Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
Problem is you ideally want hides the same size so your BP does not have to chose between security and thermo regulation. If a BP that young does not use a hide in a glass tank that's because the hide do not suit your BP's need.

As for cleaning just wait until after you feed there is no rush now, offer food and do not handle your BP until it eats, getting on track as soon as possible with you is the priority.
Quote Originally Posted by PythonBabes View Post
Yeah, I think that younger ball pythons are more particular about their hides simply because they like more security. I've seen people use hides meant for small animals for their ball pythons. The only thing my BP will accept for hides are macaroni boxes
Thanks so much for the input! Like I mentioned earlier, I swapped out her cold hide for one of these boxes and had an extra one so I put another bulb box right next to the warm hide that I got when I bought the terrarium as a "snake starter kit." She crawled into the box I had put in on the cold side, and a little while later I saw she had moved to the warm hide/fake rock that I got with the cage, and now shes pressed up next to the glass again in her original spot. As far as I know she hasn't "tried out" the bulb box on the warm side. Since she doesn't seem interested in the hides I have readily available, I taped up some paper towels on the outside of the cage where shes been staying in hopes that it may feel a little more private for her. Should I remove the fake rock hide? When shes pressed up against the glass shes also pressed up against the fake rock hide, so I don't want to take it out if shes not going to be interested in the bulb boxes because that will "destroy" the only place she is consistently staying. So, is it worth moving the fake rock hide, even if it is too big for her?

Sorry for all the questions! I just want to make sure shes as comfortable and happy as she can be especially since shes so young and just went through a probably petty traumatic time with shipping. Before I got her I thought I was as prepared as I could be, I was really reading into husbandry trying to make sure everything would be great for her. But, man, I think I forgot to factor in that just because everything looks good to me, doesn't mean a scared little snake with its own personality might have a different opinion. Anyway, I'm still going to try and feed her tomorrow, hopefully that will go well and she'll take it. But again, thank you thank you, for all the information, it's been helpful!