Ball python handling?

[Hypancistrus]

Thankyou I let him around crowds but Ill keep him with me now till he gets comfortable enough. Hes resting for now but would the stress of handling him have any long term effects or would he be able to calm down and destress if I leave him alone in his enclosure

He'll be fine once he is back. Long term stress would be something like cohabbing with a bigger snake. Handling is typically a short term stress, but....

Honestly, you are probably stressing more than the snake. There are some ball pythons that just can't handle any kind of stress. Handling or otherwise. What I said before holds true. I have a couple animals that are just not messed with. They are afraid of their own shadows. I have others that my daughters build houses for and try to get barbies to ride on their back like they are horses. These particular snakes just do not care.

This. I have one right now who is having feeding issues. I've had him since mid-April and I've only handled him twice-- once to put him in his rack and once to move him into a smaller enclosure because he was not feeding in rack. He finally took a live rat pup after I made that 2nd move. I won't touch him at all until he is eating f/t for me like I want. Just no need to stress him. Like Jordan said... some handle it fine, some can't. If he loses weight or stops eating... that is when you know it's an issue.