Ball pythons as a species are docile and relaxed, but some still are not, so you're still luckycongrats on your snake!
Still I wouldn't handle for an hour or more every day though. Especially when she is in blue. Since ball pythons need that specific environment in their enclosure (the heat, the humidity, the hiding) and are nocturnal animals, over-handling becomes stressful for them. Ball pythons may not show visible signs of stress until it's too late, and they start missing meals.
There was an incident where a young man brought his ball python everywhere with him, even outside and to conventions- sometimes for hours. The ball python was "happy and relaxed" from his owner's point of view, when in reality it was experiencing lots of stress. In the end, the ball python literally passed away from stress in a year or so.
If you must handle daily, 20 minutes or less is usually recommended!
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