Acclimation and Stress

[Adam_Wysocki]

This is my question, how do you tell if they are stressed?

They won't eat ... or they become sick.

Does this sound like a stressed snake to you? Does this sound like he's not acclimated?

In my experience ... actually, it does. Just about every single ball python in my colony remains pretty inactive all day long, even around people. A insecure, nervous ball python will spend a lot of time "cruising" looking for a way "out", even if that is the hand/arm of a caring keeper.

Hope this helps.

-adam