Ball pythons are wonderful!!!!! Our Dax is very sweet and gentle. His favorite thing to do is be a "snakey bracelet" for his Daddy. He is curious and likes to investigate people and his surroundings when he is out. Dax eats VERY well!!! Right now he is around 9 months old and when we attempted to measure him last night he is around 27 inches long.

We have two snakes, a ball python and a cornsnake, and the python is by far the more relaxing snake to be with. Dax will watch tv with us and go from one of us to the other.
Now as far as activity inside the cage. With my Dax, forget it. We rarely see him out. I move his hides and check on him every day, but now that he is used to and familiar with his home, he does not explore. Often at night we can see him just inside one of his hides lurking. However, his gentle nature, his curiosity, and his beauty more than make up for the fact that he likes his privacy. My advice is get one, you won't be sorry!!!!