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[Jenn]

First of all welcome to the site glad you found us!!!!

Second what kind of set up do you have. Heat, hides, size of enclosure and so on. Problems with housing can be the cause of the majority of problems with Balls.

Check this out real good caresheet.
http://www.ball-pythons.net/modules....warticle&id=59

Tap water is fine all mine get tap water.
As for feeding give it a week to settle in before you try to feed, and feed what it was eating before.

Thanks so much for all the help. I feel so much better today now that I found you. "Lucy" is in a thirty gallon aquarium with shredded coconut shell substrate. There is a heating pad under about a third of the tank, and I have a lamp I turn on during the daytime. I have been keeping the temprature at about 85 degrees. She has a store bought hide and water dish and seems to like them both. I'm thinking about getting her a stick to climb, although I know that she will use it to try to escape. She is about twenty inches long and can just about reach the screen top if she climbs the corner of the tank. I think I have just been handling her too soon and too much. I got some great advice today. Thanks again.