Quote Originally Posted by AshleyB View Post
Ok, so we had a female who hadnt eaten since it got here well over 3wks ago. She finally ate last night! (very happy about that) now my question is, aside from moving her to clean her bin we havnt held her at all. we wanted her to have plenty of time to relax, get in the groove of being in a new home, basically trying our hardest to keep her stress free. Now, aside from leaving her alone to digest for a couple days will it be ok to start handling her? Should we continue to leave her alone for a couple feedings?

whats your opinion?
I didn't give my ball python the necessary chill time that everyone says, but he seems to be doing great. Has eatin' twice so far, and the second time, it took him seconds to eat, not minutes.

Maybe each ball is different, but it seems like everyone is worried about not handling them, I think it just has to be done in moderation. If you don't handle your python until the day you take him out to feed, how do you know you're not scaring the pants off of them?

What if handling them several times before you feed them makes them more relaxed when you take them out of your tank? So when you take them out to eat, they aren't scared of the initial pick-up.