i only have a problem with my girl snakes to be honest lol
not just the balls either, my rainbow boa and JCP are the same way...
bleh.
but my boys are fine =] ahha
as for the falling, as she gets older, she will have more balance, my almost 3 year old BP can hold on to my wrist with just enough tail to go around my wrist... just like human babies arnt as balanced as older children...