After her last two feedings, my ball python has been very active in her enclosure (climbing, exploring). This is not a new enclosure for her.

Normally after a feeding, she hides in one of her caves and I don't see her for a day. She strikes at the pre-killed mouse within thirty seconds, so I'm assuming her appetite is great.

Is she still hungry? (1 medium mouse, every five days for an '07 female ball)

Also--- I found her a few days ago "squished" underneath her water dish. Today, after her feeding, she had her head under the water dish.

Is this normal?

Being a new ball owner (since May), am I being paranoid? I welcome your theories...


I'm attaching a pic of her hanging out on top of her cave after the feeding.


0.1 '07 normal ball python
1.0 '07 amenalistic (red albino) cornsnake

0.2 English bulldogs
0.1 piebald dachsund

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• Stressing over nothing??? - domingos, Mon Jul 14 23:24:09 2008
• Feed her! - OKReptileRescue, Tue Jul 15 00:23:41 2008
• RE: Feed her! - KRach13, Tue Jul 15 00:48:05 2008
• RE: Feed her! - domingos, Tue Jul 15 06:46:24 2008
• RE: Stressing over nothing??? - PHLdyPayne, Tue Jul 15 02:07:18 2008
• RE: Stressing over nothing??? - domingos, Tue Jul 15 06:49:59 2008
• RE: Stressing over nothing??? - JenH, Tue Jul 15 07:59:03 2008
• My '07s are eating medium rats. - RyanT, Tue Jul 15 10:40:41 2008
• RE: My '07s are eating medium rats. - teddy311, Tue Jul 15 12:19:03 2008
• My Balls NEVER see a mouse. - RyanT, Tue Jul 15 16:11:20 2008