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i just bought a new ball python. It's my first snake. I just fed it on saturday(today is wed.) I have read and been told it is not good to handle your snake for a couple days after feedimg, so i haven't. The thing that is worrying me is that ever since it has eaten it has just sat in the same hiding spot since then. At first i wasnt that worried, i figured he was just hiding and would become more active at night, this never happened. Today i decided that iw ould try and open up the cage and try and handle him, make sure he was or. When ever i got near him he would move his head away really quick and avoid me as much as possible. I've handled him before and he has never responded this way. I dont know if he is stressed for some reason, i cant really imagine why though. Anyways, i am really worried (maybe this is normal, i dont know this is my first snake). I'd relaly like as much help as possible for this, or if you think i need to take my snake to a vet. Thanks!!

Sounds normal. Most snakes are timid and prefer being left alone rather then being handled.
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Randall L Turner Jr.
Boas make the world go round.

This is normal and I have found that our balls were head shy alot when we first got them. But after we have handled them on a regular basis that they have calmed down. hope this helps
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2.2.0 ball python (aragorn, frodo, arwen,`eowyn)
1.0.0 columbian boa (squiggles)
1.0.0 rat snake (alabastered)
0.1.0 corn snake (baby)
0.0.2 whites tree frog (trevor, kirmet)
0.0.5 pacific green tree frogs
3.2.0 cats (rockie, bs, brownie, lerrado, kole)
1.3.0 kids (dilyen, dakota, chyanne, sierra)
Brian n Chrissy
"snakes are kind of like potato chips, you cant have just one"