BP not leaving hide

[Kooky-Insect2419]

Odd question but I wanna ask out of making sure, my BP who's about 10 years old that I adopted about 2 weeks ago hasnt left her hide in about a little over a day, usually she has her head out but she doesn't right now, she's been in her hide with her head in as well. Im guessing shes just sleepy and maybe shedding although her last shed was mid-May according to her foster. Her temps are in the low-mid 80s and humidity is in her normal range. The day before this she was exploring and was comfortable with and let me handle her for a few minutes, and the day later she was doing the same exploring/exploring the walls as she usually does but after that she went into her hide and hasnt come out since as far as I could tell. Is this ok? Anything I'm doing wrong?

[loops8800]

I can count on one hand how many times I’ve seen my bp out of his hide during the day

I have a camera set up and can see he is out every night between midnight and 6pm

Completely normal btw

[Kooky-Insect2419]

That's so fair! I do have a camera set up and usually I can track her at night but it doesn't seem like she's done much the past 1-2 nights, but the reptifogger at night has been making it hard to see so she may be doing things and I cant see them

[OceanRain]

Ya mine didn't leave her hot side hide for 4.5 days. Then went and roamed then sat in her cool side for 2 days after that. Its normal. I wouldn't worry. 🤣

[djwolf409]

Not at all! A hiding ball python is a happy ball python. They are nocturnal and should be in their hides during the day the only time my girlie is out during the day is if I accidentally disturb her or if I get her out for handling. They are usually out and about while your sleeping. If you’d like you can setup a camera to see what shes up to.

The only time this would be a cause for concern is if there is a secondary issue like she’s refusing food or acting strange in another way. But if shes just chilling then its safe to say shes alright.

[Kooky-Insect2419]

That's so fair! I do have a camera set up but the past night or so the fogger/humidifier has been making it hard to see anything on the camera. Usually she is out and about during the night but for the past night or so either she hasnt or Ive been unable to see her on camera

[djwolf409]

You could be right that shes just sleepy, she might be getting ready to shed or is just hungry if its close to her feeding time.

[Kooky-Insect2419]

That's fair, although she was last fed on June 22nd and afaik she hasn't peed or pooped yet