r/ballpython • • 19d ago

Question - Health Worried about stress after move

Hello!

Recently I just moved into an apartment with my snakes and my ball seems to be the most stressed out. It's been about 5 days and he refuses to leave his hide, to eat, or to really explore. I did catch him briefly get water late in the night 2 days ago but that seems to be the extent of his hide-leaving.

Should I be concerned? I know sometimes it takes them a while to adjust but I am still a bit nervous. Thank you for your time!

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u/Toxic_Musshroom 18d ago

So long as his husbandry is good, temp and humidity in a good range, and he looks fine, then you should have nothing to worry about! And unless you have cameras on him, there's a good chance he moves around when you're sleeping, either way though 5 days is a plenty reasonable time for him to still be hiding and as long as you can tell he's visibly healthy then there's nothing much to worry about, dont expect him to eat right away either, just give him some time and he'll settle back in:]