Hello. I'm New (With a Couple of Questions)

[fionak]

Hello everyone. My name is Fiona. I live in Swindon which is in South West England, UK.

My husband and I went up to my home town of Aberdeen, Scotland earlier this week to visit my family there and came back with a beautiful baby Pueblan Apricot Milksnake (Ringo), so my family now consists of:

1 long suffering husband (Graham)
2 grown up kids
11 cats
1 German Shepherd (who thinks she's a cat)
and Ringo the Milksnake

(oh, and later this year if all goes well, I shall be a grandma too )

I've got a couple of questions though. I'm a bit worried about Ringo today. He travelled a long way yesterday (over 500 miles in the car sat on either my lap or Graham's lap for heat) depending on who was driving. When we got home we set up his tank, heating etc. and let him settle for a couple of hours. I fed him a pinky mouse (he should have been fed the day before but were advised to feed him when we got home because of the travelling). He ate the mouse no problem at all, but today he's still coiled up in exactly the same place he was last night (the cooler end of the tank). Is this normal after they've eaten? The care sheet I have says not to handle him for 24 hours after he's eaten, so I've left him alone - apart to gently prod him to see if he's still alive - he is. Is this normal behaviour after they've eaten?

The other thing is there's a bit of condensation on the lid and sides of his tank (it's a plastic box) which is probably coming from his water bowl. Will this harm him?

I'd hate anything to happen to my lovely little serpent.

He's about 3 months old and measures approximately 13 - 14 inches long.