Good Morning (Afternoon/Evening depending on where you are!) - we just picked up our newest family member Bellatrix Lestrange (lol, 12 YO daughter named her) an appx. 3 YO Ball Python yesterday. Her tank is all set up (a 36x18x18 tank with locking lid) and heat source (UTH on one end with bulb/reflectors for during day) and climbing/water source in a quiet closed off room in our home. She is accustomed to being handled about an hour per day from her previous owner and we had her out of the tank yesterday just long enough to get her from the transport box into the tank and then again to attempt to feed her. She didn't eat (although I suspect my husband didn't 're-heat' the frozen mouse well enough) and seemed very agitated when we attempted to pick her up to move her back into her enclosure when she didn't eat. My husband was afraid she was going to strike at him - obviously it wouldn't hurt terribly but it freaked him out a bit all the same. I've read a lot about leaving them alone to acclimate to their new surroundings and just wanted to get some opinions on if we should attempt to feed her again this evening or leave her alone...any advice/info would be very helpful. Thanks so much, in advance.
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