If your snake can not access a hide, it my begin to feel vulnerable and stressed. Only having one means to enter an exit will make your ball python feel secure and comfortable. In the wild ball pythons usually hide during the day for stay out of harms way.Ī ball pythons vivarium should include at least 1 plastic or wooden hide, (Maybe even one of each) with a singular entry/exit hole.
They are a very docile specie of snake, so they will always look for somewhere to relax. Lack of hidesīall pythons will always want to hide. Females may burrow naturally as they are more conscience of their surrounds and potential nesting places. It’s believed this be purely because of their maternal nature. Being a soft substrate in their vivarium gives them the opportunity to burrow and explore.įemales are seen to be more territorial compare to the male species. The reason they don’t in the wild is because the ground is far too hard for them. That said, it is common for a ball python to burrow in its substrate. Usually a pet ball python will naturally use its hide as a means of shelter, as opposed to digging one themselves. Sometimes ball pythons will burrow purely just for fun. Humidity levels should range around 50%, and will need to increase to 65% – 70% through the shedding stage. Be sure to check the ventilation, as it could be working ineffectively. Sometimes it gets a little too humid inside the vivarium, so a snake will burrow in its substrate to find somewhere drier. The last factor you will need to check is the humidity inside the vivarium. When the cool end is too hot, your pet python has no choice but to find cooler surrounding by burrowing under its substrate. Make sure the temperature in the cool end is no higher than 24-26 degrees Celsius. You need to remember that a ball pythons vivarium should have a warm end, and a cool end. The second factor you will need to check is the temperature of the vivarium. Because of this, their eyes have evolved to be highly sensitive to light. Ball pythons are mainly nocturnal, they become active and dusk and dawn, and hunt at night.
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Table lamps and low level, bright TV screens, direct sun coming through the window for long periods. What I mean by this is, that there is no direct light shining into the vivarium. Potential Stress or Illness factors could include Lightingįirstly, you’ll need to check that your ball pythons vivarium isn’t too bright.
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