Head/Nose Rubbing?

[KayleighBrown]

Is this something I should be concerned about? My female adult ball python is always moving around in her tank, and some times when watching her, i'll catch her trying to burrow under her moss, or i'll catch her rubbing her head or nose against something. Is she trying to tell me something is wrong?

[PitOnTheProwl]

More than likely looking for a way out.
My males do it a lot right now BUT they have something else on their minds

[KayleighBrown]

Hey do females go into season only if the temperature is dropped or is it at a certain time regardless?

[Rickys_Reptiles]

Hey do females go into season only if the temperature is dropped or is it at a certain time regardless?

It's a long debate, but I think that it's pretty accepted now that cooling is not required to bring females into "season". I for one do not seasonally drop temperatures for my females and they still lay, but my sample size isn't large enough say for a fact if this is true across the board. I used to drop temps, but then after reading that it's not necessary, I stopped.

[KayleighBrown]

It's a long debate, but I think that it's pretty accepted now that cooling is not required to bring females into "season". I for one do not seasonally drop temperatures for my females and they still lay, but my sample size isn't large enough say for a fact if this is true across the board. I used to drop temps, but then after reading that it's not necessary, I stopped.

How will I know when Anastasia is ready to mate? My males aren't in close proximity to her, and they aren't going crazy and trying to get out. So I guess that means she isn't ready. But when she is, what do I need to look for?

[Rickys_Reptiles]

How will I know when Anastasia is ready to mate? My males aren't in close proximity to her, and they aren't going crazy and trying to get out. So I guess that means she isn't ready. But when she is, what do I need to look for?

You could pair her every time she sheds.

[SlitherinSisters]

I agree with looking for a way out. They are escape artists because they never stop looking for a way out. I have a couple tubs that aren't quite tight and I have some snakes that will rub their noses raw trying to get out of the tiny crack. If she injures herself, just take out whatever she's rubbing on.

[KayleighBrown]

She doesn't rub her nose trying to get out, she just moves around in her tank alot. Some times she'll sit there with her head stretched out just staring into space. But I've noticed that she'll rub her nose on her plastic hide, or even on her own body some times. I wanted to know if this was a cause for concern, or if she's just scratching an itch or something.