Do they need a climb?

[NOLAcuber]

The BPs I lived with in the past used the climbing branch that was in their enclosure often. The Pinstripe I got about a month ago, I've noticed never uses her climb. She has been keep in a rack system since hatching. Would this make a difference? Is this not something done in the wild? I know they are mainly terrestrial animals, but do they NEED a climb? If anything, I feel I need more substrate. She likes to bury herself. I put a big clump outside of each hide and she would rather bury in that, over being in the hide. I'm getting her some smaller hides tomorrow, as i feel the ones I have are a bit to big. TIA

[Slim]

Some climb more than others, especially as juveniles. Never seen too many adults who were climbers.

To answer your question, they don't NEED something to climb on, but will usually take advantage of something if it's offered.

[Trogdorpheus]

Both my adult male, and sub adult female use them. My female has actually struck and eaten from her perch a few times. I most often catch them using them in the middle of the night though. If it's already in there, it won't hurt to leave it.

[pariahdog]

Give both extra substrate and keep the climb if you have room Someone pointed out in another thread that a branch or something else to climb on isn't that far off the ground comparatively.

[HamiltonGirl]

My BP used to love to climb on his vine when we first got him, now not so much.
I would say, leave a branch in its enclosure.

[NOLAcuber]

That's what i kind of figured. I'll leave it in because I think it looks better. I usually handle her at night, being a night owl myself. I just thought it was kind of weird that I never really see her out and about in her enclosure. It seems she's always just in one hide or the other, or buried in the substrate. It's like I have a sand boa sometimes. lol

[Coluber42]

Give her some time. She may still be getting used to the idea, particularly if she has only lived in bins in a rack before this. My baby BP (who also had lived in a small bin before) didn't climb at all for the first several weeks that I had him (or if he did, he did it in the dark when no one was watching) and didn't tend to hold on with his tail very well when handled, either. But after a couple of months, he got either a little bolder or a little more "in shape" for climbing, and now if we turn on the lights in the middle of the night we'll sometimes catch him climbing. He also hangs on better than he used to. It just took him some time and some practice.
If nothing else, having a climbing branch won't hurt your snake even if she never uses it. And hey, if she wants it sometime it will be there.