Why does my snake do this???

[rmune0750]

Why does my ball python spend its entire night attempting to escape from its cage??

is that normal?

[Slithers]

yes.

Ball pythons are nocturnal.

[frankykeno]

Well I wouldn't say it's completely normal Ryan. BP's are nocturnal and of course move about when they wake up and part of that is checking out their enclosure but what exactly do you mean. Is the snake sort of frantically trying to escape or just nosing about? How long have you had the snake and has it always done this or is this a new activity?

[Jahbeard]

(S)he will spend her/his entire life trying to escape from her/his cage.

[HelloSonya]

Unless your snake is an agoraphobic, it will always try to find its way out. Snakes are escape artists by nature!

[Thunder Kat]

yes. mine tries to get out when she sees me, she knows ill take her out and let her crawl around on the bed. *spoiled*

[mr~python]

a snake trying to escape all the time is not normal. what are your temps and humidity? does it have sufficient hiding areas?

[kurgan]

In my experience this is a symptom of a stressed snake - too much handling, about to defecate, inadequate hides, wrong temps (especially too hot).

[BALLISTIC BOAS]

snakes are different than lizzards. they will try to excape every chance they get. one of the other reasons is they are cruseing for food.

[recycling goddess]

during a heat wave this summer my ball was going nutty trying to get out... we realized it was too hot for him... took him out... cooled off his enclosure (placing it in the basement) and he was fine after that.

i would not take it as normal behaviour.