tunnels?????

[sg1trogdor]

i have been noticing lately that in my males tank he has made burrows under the aspen substrate is there a reason for this or is he just weird he is mite free temps are exactly the same as my female i have never seen him do this i always just see the aftermath i have a piece of grape vine or whatever its called thats normally in the but im cleaning it i just wanted to try and get some pics of this before i cleaned out the tank. my pets are all weird so i just think thats it lol. i hope.

tunnel overview (i was trying to write chamber in the big circle in the bottom right)

sick ass urate in the top pic as i said i am going to clean whole cage right now i dont want anyone thinking i dont take care of my snake.
one entrance

another

[wildlifewarrior]

What about adding another hideso that one is on the cool and one is on the warm, it looks like he may not be completely secure in his cage, so he may be tunneling to find a safe place, and if there isn't one on the warm side but in the middle, he is trying to get warm and feel safe at the same time.


~mike

[green_man]

I agree with wildlifewarrior.

Seems like he is creating his own "Hides" so he can thermoregulate and still feel safe.

[sg1trogdor]

i have another i just took it out for cleaning right now but i never thought of it that way. aww i though ti had one of those gold digging snakes. lol k thanks guys i will dig out one of my better hides for him i think i actually have another one exactly like the one he uses i think that would be best. thanks again. still looks kinda cool though lol tunnels haha i should get a little mining helmet for it.


i have nothing better to do lol

[SarahMB]

*Snort* Cute!

[AjBalls]

Ball pythons are commonly found in burrows in Africa.

[bonez]

Watching animal planet, episode on reptiles. Reptiles like to hibernate when they get cold, they will make a little tunle, usually with a sharp turn leading to a bit of water, and a nice little cosy chill spot. So like other said, maybe he just wanted a warm cozy hide and said hey lets just make one and save my pop some money lol

[fishmommy]

mine loves to dig ... theres no hide in the world as snug as the substrate!

[jenakle]

again, offer a second hide
and I'd think less substrate would discourage the tunneling, but as long as the base of the tank temps aren't too hot, I see no reason to be concerned

[crisstyle21]

Hahahhaha. i love it when they do that. You know when I try to make my females tank nice with decorations and 3 inches of substrate putting her house in the ground she goes and makes tunnels and destroys the whole tank. But yeah its common for them to burrow like that. They have to do it all the time in west africa on mounds.