Restless King

Well he's eating good and his temps are good. He's got 5 hides same as always.


I went through and was spot cleaning everyone last night and taking out hides and hand sifting through aspen. He got very active when I took his hide off of him and tried to shoot out the cage. I handled him for a little bit and put him back once everything was set up. Ever since then though he's been restlessly roaming the cage. Hiding for abit before moving around more and peering out the glass front to the cage.

Since he's on the bottom cage I covered 5/6's of the cage front with a trashbag so only a sliver is visable so the cats can't peer in.


It's just odd to see him roam like this even though he often pokes his head out of his hides when the door opens.


Should I worry?

My Cali is always "exploring," roaming the tank constantly until late evening. They like to check things out - and look for ways out. Sometimes she'll just lay on the aspen, or on one of her hides, but the only time she's really inactive (curled up inside the cool-side hide) is when her eyes go opaque, and then she sheds in a few days.

When she looks a little jumpy - i.e., she starts tracking any movement near the tank in an anxious kinda way - it means she's hungry. I already know her feeding habits, though, so I always have a mouse at the ready for her.

She's about two years old now, and right around 4 feet long if that helps you any.

Exploration with colubrids is not tell tale sign of stress like it is in ball pythons. They're a bit more active sometimes and it's probably nothing to worry about.