My climbing Ball, Austin

Just curious to what you heats and humidity are, how large is the snake? These are normally ground dwelling snakes that are not very arboreal due to there heavy body structure.

Mine is small, only about 21 inches and I forget his weight, but he is just a baby. I brought him to the vet the first week I got him and they weighed him but I can't find the paperwork. Last measurement he was only three inches in circumference at his thickest point. Heat is usually between 90-94 on high side and 80-85 on cool side. The humidity, I have problems with, tends to drop into the 40's when I don't keep up with the spray bottle, but I have a tupperware humid hide with sphagnum moss to make up for it if needed. I also am looking into an Animal Plastics "cage" for better heat and humidity control.

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Originally Posted by Pythons Rock

These are normally ground dwelling snakes that are not very arboreal due to there heavy body structure.

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they actually do climb when they have the chance. my male zulu used to love climbing on his branch when i had him in a big enclosure. now he is in his rack so he doesn't really have the chance though.

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Originally Posted by mr~python

now he is in his rack so he doesn't really have the chance though.

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*stupid, stupid, retarded question* what is a rack?

this is an example of a rack:
http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/...ackAlmost2.jpg

(SnakeySnakeSnake's setup)

Thanks Karma! But why would you want to keep a snake in there??

If u have multiple snakes then you can create a set up like that to save space and make everything look neat and ya... :)

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Thanks Karma! But why would you want to keep a snake in there??

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If u have multiple snakes then you can create a set up like that to save space and make everything look neat and ya... :)

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And because snakes are much happier in smaller, tighter quarters. If you really think about it, how much does your ball python really use all the open space that many of us give them? At LEAST 80% of the time they are inside their dark warm hides. Makes perfect sense that a rack would provide that same sense of security that they thrive on.

So I was talking to Adam the other day and he was telling me there have been case studies that have found juvinile BP's in trees in Africa. They theorize that it is harder to find the right sized prey item on the floor, so they go up to the trees to feed on small birds and mammals till there big enough to chomp down on the ground dwelling prey. Interestingly enough, they were mostly males that were found in the trees.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

And because snakes are much happier in smaller, tighter quarters. If you really think about it, how much does your ball python really use all the open space that many of us give them? At LEAST 80% of the time they are inside their dark warm hides. Makes perfect sense that a rack would provide that same sense of security that they thrive on.

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not mine! she is in her hide only when sleeping... almost every waking moment is spent in the TOP of her tank trying to get out, whether on top of her tree or in the fake plants, or even wedged in the very top of the tank trying to use her body as leverage to pop off the lid, one section at a time (theres a clamp on one side so usually she lifts up every side except that one)