Doesn't come out of his hide

do you have something in the water dish, causing it to move? i'm asking because a constant vibration can stress out your snake.

Yes i have a pump...used it when i couldn't get the humidity up. Should i remove it? thanks for the info about the hide, altho he seems to like the log hide. He moves from one hide to the other but i'll look into removing it. Should i cover the side?

from what i understand getting the humidity up in a tank can be hard to do. that's why many of us choose to use bins instead of tanks.

yes, i would remove the pump and cover the sides of you tank.

Thanks for the info :) I removed the pump and the humidity seems to stay around 49 :)

i use a mister... like for plants... and that works great as well :)

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Originally Posted by Mighty Monty

I'm glad you made this thread tammy, i was going to ask the same question.

When i first got mine, he was all over the place, curious, always came out at night, now he just keeps to himself. At first i was thinking something was wrong, but i have everything where it's suppose to be, so i'm starting to lean towards that's just how they are, like somebody else said, i don't think they're very active.

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Ditto, I got mine about a month ago and he explored his environment the first few weeks, ever since I got him his log hides, he just stays in there, pokes his head out once in a while or lays on top of them. Other than that he is as my wife calls it, "boring". :P

To those new to ball pythons who have commented on them seeming active when you first got them vs. now - it's all perfectly normal.


When they get a new home, they are going to be active, exploring and looking for weaknesses in the enclosure where they could possibly escape. Once they have become more settled, they'll begin to act more "normal" - which is remaining in their hides 80% of the time and only coming out late at night (usually when you are sleeping) to get water or thermo-regulate.

I'd be more concerned about an overactive ball python, as that's a clear stress indicator.

Thanks for your help, i feel much better knowing that he isn't supose to be active hehe guess its the newbie thing hehe

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Originally Posted by rabernet

When they get a new home, they are going to be active, exploring and looking for weaknesses in the enclosure where they could possibly escape.

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Exactly. My BP used to always climb the aquarium walls poking on the lid and corners. I've had him for almost 4 months and he doesn't try to get out anymore. He knows he is on lockdown.

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Originally Posted by TammyF

Thanks for your help, i feel much better knowing that he isn't supose to be active hehe guess its the newbie thing hehe

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We were all new to keeping ball pythons at some point and had the same questions! :D