Re: Sharing my frustration
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Originally Posted by
seercirra
do you have a problem with simple physics? i mean an enclosure only has 6 sides and all you need to do is make sure that all 6 sides are intact, it doesnt seem like rocket science. and if you ask me, which you didnt but ill tell you anyway, its not in a ball pythons nature to go walkabout unless theres something wrong with his environment. in nature, ball pythons are little more than a extra long sausage with a head. they stay in their hide and wait to ambush. only moving OUT OF NECESSITY. my ball python has *NEVER* tried to escape for no reason. the times when i have found him rubbing against the glass, testing it for weaknesses, its been because he's dirtied his cage, or his temps were too low/high, he didnt like his hide or the humidity was way off. i'd guess he might try and hunt if he were absolutely starving but im never going to let my snake starve. i forgot to close the enclosure once before bed, and didnt check in the morning. 16 hours later he was still in his hide, because he knows thats the best place to be.
seriously, i worry for the health of all of your snakes.:(
If you're seriously that worried, come take a look at my set ups and tell me how you would change things. I am open to learning especially from someone who is apparently as all knowing wise as you seem to be. :rolleyes: Simple physics, way too much for me apparently. I personally have never been fortunate enough to go to to africa to observe these snakes in their natural habitat and study how they really act. Though I think I should put it on my to do list so I can get these dang little pythons really figured out.
Maybe if you only have one snake you don't realize that different snakes have different habits. This one that escaped, tends to be a wanderer. Always has. Not an issue with husbandry because all of my others are just fine in the exact same conditions. And everybody gets fed weekly, nobody misses meals unless they choose to.
Now the first ball python that escaped, yes it was my fault for not putting the lid on the tub correctly. And it was a quarantine tub, so of course he didn't like it. He hadn't been in there long enough to get comfortable.
On a more serious note, thank you to all of you who aren't quite so judgemental, and yes I am in the process of changing things to be more secure :) turns out I am still human....oh well!
