Strange and unusual...

What kind of strange and unusual things do your bp's do? I have been using several layers of newspaper and my bp has found a way to get under a layer. He's been hiding there for a couple days. He comes out at night, but by morning he is back under there again. Found it a little odd.

Izabelle usually knows its feeding time when I reach for the "happy meal container" and head to the store. The container has a bright orange lid and no matter at what distance nor where I place it, I see her peering little eyes following it from her hide. Similar when ya shake the cat food bag and the cats come running or yell "SUUUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEE" at the hogs BTW not a farmer...hehehe.

Well, we did this not too long ago, so in case people don't feel like "double posting", here is the link:

http://ball-pythons.net/index.php?na...iewtopic&t=849

Oh, and I was reading up alittle bit on that (how your bp goes under the paper towels to hide), and I think it has to do with how they like their backs to be touching something when they are hiding, like it makes them feel more secure or something. Makes sense to me. Just thought I'd throw that out there. It does make for a cute scene when you open the cage, though. :D

Jennifer

i've laid out an extra piece or carpeting just for peanut to hide under. he loves it.

our newer BP (last recue, adult) is a nut, after iso time passed, we wanted to see if he would go in with the others, and he flipped out, no literally flipped out! turned upside down ets. no biting or striking, just some fun jerking movements!
Now let me tell you I strated frieking out, thinking, IBD, & stargazing disorders etc, but no, after being seperated and watched (like a hawk!) he is just fine. Just doesn't want to be around the others. So he got a nice big cage all to hinmself. Lucky boy!
Rusty

Rusty, maybe he had some kind of trauma before being housed with other snakes. I'd say he got his message across clearly enough, tho!

oh yeah he did, fubnny guy..lol
he is a big boy who was rescued from an animal cruelty / drug arrest case. so I am sure he has had a long life. My husband and I joke around that he is probably still high from the fumes of his last owner..lol
But he is doing great now, he is the king of a custom built enclosure (approx. 60 gallons) so he is pretty happy
Rusty

Wow, 60 gallons? That's quite the enclosure. How do you find room to house everything? I'm glad your rescue is doing okay. There's no telling what he'd been exposed to. He may have been housed at some point with snakes of other species who bit him or something.

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Wow, 60 gallons? That's quite the enclosure. How do you find room to house everything?

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My husband is a very creative builder..lol
he is very good at coming up with magnificient ideas and building skills. I hope to be able to buy him some new power tools as he has NONE as of now. His last power drill was a very cheap product and just isn't cutting it.
So if anyone knows much about powertools or recommendations please let me know.
I am looking at a Dewalt kit with a drill (18v) and two kinds of saws etc. But that is also about four hundred dollars. So if anyone has ideas please let me know.
But yeah, our house is very full of enclosures. But they are all as naturalistic as possible so they are very nice "furniture peices". People that come over, even the ones who don't like reptiles, are very impressed with the way we have fit the cages together in the house..lol
It is frustrating at times thou. (My husband at the moment has the whole living room apart to fit in a 55G fishtank we have to set up for our pacu), that's a long story about that dang Pacu(arrrgggghhh)
Thanks
Rusty

That's cool that you've been able to just work the enclosures into the home environment. When I move I won't have a lot of furniture to take with me, so hopefully I can replace some of it with enclosures and work them in as well. Good luck on finding your hubby some nice power tools. I'm afraid I'm one of the last people who could give you info on that because I've never looked into good brands and all that.

Thankx Marla

PS We just moved here last Oct, NOT FUN, took about a month, hopefully next time we move it will be into our own house! (our big dream)
Rusty

I hear ya on moving not being fun. I haven't moved in 4 years, so it will take a good while to get through the stuff I've (and the kids have) accumulated in that time. Before that I averaged a move every year or two, so I got a lot of practice. If everything goes right for me, this time I will be moving into my own home for the first time. If not, just one more rental to deal with. I just hope I can get all this sorted out, because I am so ready to have a home for myself and the kids, and have already picked out one with a snake room. ;)

Rusty, we moved from Texas to Virginia this past summer, and it took us a month to move as well. I NEVER want to be that long between homes again. It was exhausting! And we have to move cross-country again this summer, and then most likely again the following summer. I'm not looking forward to it...but I do try to focus on the adventure of it all...and each new place will hopefully open up new herp doors that I haven't found so far!

The last time I moved, I moved 2 blocks from the old house. Boy, it took at least a day and a half. :lol:

I've got a bp who will only eat frozen thawed after 2 hours of sitting around in the cage. Often in a bag too. But it's my best eater, and eating FT is really a good thing, too picky tho :)

Sorry everybody. Didn't realize that this had been done before. That is what I get for not paying attention. Now I have to stay after class. Boohoo!

When I first got Eleanor she would ONLY eat white f/t rats. I got one with a black head and she tried for nearly 2 hours to swallow it at it's shoulders before just giving up. I tried a couple other black and whites because it was all I could get for a while and she couldn't figure how to eat any of them... luckily I came across an all black one eventually and now color doesn't seem to make a difference, lol