Nighttime cruising

Jag is out and about [emoji4] That means he will be ready to eat in another week or so. He makes the cage look so small when he stretches out...https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...bb9158cb6b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...968887c170.jpg


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Nice boy, how old is he?

He is 8 years old and around 3000 gr.

Had him since he was a tiny hatchling :)

Pastel Yellowbelly..

Very cool - I love it when I find any of mine cruisin' their enclosure. Not just getting home from work in the morning to find their trails and new tunnels in the coco husk LOL

Thats display looks really nice.. Great Pic of him hanging out [emoji1362]

Caught my ball python cruising around tonight before work....Love to see her active at night.

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How much cruising would y'all say is normal?

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How much cruising would y'all say is normal?

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They will all vary but the more branches in there the more they will climb ..


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He is 8 years old and around 3000 gr.

Had him since he was a tiny hatchling :)

Pastel Yellowbelly..

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WOW! Big boy!

My guy seem to do a lot more cruising in the first week or so that I had him I’m assuming due to figuring out the enclosure and finding his spots. Once he found that hot hide and began going back-and-forth between the two I rarely see him out anymore. Now granted I am not up all night long and I am a pretty heavy sleeper. Is this common? Or do most of you will notice at a certain time that they are always out and about stretching out?


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In my experience, if the ball python is extremely comfortable because the husbandry is spot on, then they will just hang out in their hides and not do very much. If they are not comfortable or something is wrong with their environment, such as security issues or temperature issues, then they will travel around and look for a way to get out.

Disclaimer: I don’t really pay much attention to them in the middle of the night when I’m sleeping, so they may be crawling all over the place for all I know. LOL

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They will all vary but the more branches in there the more they will climb ..


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As above :)


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I find mine never did more or less moving around based on the "decor".

They move around when they want to move around, either around, under or on top of things.

With Jag (whom I've had for 8 years) it is when he is getting ready to eat again. Most of the time he is content in his hide and you don't see much of him. After about 10 to 12 days after eating he comes out. Just has a look around. Not actively hunting yet, more of a relaxed moving about. For the next few days he will sometimes hide for a day or two, then come out for a night or so. Usually 2 or 3 weeks after eating he will come out with a purpose. He will move quicker, he will track movement. You can just tell..he is ready !

If you have a Ball Python that cruises relentlessly, usually that means something is "off".

She's definitely not relentless, I just worry. She has little phases, sometimes just for 10 minutes sometimes for a few hours. She doesn't seem to follow a day/night schedule (probably because of mommy and daddy's work schedules).

We've only had her three months so I am still learning her behaviors.

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She's definitely not relentless, I just worry. She has little phases, sometimes just for 10 minutes sometimes for a few hours. She doesn't seem to follow a day/night schedule (probably because of mommy and daddy's work schedules).

We've only had her three months so I am still learning her behaviors.

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You will soon learn her routines :)

No matter how you house her, just make sure the husbandry is right on spot, offer lots of privacy and don't have her to exposed. And you will be good to go.

She will soon feel completely at home :)