Is this normal?

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He has 2 hides, ambient is 88/78. Hot spot is 90, humidity runs between 60-75. Sometimes it dips to 50%. When I put him back in his home he always burrows back under his water bowl. He comes out and eats and then heads back under the water bowl. The temperature under his water bowl is 85. I took the surface temp when I took him out. Find it strange he would rather be under his water bowl than in his hide.


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Not really shocking...snakes love to feel "back pressure"...wedged into a hiding place makes them feel safe from predators. If the hides are too big for now
you can just wad up some paper & stuff it in to make it more appealing (snake-style). Sometimes snakes also like the cooler feeling around or under a water
bowl, but it's most likely about feeling "snug".

If the ambient is 88/78 well, 88 is too hot. Ambient should really be no higher than 82 if you're offering a hot spot. It sounds like he's going under the water bowl to cool off.

Yep, snug as a bug in a rug. Lol

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Not really shocking...snakes love to feel "back pressure"...wedged into a hiding place makes them feel safe from predators. If the hides are too big for now
you can just wad up some paper & stuff it in to make it more appealing (snake-style). Sometimes snakes also like the cooler feeling around or under a water
bowl, but it's most likely about feeling "snug".

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He always used the hides until I changed the substrate. I switched from coconut to forest floor with moss in the middle to help keep in humidity.


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Sometimes snakes have their own opinions...& trust me, they didn't "read the manual". ;)

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Sometimes snakes have their own opinions...& trust me, they didn't "read the manual". ;)

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Well, I put Tapatalk with this forum pulled up on the iPad. Set it in front of the tank so he could see it. Maybe the manual hasn’t set in yet? [emoji16]


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LOL!!

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Well, I put Tapatalk with this forum pulled up on the iPad. Set it in front of the tank so he could see it. Maybe the manual hasn’t set in yet? [emoji16]


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Well, I put Tapatalk with this forum pulled up on the iPad. Set it in front of the tank so he could see it. Maybe the manual hasn’t set in yet? [emoji16]


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:rofl: Probably needs glasses...?

How deep is the substrate? 1/4 inch is plenty. Also put the water bowl flat against the glass and put substrate around it. Problem solved. Is your water bowl a heavy one?

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How deep is the substrate? 1/4 inch is plenty. Also put the water bowl flat against the glass and put substrate around it. Problem solved. Is your water bowl a heavy one?

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I got a thin layer of forest floor. Just enough to cover the bottom. Then I have moss on top of that just in the center. I am going to rearrange his home tonight and get the water bowl all the way down. I have been putting a thin layer down and then setting the hides and added more forest floor to around the hides. There’s a small opening just big enough for him to slide into. Makes me feel like it’s more like a den. Of course I’ve learned and the few months I have had my 2 BP’s that it don’t matter what I think, What they did like they don’t like this week and they will like next week, maybe.


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Found em!

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My bp goes through phases where he likes to burrow. He went under his water bowl a few times (but it wasn't like every day) and since my bowl is fairly heavy I was a little worried. I simply took out the bowl, removed the substrate from under it, and then put it back in directly on the glass.

Some people will say that ball pythons don't like to burrow, but I don't think that's always true. Just the other night my baby decided that it would be better to burrow a mini tunnel out of his hide rather than go through the actual opening of it... snakes all have their own quirks I guess.