My Ball Python is Burrowing Itself

I have one Ball Python for 1 year now. For the first 10 months he/she hid under his log, now for the last month, he has been burying himself under the substrate. He is eating just fine, and looks fine. He shed two weeks ago.
Is this normal behavior?

What type of hides do you have in the enclosure?

What's his heat source and how are you measuring the temps (and humidity) in this enclosure?

the snakes fine...:)

Hiding spot is the same carved out half log that has been there the whole time that he hid under for 10 months.


Heat source is a pad on the lower, side of the tank. He does not burrow on that side. The hot side is 95ish and the cool side is 80ish. These are the same temps as the last 10 months also.

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Originally Posted by rmune0750

the snakes fine...:)

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And how exactly do you know that? We dont even have all the facts yet!
I would recommend getting new hides, that arent as open, so it feels more secure. It is most likely burrowing itself because it feels more hidden or secure when burrowed that it does in its hides. Most people use ceramic or plastic plant dishes with holes cut in them. I'm sure someone will be along soon that can give you a pic of this.

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Originally Posted by gmmuscle91

And how exactly do you know that? We dont even have all the facts yet!
I would recommend getting new hides, that arent as open, so it feels more secure. It is most likely burrowing itself because it feels more hidden or secure when burrowed that it does in its hides. Most people use ceramic or plastic plant dishes with holes cut in them. I'm sure someone will be along soon that can give you a pic of this.

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i am ALL knowing....y do u think i ask like 20 questions a day? ;)

you are NOT all knowing. i dont think there's much wrong with the snake either, he might need tighter hides, but you are definitley not even close to knowing enough to even call yourself knowledgeable when it comes to ball pythons.

i think you ask 20 questions a day because you dont feel like looking them up and answering them for yourself for some reason. its quite annoying really.

Your snake probably wants more secure hides; nothing more to think about, really. I used to use half-logs myself, but I switched to my favorite type of hide; you can get them right at wally world. They're the plastic "terra cotta" looking trays that go below a flowerpot to catch water; just carefully cut an entrance in (we used a saws-all), sand it down a bit and there you go. Simple to clean after a messy snakey bowel movement, non porous, great.
I do use size-appropriate cardboard boxes for hides too, but unless you're prepared to change them a lot whenever water hits them, I wouldn't recommend.

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Originally Posted by rmune0750

the snakes fine...:)

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Easy killer ... why don't you get a little more experience under your belt before you start dishing out advice about what is and isn't fine ... you could end up doing more harm than good.

-adam

Yeah.. burrowing could be dangerous if, say, your UTH is adjusted to make the top of a thick substrate, the right temp. The snake could end up sitting right on top with just a thin layer of plastic or glass between it and the heat; now what I do is use paper towels weighed down by rocks in strategic places; along with snug hides, this works great.
You should post some piccies of your setup, so we can help more!

i use a few layers of newspaper and mine like to make little tents, LOL.

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Easy killer ... why don't you get a little more experience under your belt before you start dishing out advice about what is and isn't fine ... you could end up doing more harm than good.

-adam

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:salute: Well said.

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Originally Posted by rmune0750

i am ALL knowing....y do u think i ask like 20 questions a day? ;)

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you may well be the least-knowing person on this board

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Originally Posted by bchapman

you may well be the least-knowing person on this board

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You really need to lay off of the kid. If you want to offer some constructive criticism about ways to communicate online, then fine.....but flat statements such as this with no intent other than to try and make the person feel bad about themselves have NO PLACE at BP.net and will not be tolerated.

(Not to mention the fact that he was JOKING for goodness sake.)

lay off it man. in the immortal words of Prince 'Erbets father...

"now now lets not go on arguing and fussing about 'hoo killed 'hoo"

seriously, i know this dude ,rmunewhatever, is a tad obtuse but as long as the guy asking the question understands that he's not offering good advise our task here is finished.

You are right, I am sorry. It was way out of line for me to say those things - and I apologise to Ryan and anyone else that my comments may have offended.. I am not like that I promise!

I must have been having a bad day :(

Sorry again

Now that this topic comes up, it makes me wonder. Is there a difference in WC/CH vs. CB behavior? If I understand correctly BP in the wild burrow naturally so....would your snake be more inclined to burrow if it was CH/WC vs. CB or not? Any opinions on this? BTW sorry to hijack your thread, I just figured it may be relevant to the initial question.