Ball python always trying to escape at night

[Nick6969]

Is this normal he just tries to escape and now hes sleeping on the window or i dont know

[Bogertophis]

Many snakes are nocturnal & prefer to hunt at night.

[sufficio]

What do you mean by tries to escape? Like he's cruising around or pushing at the lid?

What are your temps and how are you measuring/controlling them?

[Coluber42]

It’s normal for them to be active at night, especially if it’s been awhile since feeding day. The activity and hunting behavior is healthy. But if he’s just mashing his face into the doorway or lid or wherever the cage opens, it often means that either there’s something in the cage he doesn’t like (such as poop/urates that you haven’t found yet but that he can smell and wants to get away from) or he can’t find conditions he likes (temperature/humidity).
It can also mean that he just needs more space and more places to go. A larger cage with more furnishings like platforms and tubes and stuff can help with that. And it also helps the snake get away from its own waste.

If given the space and opportunity, they will also develop daily habits and different preferred hangouts for day and night.

[Craiga 01453]

In order to help you we'll need to know more...

What type and size enclosure is the snake in?
How are you heating the enclosure?
How are you measuring temps?
Are your heat sources regulated by a THERMOSTAT???
Are there at least 2 proper hides?
How much does the snake weigh?
How long have you had the snake?
What type/size prey are you feeding? How often?
Are you handling the snake?

The more you tell us the better we can help you...

[Nick6969]

The siz of enclosure is 28 by 32 inchs thats the area he has to slither around its bout 1foot and a half tall i have a heat lamp on the lid one hiding spot on the hot side a thermometer in the middle that shows 25/28 in the day and 22/25 at night a heat pad 6by 6inchs under his hiding spot theres a three stump to hold his hiding in place the water bowl is a dog bowl which he always tips over as for poop he hasnt pooped since i got him i fed him 2 times in 24 days every 12 days hee did pee though as i picke up some dry wall lookin stuff. This was an abandoned snake i do not know it age or sex it is about 4 feet long and seem to be the size of a normal 500ml water bottle or smaller for weight i have no scale and i do not have thermometer on the heat pad, i was planning on making him a bigger better terrarium at home do you guys have any sugestions, i las fed him the 21st he feeds in 3/4 days and today a 2am i saw him up against the lid pusshing his head so i misted him with water he stayed there then fell and started hissing as if he got scared or something, the tank is in the front of a bong shop where the door opens alot and alot of people pass by it in the day

[Nick6969]

this is what he does and goes around the rim at the top

[Nick6969]

I have more picture of him in my gallery if you guys wanna look from that and help me with tips i admit i wasnt ready to take hime but my heart didnt wanna leave it abandoned

[Zincubus]

That's a lot of crammed in text to plough through .. I'd try and start typing in sections or even Bullet points?

Sooooo ... there are so many issues here ... I'll prioritise..

Anyways I'm wondering if he's just two warm ...

Are you using one of those stick-on , plastic round shaped thermometers ?



Is the heat LAMP regulated by a thermostat?

Is the heat MAT regulated by a thermostat?

Are both heat sources at the same end or are you heating BOTH ends ?

I'm short of time but note it really needs two , similar/identical sizes hides , one at the warm end , warm at the cool end


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[Craiga 01453]

The siz of enclosure is 28 by 32 inchs thats the area he has to slither around its bout 1foot and a half tall i have a heat lamp on the lid one hiding spot on the hot side a thermometer in the middle that shows 25/28 in the day and 22/25 at night a heat pad 6by 6inchs under his hiding spot theres a three stump to hold his hiding in place the water bowl is a dog bowl which he always tips over as for poop he hasnt pooped since i got him i fed him 2 times in 24 days every 12 days hee did pee though as i picke up some dry wall lookin stuff. This was an abandoned snake i do not know it age or sex it is about 4 feet long and seem to be the size of a normal 500ml water bottle or smaller for weight i have no scale and i do not have thermometer on the heat pad, i was planning on making him a bigger better terrarium at home do you guys have any sugestions, i las fed him the 21st he feeds in 3/4 days and today a 2am i saw him up against the lid pusshing his head so i misted him with water he stayed there then fell and started hissing as if he got scared or something, the tank is in the front of a bong shop where the door opens alot and alot of people pass by it in the day

Honestly, I can't even read this. Break up your thoughts into sentences that people can actually read.

I got 4 lines in and had to quit...