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Re: Ball python behavior change
I wouldn't worry, but covering the sides may make your bp feel more secure and make an already lovely enclosure even more beautiful.
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Re: Ball python behavior change
Originally Posted by Homebody
I wouldn't worry, but covering the sides may make your bp feel more secure and make an already lovely enclosure even more beautiful.
Okay great, I was just second guessing myself. She's very active when I take her out of her tank. I do plan on getting more poster board to cover the back and sides! Thank you.
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Re: Ball python behavior change
Originally Posted by Bayalicious
48x17x17(50-75g equivalent I'm not sure)
(L x W x H in inches)/231 = gallons.
So, 60 gallons volume. Volume is just a rough estimate of how much usable space there is for a given species, of course, so the specifics of the dimensions matter as well (and probably matter more).
I just wanted to get in my one math for the day.
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Re: Ball python behavior change
Originally Posted by Malum Argenteum
(L x W x H in inches)/231 = gallons.
So, 60 gallons volume. Volume is just a rough estimate of how much usable space there is for a given species, of course, so the specifics of the dimensions matter as well (and probably matter more).
I just wanted to get in my one math for the day.
Thank you for that I'm horrible at math. It's odd dimensions compared to a 75 gallon or a 50 so I was guessamating. It's actual dimensions is 48.5 long, 16.5 wide and 17.375 tall. It's a weird sized tank compared to store bought ones. I got it cheap for $25 on FB marketplace from a old guy who got covid and couldn't take care of his snakes anymore.
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Re: Ball python behavior change
Originally Posted by Bayalicious
... I got it cheap for $25 on FB marketplace from a old guy who got covid and couldn't take care of his snakes anymore.
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I hope he found good homes for them.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
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Sounds to me like your new snake is just shy about "that big scary world out there"- very normal, considering that predators are after them too, in the wild. I agree with covering the sides & back, & just be patient- once he gets used to his new place, I think he'll love it! He's most likely to explore at night (in the dark) also.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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Re: Ball python behavior change
Originally Posted by Bogertophis
Sounds to me like your new snake is just shy about "that big scary world out there"- very normal, considering that predators are after them too, in the wild. I agree with covering the sides & back, & just be patient- once he gets used to his new place, I think he'll love it! He's most likely to explore at night (in the dark) also.
I've had her since July 2021, she's been in the new tank since September so about 5 months, I would have thought she'd be used to it by now. She was always super active in the 20gallon tank I have videos of me opening the top and her crawling onto my arm and exploring her tank. Maybe she's just happy sitting in her hides now. I will get some poster board to cover the sides of her tank today and see if it makes a difference but I figured at night it wouldn't make a difference and she still doesn't move around much. Normally I would find her curled up on her branch or along the top of the tank somewhere.
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Hmm, that is kinda strange after this long.
Have you double-checked her temperatures? What kind of heat? Is it possible that the only place she feels warm enough is in a hide? I ask since it's much harder to heat all that space, & this is now winter.
Her set-up looks very well thought-out- more than enough cover, I'd say, & if I was a snake, I'd happily move in. How is her appetite? Is it possible she's not feeling well for some reason?
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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