Soaking?

[YungRasputin]

mine has done this the entire time i have had her - i think it’s a hunting strategy tbh eg: waiting in water for prey to walk by because my female Colombian red tail, and scrub python do this a lot too - first clicked with my scrub because of his hunting tactics then i figured it could apply to the others but this is what i think?

[Crowfingers]

"BTS"? Back to school?

Blue Tongue Skink lol

[Bogertophis]

Blue Tongue Skink lol

Ah, thanks! It was the word "to" that threw me off (sounded like an action, not a thing) & made no sense.

....and I really want to BTS in the next few years

I've just never heard anyone say "I really want to Blue Tongue Skink in the next few years". I suppose it could be a new dance craze? LOL

[Crowfingers]

Ah, thanks! It was the word "to" that threw me off (sounded like an action, not a thing) & made no sense.

I've just never heard anyone say "I really want to Blue Tongue Skink in the next few years". I suppose it could be a new dance craze? LOL

lol - should have been "I really want to GET a Blue Tongue Skink in the next few years" sometimes my brain is faster than my typing

[Crowfingers]

Soaking update....

One thing I forgot to mention in my original post (as I didn't think there was any possible correlation)- his light had gone out about a week prior to the start of his soaking, around Nov16-18th (I have the LED strip from AP cages).
He started to soak almost nightly for the next two weeks (starting Dec 6th), and sometimes most of the day...and refused to eat...
I deep cleaned his cage, I checked and re-checked his temps, checked for mites or injury, I covered the front of the cage for more shelter, he wasn't dull, never went into blue, nothing changed the behavior
His new lights finally came in (12/17) and I took his tank apart to install them and deep cleaned (again) while I was at it...

He has not soaked since resuming his regular day/night cycle.



He went through a normal shed last week and ate tonight as normal. I still don't understand...ball pythons are enigmas...

[Bogertophis]

Soaking update....

One thing I forgot to mention in my original post (as I didn't think there was any possible correlation)- his light had gone out about a week prior to the start of his soaking, around Nov16-18th (I have the LED strip from AP cages).
He started to soak almost nightly for the next two weeks (starting Dec 6th), and sometimes most of the day...and refused to eat...
I deep cleaned his cage, I checked and re-checked his temps, checked for mites or injury, I covered the front of the cage for more shelter, he wasn't dull, never went into blue, nothing changed the behavior
His new lights finally came in (12/17) and I took his tank apart to install them and deep cleaned (again) while I was at it...

He has not soaked since resuming his regular day/night cycle.



He went through a normal shed last week and ate tonight as normal. I still don't understand...ball pythons are enigmas...

You & me both- Just be glad he's back to normal, I guess. (I think some snakes are like "Ha ha, made you look!" ?)

[Crowfingers]

It no wonder everyone says that "ball pythons can be picky" - go off feed for anything from a degree too hot or cold, a hide too big, something smells weird, too much activity, too little cover, air is too dry or too wet.....I'm just glad he can't read the newspaper. Can you imagine what they would do if they could read horoscopes?!

"Venus is in retrograde...guess I won't eat for a month"

[Bogertophis]

It no wonder everyone says that "ball pythons can be picky" - go off feed for anything from a degree too hot or cold, a hide too big, something smells weird, too much activity, too little cover, air is too dry or too wet.....I'm just glad he can't read the newspaper. Can you imagine what they would do if they could read horoscopes?!

"Venus is in retrograde...guess I won't eat for a month"

For sure!

[Snagrio]

I wonder if BPs have undergone some semblance of domestication because I can't help but look at how finicky and picky they can be even when under the best care and go "How do you guys survive in the wild..."

[Bogertophis]

I wonder if BPs have undergone some semblance of domestication because I can't help but look at how finicky and picky they can be even when under the best care and go "How do you guys survive in the wild..."

I've always wondered the same thing. But have you ever gone camping? Maybe it's like with humans, when we go camping, the way even canned stew tastes wonderful 'cause we're so hungry? So maybe when they're "camping" in the wild, they're not fussy? Either that or they've conspired to get even with humans everywhere for taking away their freedom?