I found a bit of information on a care sheet for corn snakes that says the following:
"Corn snakes are very inquisitive animals and like to explore new surroundings. Once in a while change the layout of the vivarium, as this will keep your Corn Snake from becoming bored. You will notice once you put your Corn Snake back in the tank it will start to re-explore its new surroundings."
Can the same be said of ball pythons? Do they prefer a constant environment, or might there be benefit in changing things up every now and again? Before I really found a proper balance in my guy's enclosure, I'd occasionally switch some things around, add some new things, take out others. And every time I did, once I would place him back in the tank, he'd (of course) go straight to his hide, but after a couple of minutes, he'd poke his head out and take a lap around the enclosure to explore the new placement of things before going back to the hide.
So, is that a good and normal thing for balls, like it allegedly is for corn snakes?
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