Quote Originally Posted by pink_zombie View Post
right, and before buying my new stuff she had 3 hides(2 being wood) to go into,(now plastic and the fake enclosed bark and plastic hut along with her cave), this is how she acted. (which is still off topic from teh bugs)

she slept all day in her cooler corner and soemtimes about 8pm she cruised around for about 2 hrs(not every night but sometimes a few out of the week), then go into her warmer cave for the rest of the night.. she crusies more you are right when shes hungery, i feed her usualy every 14 days, when i notice her more "searching" for food, i have never had a problem with her not wanting food, or shedding.. so i know that just because she has a big tank, doesnt mean i havent met her needs in the other ways.. but i have vines hanging from the tank that she does like to cruise on for a couple of hrs(while searching for food or hey maybe just playing around). then she goes back to her cave.. so again unless i have a problem with her eating or shedding i feel as though i have provided her with her needs. so chill shes not stressed.


i feel that you are contradicting yourself.. your saying that you cant have a big tank because 99% of snakes are getting stressed and wont eat, but saying you can so long as i have the right needs met... so fyi, i guess i have being that she eats with no problems, and sheds "beautifully" if i may so myself... so to me i see no problem, i also wanted to get one more snake too so a nice tank of that size would fit both of them with 3 hides just great.

this thread was not about me having problems with her, it was about bugs, so untill someone states they are having a problem with shedding or eating, maybe we can all stay on the topic..
thank you for you input, but i havent had any problems with my snake except for these damn gnats.
maybe i just have a happy snake lol..

also the picture was from the first day i got her, so yep she may have been stressed.
Ball pythons do not play. They do not enjoy roaming around their cage. They move from place to place for very few reasons.

Reason #1: They are hungry. If they are hungry, a ball python will move around its enclosure in search of food.

Reason #2: They are thermoregulating. If a ball python is too hot or too cold, they will move somewhere else to regulate their body temperature.

Reason #3: They are stressed. They are looking for a way out of their stressful situation.

Reason #4: Breeding.

And that's about it. Ball pythons sit in the same place for a long time out in the wild, digesting their meals. They only move to a new place in search of food or a mate. That is it. They like to conserve as much energy as they can since they sometimes have to go for long periods of time without food. What would be the purpose of wasting energy by taking a stroll? Ball pythons do not "enjoy" handling or roaming their cage or the great outdoors.