Unusual behaivor from both my BP's

[Dinosaur]

On one side I have my month and ten day old mojave female who is currently being housed in a 15 qt steralite with a hot side of 92 controlled by a herpstat and temps measured with an IR thermometer (one of those laser ones) and a cool side of 80-82 with an average humidity of 60%. I have had here for a week now and have fed her but she has yet to go over to the hot side. she has identical hide boxes on each side. Id this normal?

Second, my 4 month old Lesser male that I have had for a little over a month now always comes out of his hide box (he is always in his hot side one) at night and constantly tries to climb up the side of walls and towards the red bulb lamp I have pointed at his cage, he does this almost everyday and only at night he is a 55qt (much taller than long, has the floor space of a 10-15 gallon tank) and his enclosure is running roughly the same numbers as my mojaves. Again is this strange/unusual?

Sorry for the long post, I just want to make sure my animals are getting the right care.

[llovelace]

I would put the lil one in a 6qt & the bigger one in the 15qt, she could be stressed.

[Dinosaur]

I would put the lil one in a 6qt & the bigger one in the 15qt, she could be stressed.

The 6 qts just seemed so small to me. Do they really do okay in those? And my 4 month 221gram in the 15? Wow, I thought I was doing good and had everything sorted out. Oh well, nothing a trip to walmart won't solve.

[Bellabob]

My BP rareley ever goes to the hotside unless she just ate. It just depends on the snake. As for the one with wanting a lot of heat, I don't know. It may be sick, and wanting heat sources. Whats the temperature in your the room with the snakes?

[Dinosaur]

My BP rareley ever goes to the hotside unless she just ate. It just depends on the snake. As for the one with wanting a lot of heat, I don't know. It may be sick, and wanting heat sources. Whats the temperature in your the room with the snakes?

I don't think he is sick, he has never missed a meal, always ready when I offer a f/t small ASFR every 5 days. And unfortunately I was the one in the family who got the room above the garage so the temperature fluctuates (especially now that we are heading into winter) but it is usually around 69-70. I've got a red bulb above the cool side though to keep the ambient temps around 80-82 though, so maybe I am just over thinking the situation, I guess it could just be what each individual snake wants.

[Jeo123]

Wall climbing for me has always been a sign of hunger. Is it time to up your snake's food size?

[Dinosaur]

Wall climbing for me has always been a sign of hunger. Is it time to up your snake's food size?

I considered that but then I kind of dismissed it because the small soft furs are about as fat as the fattest part of his body so I figured I was on par with prey size, but I guess I could check again. Thanks for the help y'all.

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

Wall climbing is more a sign of stress. Do they each have 2 hide boxes? If not then they should be in smaller tubs. In the wild they spend most of their lives in a stolen rodent burrow or termite mound. Only emerging for food occasionally. Many will never leave if food happens by often enough. Males will leave to go in search of females during breeding season.

Ball pythons do not need, nor do they want large, open enclosures. They feel safest in the smallest, darkest areas. A happy BP is one that rarely leaves it's corner or box. This is why rack systems are perfect for them. They closely mimic the natural den of BPs. Aquarium type enclosures should have plenty of hiding spots, lots of clutter from crumpled up paper, fake plants, etc. Many people even cover or paint the sides and back. These are nocturnal, burrow dwelling snakes.

[Dinosaur]

Wall climbing is more a sign of stress. Do they each have 2 hide boxes? If not then they should be in smaller tubs. In the wild they spend most of their lives in a stolen rodent burrow or termite mound. Only emerging for food occasionally. Many will never leave if food happens by often enough. Males will leave to go in search of females during breeding season.

Ball pythons do not need, nor do they want large, open enclosures. They feel safest in the smallest, darkest areas. A happy BP is one that rarely leaves it's corner or box. This is why rack systems are perfect for them. They closely mimic the natural den of BPs. Aquarium type enclosures should have plenty of hiding spots, lots of clutter from crumpled up paper, fake plants, etc. Many people even cover or paint the sides and back. These are nocturnal, burrow dwelling snakes.

So I have heard, I am going to go to wal-mart today and pick up a 6qt for my little one and put my bigger male into her old 15 as suggested above. And for the record they do both have two hides (one on each side).

[kalashnikov]

i had my female in a 20 gal she wouldent, eat and she was very shy so i put here in a pretty smale cage now she is doing alot, better eats comes out. but about the the one staying on the hot side he might like that hid better, if there not the same hides and, and somtimes snakes just act weird for a little bit and younger ones tend to be pretty active.