Quote Originally Posted by Vypyrz View Post
Ball Pythons are nocturnal. They should be sleeping most of the day and mostly be active in the evening and night. About the only time you should see them out in the daytime is if they are moving from one hide to the other or getting a drink of water. Excessive daytime roaming is a sign of stress and is a problem. I suspect that the 2ft height of the enclosure is the cause. I had the same thing happen with my first Ball Python and when I moved him into a shorter tank he calmed down. These are snakes that primarily live in the ground and aren't too fond of tall enclosures. The best thing that I could recommend is when you build the enclosure, go ahead and make it 3ft tall, then install a shelf to divide it. Make the snakes living space about 15 inches tall. Then you can add some shelves and doors to the other section and use it as storage for supplies or a place to mount the thermostat and keep the wires out of sight or something like that. I know 15" doesn't sound like much, but BP's just tend to do better in tanks that are 12-15 inches tall. Plus it will be easier to regulate the temps and humidity.
Fake vines are ok to use in tanks, you just have to make sure that there aren't any sharp points to injure the snake and check the ends to make sure that there aren't any loops for the snake to get hung in. Hopefully this will help and at least give you a direction to think in...
ok im confused on what you are sayin here, i keep hearin people say there is such thing as to big...just dont understand how u take something where it has no borders and put it in a tank/cage and say its to big, yes i know they spend most of the time in the tunnels and only come out when they have to and they have the closeness they want while in thier but when they do venture out there is no 12-15 in celing everywhere they go...any answers will b helpfull

thx, justin