The Great Escape

[The Golem]

These snakes don't particularly want to have a play area. They are perfectly happy sitting in their hides all day, and getting fed once a week. They don't have the capability to understand that you have taken them out to 'play' or 'enjoy the space'. I always try to explain this to my dad, who thinks that they should be out more.

Yes I've read that some people think they like to be kept in a small opaque plastic bin and have a rat tossed in once a week. But they can move pretty quickly and I agree with dad - they really want to explore every dark nook and cranny they can get to so based on actual behaviour they do want to get out and move around.
They're in hides all day because they're nocturnal! If they were really "perfectly happy" in a tiny space we wouldn't need lid locks - they are famous as "escape artists" because it is in their nature to explore and move around a lot.
Also my snake is learning - he lowers himself off the table faster and travels his 'escape route' a lot quicker now than the first couple of times I let him roam.

Will try to set up webcam and record some of our 'play time' soon