Snake stimulation?

[Bea]

http://rainbowsnakes.tumblr.com/post...tiles-what-why

big long post on why enrichment benefits snakes and how to do it!

ball pythons do like clutter, and any kind of climbing things/leaves helps. you could probably fit some cheap plastic aquarium plants in there and weigh them down with something, or even real, snake-safe plants could be done. more/interesting hides (i know they like toilet paper tubes, though if he's big that might not work, but i know people who have made off-the-ground-hides that the snake could reach via branches and stuff, kinda like a tree hollow!) a humid hide could also work, as it provides both an interesting hide AND a change of climate!

scents is another big one- as stated, probably avoid anything that may stimulate a breeding response, and try not to put anything inedible in that smells like food, and of course avoid any smells harmful to snakes- citrus, pine, etc. besides that anything that smells interesting would do- flowers, freshly cut grass, other kinds of wood, fruit, oils, extracts used for cooking, etc... just don't flood the cage or put *too* strong of scents. stuff like perfume or bodyspray should probably be avoided.

the last big sense for snakes is tactile, or touch. you can stimulate this by putting in things with different textures. changing the substrate, adding areas of different substrate, and putting in interesting-feeling objects (leaves, marbles, maybe fabric, tiles- just avoid putting ceramics and probably glass right on top or right below their heat source or they can overheat) could all work for this