Does constant falling hurt him?

[AlexisFitzy]

My snake has a climbing branch in his terrarium that he climbs every night and falls off of. When I get tired of hearing him flopping around I confiscate his branch sometimes lol. Your snakey will be okay. Glad I'm not the only one with a clumsy snake


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[kopork]

More hides is always good. You can use cardboard boxes, tubes, empty containers, etc - you probably have lots of stuff around the house that would work. My bp's favorite hide is a piece of moss mat rolled into a tube. You could also cover three sides of the tub with something opaque so he doesn't feel exposed, but you can still see in.

I still wouldn't worry about the falling. He may need to build some muscle and coordinating if he's young and has only lived in shallow tubs. But you can't really stop him from falling if he climbs.

Yes, and that's why I made the husbandry change suggestion.

It kinda worked. I added another hide on the cool area and his climbing through the wall is mostly stopped, he still climbs to the branch though, i guess he climbs it cause he likes to. And he seems to like his new hide on cool area. Thank you for your suggestions.

[Godzilla78]

Yes, more hides was my first thought. That terrarium is way too open and exposed for a ball!! I find mine likes lots of cover, and gets nervous if he's out in the open. The more hides and leaf cover I give him, the calmer and happier he has become in his terrarium. (Keeping the humidity from 50-70% seems to be his favorite zone too.


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[stickyalvinroll]

Falling from that short distance won't hurt him but I'm worried about him landing on the branch and getting impaled. Might want to remove those decorations

[O'Mathghamhna]

Awesome! Glad it worked out, and yes, the fact that he's younger may have something to do with it. It should continue to improve with time. If not, again just re-assess his husbandry (humidity, temps, hide size, etc).