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    Do BPs get closterfobic or wonderlust?

    Miss Snow escaped her enclosure Monday night and I found her Tuesday. Last night she was at the top of her enclosure cruising the ledge between the screen top and tank. Very restless for a couple of hours. Her husbandry is spot on and she is now almost 600g. I opened the lid and she crawled right out onto my arm. I held her for almost an hour because she seamed to relax after being out and getting some crawling around time. She should not be hungry because she eat Saturday for me and then eat something when she was out of her enclosure. Anyone have any thoughts? Cool side 80-82 hot side 89-91 humidity 65%. 2 identical hides. Aspen bedding.

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    Re: Do BPs get closterfobic or wonderlust?

    Sounds like she has some unfinished business she might have enjoyed the taste of freedom. All joking aside, maybe the hides are to big and she doesn't feel safe or she's still adjusting to the new enclosure

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    If it worries you and your husbandry is correct, consider adding some climbing opportunities like branches or one of those parrot ladders at pet stores.

    Mine spends most of her time sitting on top of her climbing stuctures and staring out of her enclosure, or roaming between hides and basking under her heat lamp. She will also sometimes dig inside her humid hide, which is a tupperware container with some sphagnum moss. I've also got some fake plants she can hide and roam around in.

    Very rarely will I see her trying to get out, and rhose are on nights when I'm thawing her rats.
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    Re: Do BPs get closterfobic or wonderlust?

    Quote Originally Posted by c0r3yr0s3 View Post
    Sounds like she has some unfinished business she might have enjoyed the taste of freedom. All joking aside, maybe the hides are to big and she doesn't feel safe or she's still adjusting to the new enclosure
    Her hides are perfect for her. She fits snugly and often holds her head just out of it. She does spend a lot of time looking out the one side that is transparent.

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    If it worries you and your husbandry is correct, consider adding some climbing opportunities like branches or one of those parrot ladders at pet stores.

    Mine spends most of her time sitting on top of her climbing stuctures and staring out of her enclosure, or roaming between hides and basking under her heat lamp. She will also sometimes dig inside her humid hide, which is a tupperware container with some sphagnum moss. I've also got some fake plants she can hide and roam around in.

    Very rarely will I see her trying to get out, and rhose are on nights when I'm thawing her rats.
    She might just want exercise? I will give her something to climb on.

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    Re: Do BPs get closterfobic or wonderlust?

    Quote Originally Posted by Skyrivers View Post
    Her hides are perfect for her. She fits snugly and often holds her head just out of it. She does spend a lot of time looking out the one side that is transparent.
    The transparency might be the issue. Do you have any pics of the enclosure?

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    Re: Do BPs get closterfobic or wonderlust?

    Quote Originally Posted by c0r3yr0s3 View Post
    The transparency might be the issue. Do you have any pics of the enclosure?
    Will post when I get off work.

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    Re: Do BPs get closterfobic or wonderlust?

    Ok... That should give some of the more knowledgeable members here a chance to chime in. I'm just troubleshooting

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    She may just be hungry again.

    They go through phases where they seem almost insatiable, and then of course the phases where they want little to none That is actually normal for them, in the wild they have seasons where food is plenty (and they stock up while they can) and then long times where food is almost non-existent, and their system is geared toward that.

    Our usual "weekly" feeding is already plenty of food, which is why most of them do well on that, but suddenly seem to have reached a limit and eat less for a while.

    Some act hungry despite being fed weekly. That is also normal but doesn't mean you should feed more often. Unless the snake is young and on smaller meals.

    Cruising for more food already is quite the possibility. Esp. when they seem to cruise "with purpose".

    That is, as long as husbandry is spot on. That means temperature, humidity AND privacy. Not just hides, but having the sides, back and top blacked out/covered.

    Long story short, it can be quite normal.
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    Re: Do BPs get closterfobic or wonderlust?

    Quote Originally Posted by zina10 View Post
    She may just be hungry again.

    They go through phases where they seem almost insatiable, and then of course the phases where they want little to none That is actually normal for them, in the wild they have seasons where food is plenty (and they stock up while they can) and then long times where food is almost non-existent, and their system is geared toward that.

    Our usual "weekly" feeding is already plenty of food, which is why most of them do well on that, but suddenly seem to have reached a limit and eat less for a while.

    Some act hungry despite being fed weekly. That is also normal but doesn't mean you should feed more often. Unless the snake is young and on smaller meals.

    Cruising for more food already is quite the possibility. Esp. when they seem to cruise "with purpose".

    That is, as long as husbandry is spot on. That means temperature, humidity AND privacy. Not just hides, but having the sides, back and top blacked out/covered.

    Long story short, it can be quite normal.
    She does seam hungry. Right now she would not refuse anything I put for her as long as it is not to big. She is between 500-600 grams and closer to 600. Depending on if she pooped today or not.

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    Re: Do BPs get closterfobic or wonderlust?

    I’m a little extreme but I make sure my meals are 10-15% in grams of the total weight, by digital scale. Do you weigh your meals to make sure you are not under feeding as the snake grows? Just a newbie thought. I’m not as accurate by sight.

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