Quote Originally Posted by rabernet View Post
Because aquariums are too open which leaves the snake feeling exposed and in danger. One way to settle your snake is to fill the tank with loosely crumpled newspaper. You can wean him off of the newspaper after the first week, by taking out one or two pieces every few days.
Quote Originally Posted by bearhart View Post
I would recommend getting rolled cork from the craft store and covering three sides of the tank with it. it makes it less open and it also helps keep the overall ambient temperatue steady. With all bare glass, I think you'll find you'll have cold spots around the tank - esp in the corners.

I think you'll find that if you get the enclosure in order (temps, etc) your new pet will settle in nicely in short order.
These suggestions should really help your snake to settle down!!
If you don't like the idea of balled up newspaper in your tank, you could also go with getting some fake vines/plants to help fill in some of the empty space (it's also much prettier!!). This is what I did with my tank (as well as covering 3 sides) and my girl seemed to settle fairly quickly. I would suggest going to either a dollar store or a craft type store, or even Walmart to pick up some fake plants. Much cheaper than the petstores and it is all basically the same thing. I would just make sure that if you do get some fake plants, run your hand over all of it to make sure that there are no sharp points/wires sticking out that could potentially hurt your BP.

But I do agree that BP's settle much quicker in tubs than tanks. My new girl is set up in a nice comfy tub and it took her maybe a day or two to settle in her hide, where even with the vines and stuff it took my girl in the tank a couple more days to get fully settled. But that is only my very limited experience.