Quote Originally Posted by juddb View Post
I disagree, to us its pretty boring, but to them its instinct to hide out and ambush prey, thats nature and thats what they do. I dont think exercise is much of a concern to bp's.
Well, remember that they actually crawl around, hunt prey, evade predators, as well as search for mates during the breeding season when they're in nature. You can't argue that their activity level is not greater in the wild than it is in a tub 24/7. I'm perfectly aware that they are chiefly ambush predators, but they do move around once in a while. A ball python isn't going to sit in front of the exact same burrow in the exact same position for 15+ years.

This is also why I prefer live over f/t as the snake actually gets a chance to use those constricting muscles.