I am at a total loss here! Please help!

[blackcrystal22]

Oh yeah, he's a hearty eater. I don't even have to do the zombie dance with the f/t rats. I just drop them in front of him and he has at them no problem.


He was a handsome dude before this mischief ya know. All the girls were waiting in line for him to grow up so they could swoon, but now he is the Elephant Blood, The Thing From the Dark Beyond, the snake with no face, the Sumatran Sasquatch.

Aww he's not ugly. He's just got some issues down the line..
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All I can think of is to make it seem as if it's not an exit, maybe take some kraft paper and tape it over the glass at night. That's all I can really think of considering he doesn't push on the back end of his enclosure to get out.. right?

[Reediculous]

Rbi makes one hell of a cage........i hope the bigger one helps you out! all i can think of is black latex paint on the glass.....but that should be the last resort i would say!

[Earl]

Aww he's not ugly. He's just got some issues down the line..
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All I can think of is to make it seem as if it's not an exit, maybe take some kraft paper and tape it over the glass at night. That's all I can really think of considering he doesn't push on the back end of his enclosure to get out.. right?

Yeah just the front glass.

Rbi makes one hell of a cage........i hope the bigger one helps you out! all i can think of is black latex paint on the glass.....but that should be the last resort i would say!

I just need to figure out if he needs a 2x4 or a 2x6. By Rbi do you mean reptile basics?

[Reediculous]

I just need to figure out if he needs a 2x4 or a 2x6. By Rbi do you mean reptile basics?

Yup! why did i put the I in there!

[2kdime]

How much you feeding? How often?

Kara had a good idea with a bigger cage.

Whats the cool side at? I had a problem with my female being psycho. Kara said i should lower the temps. It worked for her. But seeing as she never really uses the warm side, i made sure to lower the cool side a degree at least. And shes calmed down a tad. I dont know which one did it. But you may try lowering the cool side down to 79.

Your hide is on the cool side right?

[Earl]

How much you feeding? How often?

Kara had a good idea with a bigger cage.

Whats the cool side at? I had a problem with my female being psycho. Kara said i should lower the temps. It worked for her. But seeing as she never really uses the warm side, i made sure to lower the cool side a degree at least. And shes calmed down a tad. I dont know which one did it. But you may try lowering the cool side down to 79.

Your hide is on the cool side right?

He gets a large rat once every ten days.

Cool side temp is 80 and the hide is on the cool side. I could bump that down another degree no problem.

[Rapture]

Yup! why did i put the I in there!

Because it's Reptile Basics, Inc.

[ncbloods]

Kara's idea bout the larger enclosure is a good one.
In a mean time at least put a towel or something over the glass.

[Kara]

While I think this is probably due to cage size, also keep in mind that he may be wanting to breed. Males will sometimes pace their cages for hours trying to get out & find the ladies!

I prefer the AP T-10 cages (4' x 2' x 15" high), but any 4' x 2' (or even larger) would be fine. That "lip" that runs all the way around the opening for the door & doubles as a litter dam on the AP cages is rounded instead of a straight edge, and that cuts down on damage a bit in the event you get a pusher.

I wouldn't bump the cool side down any lower. 80-82 is a nice ambient temp for blood pythons & you don't really want to keep them too much cooler than that. In a cage that size though, for a snake his size, he may be having a hard time finding a cool spot that he likes. Try killing the basking spot completely in the mean time, and focus on keeping the entire cage an ambient of 80-82 degrees or so.

Also, you may want to try to find the biggest tote you can - like one of those Christmas tree storage boxes (or larger), or a giant underbed box, something with larger dimensions that what he's in now, at least length-wise. That could serve as a temporary enclosure until his new cage arrives, and may cut down on the pushing in the mean time.

Just my $.02.

K~

[Reediculous]

Because it's Reptile Basics, Inc.

exactly! knew i wasn't going crazy!