You’ll notice your ball python behaving differently when it goes into a shed. It’s common for snakes to become reclusive, and remain in their hide boxes all day long. This is to avoid detection by potential predators. During this process, your ball python probablywon’t want to be handl...
Ball pythons are solitary animals, and they need a secure hiding spot where it can relax without feeling threatened. A hide box or hollow log should be provided in the enclosure, and it should be in a place where your ball python can easily access it. ...
A hide can be anything that a ball python can completely hide itself under, as it would hide in a log or a cave in the wild. You can make your own hide at home by cutting some holes into an old cardboard box, plastic container, or even a ceramic flowerpot. Exo Terra Reptile Den ...
O Lighting: do not need to provide full spectrum lighting, ball pythons are nocturnal snakes in the wild, they will feel at ease to hide during the day to avoid predators. For in the day can easily observe your ball python, you can use the light tube, or low wattage lamp. Make sure...
Instead, either bury the mat 1″ below the substrate under the warm hide, or (this is my preferred method) place the mat on top of a black box hide and then place a piece of flagstone on top of that. The flagstone then acts as the basking surface as well! 3. Connect your heat ...