I have a few snakes that try to escape from their enclosure whether they are hungry or not, especially if they know there is spot they think they can use to get out of. (perceived exit). They also make similar " escape try's " if their cage temperature rises and or falls extremely out side their preferred range. I have a reticulated python that is convinced she can escape by pressing her nose in the corner of her cage, she has made her face "puffy" on a few occasions trying, this was happening with optimal conditions, she thought she could get out and even persisted to do so to the point of injuring herself. They are "programmed" to be escape artists by nature, and will "over" test a perceived exit. I have also had this happen when they smell the pheromones of the opposite sex during their breeding season.
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Thanks,

Frank Roberts
Roberts' Realm Of Reptile Research

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