Thanks for that. I like the way you house your snakes. They've got more opportunity to be snakes in that enclosure and I was primarily curious to know if you saw a change in the amount of time they spend out and about. I've got RHPs in all of my display cages, but I've not noticed a real change in the behavior of the occupants. My chondropythons are also very nocturnal, but they do start moving a little bit when the sun goes down. One will pretty consistently come to a perch in front of the cage, her preferred feeding spot. While they do move around a bit, they primarily stay coiled and the real snake party begins when I finally leave the snake room for good and turn all of the lights out. The BRB may be moving similarly, but they're doing it from the comfort of their hides.



I've hesitated to set up a living room display because we tend to be up with the lights on until quite late and I dont want to throw them off. Is your display in a common area of your home? I know I've come home from multi-day trips where nobody was in the snake room at all so they were allowed to enjoy the natural light cycle from the window. Upon my arrival an hour or two after dark, I've found many a displeased face wishing I'd turn that dang light back off, thankyouverymuch. Mine are clearly more active from dusk until dawn when I let the room operate on natural light cycle.



Great display. I always enjoy seeing a more naturalistic habitat.
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