Like I said earlier, I don't have any experience with that particular species, but I have kept a few snakes over the years and when they act like their cage is on fire and they're trying to get out it's time to put the thinking cap on to see what's missing. It may be something as simple as tossing in a section of newspaper that affords her a flat hide, close to the substrate... lots of snakes like that...



I recall a debate on the python forum once about "naturalistic" cages (Vivariums to the snobs in the debate LOL). They proported that their snakes "felt" better about their surroundings because they weren't kept in sterile cages with newspaper on the deck.... a well traveled contributor spoke up and said that if they REALLY wanted to give the snakes what they prefer in the wild, they'd toss in a sheet of roofing tin because that was the only place this fellow had ever caught the snakes when he visited their native land.... the discussion had centered on "Jungle" carpet pythons, and the well-traveled contributor had been to Australia and had actually caught some while visiting there... they were released of course...



Best regards,



Tom Townsend



>>Thanks a lot for the advice. I don't think she's gravid and was told that she was captive born...but I will start experimenting.

>>

>>Adam Stockton
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