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Hi, just need some advice from the experts....i own two retics and i notice that they often try to escape. In the process, they tend to force their head into tiny crevises and the corners of the tank inside their cages causing their snouts to somehow look "pressed" they develop flat and bent snouts. Their snouts are not the same as the day i brought them. What should i do to prevent them from doing the thing they do?...thanks....

When they first arrive they like to test their new homes but after that I find when mine do that there is a reason.

Are the temps correct? Is there plenty of fresh water? Have you fed recently? Are they both male? Is one a female that hasnt eaten for a while? Are they sexually mature and lookin to get "jiggy"? What else is in the room with them, could that be provoking interest?

Just a few of the questions i would ask myself.

My two retics are all female and have separate tanks. they are babies, Caara is about 2 feet and Claire is 3 feet, so i don't think sexuality is a factor... They feed regularly about 2 times w/in 10 days. The cages' accessories includes one hide box, one stone, and one water bowl that always contain clean and fresh water. Few accessories caused by their frequent "face rubbing". Last time i had a "european style" tank full of woods depicting their natural habitat etc... because of the face rubbing i reduced these tanks' accessories to the bare minimum "american style" to conserve their good looks.Their scars are now nearly invisible, but i seem to have problems finding a solution for their 'flat snouts'....

oh and by the way! they also develop wounds that i think itches, they heal fine but because i find those scabs hard to settle. Their constant face rub causes those scabs to detach. Is this bad? nevertheless they heal just fine but takes too long.... thanks for the attention...

The temperature of the two tanks are fine, they range w/n 27 to 30 degree Celsius...which my research say are fine with reticulated pythons. The tanks are in the living room for a while. But they do not seem to fear human presence....They are both very healty serpents. no mouth rot, no mites and ticks etc... Just the flat snouts!

Thanks for the questions sir, i would reevalute some things with my retics and tanks and see if some adjustments would make their face rubbing and forcing habit to stop. Thanks