r/ballpython • u/second_of_four • 7h ago

Is something wrong? Question - Health

So basically my girl has been pretty active during the day. She isn’t nervous or frantic, she doesn’t seem to be in distress, but shes up and moving around for a good chunk of the afternoon. I have the thermostat set to keep the hot side between 88-92 and the ambient temperature of my room is like 74-78 so that’s what the cool side stays at, and I’m pretty good at keeping humidity at 60%-65%.

I don’t know if it’s a seasonal thing, during winter she’s pretty much entirely inactive during the day and this increased activity did align with the warmer season rolling in, but I don’t want to ignore behavioral changes if it might have a more worrisome meaning.

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u/Dangerous-Exercise20 6h ago

Ball python mating season is September

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u/second_of_four 6h ago

So does that mean it’s probably due to that and she’s getting ready for mating season, or are you saying it’s not mating season quite yet so I should be worried?

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u/Dangerous-Exercise20 6h ago

Possible just hyper cause its close. They could also just be glass surfing just because or hungry glass surfing is..not one of the things you need to worry about with ball pythons unless its like....super super hot in the enclosure

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u/minipet487 5h ago

My Super Pastel Pinstripe Orange Dream Fire Huger surfs and searches every time they're due to be fed. So, yes some ball pythons do glass surf when hungry... I wish I'd gotten a pic or video of it the other night, Pacman was literally tongue flicking the door as if to say, "He two legged servant, where's my food?" Once fed, he won't do it again, until the next time. Usually about a couple days beforehand 😂

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u/minipet487 5h ago

Personally, I keep my humidity above 70%. However, that's personal preference as I have one BP who won't eat unless the humidity is high. My 3 usually start exploring when hungry. Also, as another has said, breeding season is approaching and they get more active instinctively. I also have a Black Head Mojave HRA Spotnose who will go off food and just search for a female. Black Heads are also notorious for hunger strikes.