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zombie amoureux
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A lot of people think they should put a snake in a vivarium twice as big as its self and it's wrong because snakes like to feel safe, and they feel most safe in tubs.
That's why you should provide some form of shelter/hide in their tank, so they can move around freely if they like or can hide in an enclosed space if they like but are not confined to a small space.
It depends on the snake really, but royal pythons for example prefer to be in a tub, there quite timid and that's why they go into balls, unlike corn snakes they'll be in your face and skittish
we had balls for educational purposes their every day living was ina a large homemade display tank (originally built to house a Burmese on top, and then the bottom split into a place for balls and a blue tongue skink). yes they were taken out daily and handled but they had a good size habitat where they could go where they wanted.
living in a tub would be like only let your dog or cat live in a crate where he can sleep, eat and potty. not a life for any animal. Or in some of those "Hamster/gerbil" trails *shudders*
I guess it depends how the snake is brung up, that snake was obviously not kept to breed. Did you no if it was feeding fine or if it had an RI? With a tub as well you have better control of temperature so there's a less chance of the snake getting an RI or any other problems. The tubs aren't tiny if your thinking that. There's plenty of space for the snake to move around, you change the size of the tub as it gets bigger. Also with a tub you can place it some were in a hidden place, so they don't get stressed out from movement around them selfs.
All of the snakes from the sand boa we had to the 6+ foot Burmese ate just fine. Both the balls had their preferred places in the housing area but they could stretch fully or curl up if they pleased. Same with the Burmese the only time I ever saw any of the three pythons actually curled up was when they were warming up (the center was kept at 80 all year around sicne we had other exotics that needed the temps up that high).
The snakes never balled or reacted negatively to people moving around them or reaching for them. We took the time to actually care for the snakes and desensitize them even the big Burmese was a sweet heart and calm around people, only time the head worker got tagged was when she had gotten out and decided to sleep on top of the fridge where we kept the food. And the snake immediately let go. Where I worked we had no outside visitors no reason to make anything for the animals pretty. But we took the time and actually put work into all the homes of the animals. The macaws lived in a dog run that they could FLY in with toys; the serval had a room to herself with a custom cat tree, the porcupine and sloth shared a room that was wall to wall branches and resting spots, the dwarf camen lived in a pool in another room, turtles all had proper set ups, the tortisus had the other half of the room that he macaws and the snakes were in, the set up for the snakes/skink made lovely hides for the two boys. All of our animals had daily interaction and stimulating environments. To just have bins and things for animals I think it is wrong. Sure I have a bin cage for my gerbils, but it isn't something that gets tossed on a rack and i don't look at until it needs fed again.
I hate these systems
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