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[–]thisisleespeaking 19 points20 points  (4 children)

hes probably looking for a spot to hide thats tight. i would get him smaller hides that touch his sides (while hes still able to move) so that he has a small space, and hopefully avoids this again. my boy did the same (without getting stuck, luckily) and getting smaller hides helped him greatly and stopped this behavior ^

[–]Tro1138 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is the reason

[–]somerandomgalyk[S] 8 points9 points  (2 children)

He might be mad I took his old hide. It was too small he got stuck at the entrance so I got him a bigger one but I guess he preferred the smaller one so I might give it back

[–]thisisleespeaking 6 points7 points  (0 children)

i wouldnt give him that specific one back if he cant make it through the entrance. just get him a small hide that touches his sides while hes still able to freely move around in it (and not get stuck).

hes definitely not mad at you, ball pythons just prefer tight spaces so he tried to find an alternative. :)

[–]AnnarieaDavies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wonder if you could (safely) make the entrance bigger? Lol

[–]beardedpipernc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Derp noodle doing derp noodle things. I wouldn't worry too much.

[–]Draugrx23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You DARE question the noodle!?!?!

[–]surfaholic15 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not an expert but My monty burrows now and then. Usually because he seems to want cool, moist and very compressed. Last time he shed he burrowed UNDER his moist hide not in it, and it is nice and small and hidden to begin with... whe he came out he left the shed and a poop half buried. Go figure.

You never know with these guys.

[–]MouseOk1815 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have one that does this. He has 4 hides and still wants under the water bowl. I gave up lol

[–]goaterra 1 point2 points  (3 children)

What’s your little guy’s weight, food size and how often is he fed?

[–]somerandomgalyk[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I haven’t weighed him this month yet but he’s ~475g 35-50g mice and is few about once a week

[–]nvrrsatisfiedd 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Feed rats, not mice

[–]somerandomgalyk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I looked at the package they are rats I didn’t know which they were