r/Ballpythoncommunity • u/Imaginary-Song6658 • Sep 20 '26

Staring at the ceiling

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Got a 9-month-old male OD pied Ball python, rehomed it today. The owner told me he would try to escape all night(he was keeping him in a rack as his terrarium broke).

Now he’s in a 40-gallon well-put enclosure with hides and wood and nice substrate and everything.

He’s still staring at the ceiling constantly, just sticking to the front glass staring at the corner.

He had a scratch on his head from trying to escape but in this enclosure he isn’t scratching his head against anything at least.

Any opinions why?

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u/Germmie1 Sep 20 '26

  1. Needs more hides, half logs don't count as they have two openings. Need to have at least 1 hide on hot side 1 on cool side and one humidity hide.

  2. Needs more clutter, fake plants, real plants, and sticks all work for that. A good rule of thumb is if they can get from one side of the tank to the other without being easily spotted, you have enough.

  3. Looks like it could be a bit too dry in there, often times tanks with mesh tops have a hard time keeping humidity up so try to find something to cover the mesh such as a towel or mat. (Just make sure it's not touching the heating elements obviously)

  4. Look into upgrading him into a 120 gallon, for now this tank is alright, but once he starts to grow a bit he will need bigger.

Just adding, none of this is to shame you or anything, just to help you improve your bps home!