Anyone who claims they spend their whole lives in termite mounds needs to go take a look at Loxocemus and Calabaria to see *real* burrowing morphology, then defend how balls can have that lifestyle claimed with zero morphological adaptations.” Heavy water dishīall pythons thrive when they have access to a large water dish full of fresh water. Their skulls have no reinforcement or digging adaptation, their eyes aren’t reduced, they have distinct ‘necks’ (as opposed to the robust ‘train locomotive’ morphology of most burrowers), and have no specialized digging rostral scales. “Coming from my background (snake biomechanics) NOTHING about the ball python morphology is consistent with an animal which ‘spends all their time in a termite mound’. According to snake biologist Henry Astley: But ball pythons are terrestrial, not fossorial, and their morphology (the way that their bodies are built) looks nothing like snakes who actually spend all of their time underground. Many people believe that ball pythons in particular don’t need enclosure decor or even a spacious enclosure because they “spend all their time in termite mounds” and never venture beyond them. For a more in-depth discussion on this topic, I recommend reading Environmental Enrichment For Reptiles: What? Why? and How? They are complex animals that science is just beginning to understand. And since ball pythons like to hide, feel free to clutter it up! Contrary to popular belief, snakes are not stupid creatures that can be perfectly content living in a virtually empty box. While they can serve an important aesthetic function, they enhance a reptile’s quality of life by mimicking their natural environment and providing mental stimulation (or as zoos call it, “enrichment”).
Ball python terrarium decorations are more than just furniture or accessories to make a reptile’s terrarium look prettier.
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