Why my Terrarium Upgrade is not Big Enough: Ball Python Update II

Why is my terrarium upgrade is still not spacious enough for my ball python? Find out what happens when a snake that is used to roaming around freely whenever it wants is locked away in a 150 cm or 5 foot enclosure - and why the reptile hobby in general seems to have an issue with acknowledging that snakes, especially ball pythons, do benefit from the space to move around and explore, contrary to what a lot of keepers and breeders want you to believe!

Hopefully, you will reconsider whether the minimum spatial requirements given by mainstream sources and the prevalence of rack keeping in the ball python hobby are really something to be promoted...

As mentioned in the video, here are some sources worth checking out if you want to get a better understanding of the science behind animal welfare standards.

Lori Torrini's Channel:
   / loritorrinianimalbehavior  

Studies addressing spatial requirements:

1. "Ball Pythons: Racks or Vivariums? Pivotal New Study!" by Reptiles and Research (I can recommend the entire channel in general)
   • Ball Pythons: Racks or Vivariums? Pivotal ...  

Which is a review of the study "Animal-appropriate housing of ball pythons (Python regius) — Behavior-based evaluation of two types of housing systems"
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.11...

2. Does enclosure size influence the behaviour & welfare of captive snakes (Pantherophis guttatus)?
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Reptiles and Research's Read along & discussion:
   • Does Enclosure Size Influence the Behaviou...  

3.Spatial considerations for captive snakes
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

4. Pet Reptiles—Are We Meeting Their Needs?
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/10/...

More general studies on snake behaviour and complexity:

5. From Slither to Hither: Orientation and Spatial Learning in Snakes
https://www.researchgate.net/publication
/230011232_From_Slither_to_Hither_Orientation_and_Spatial_Learning_in_Snakes

6. Sexual size dimorphism and natural history traits are correlated with intersexual dietary divergence in royal pythons (python regius) from the rainforests of southeastern Nigeria
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...

7. Why do males and females of Python regius differ in ectoparasite load?
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...

8. Spatial learning of an escape task by young corn snakes, Elaphe guttata guttata
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10053...

Contents:
00:00 Introduction
01:35 The stress of adopting the ball python
04:01 Reaction to the upgrade
05:14 The setback
08:25 The importance of freedom
09:32 Criticism of Keeping Standards in the Snake Hobby
11:20 Is this just anecdotal evidence?
12:25 Potential improvements/solutions
14:32 Conclusion
14:52 Exclusive Preview