Under the water...

[oldmantime17]

My python, Voldemort, likes to go underneath the water dish... Is this normal.... It gave me a scare the first time because i didn't see him in his shelter and assumed he escaped... Besides that though, whats all this about Voldemort under the water dish? btw I'm a new snake owner, 2 weeks and counting.

[C#@$e]

it might be because the tank is to hot and he/she is going under the dish because its on the cold side of the tank and needs a hide over there, do you have multiple hides?

[LadyParvati]

Chase has a good point. They like to choose the hide that feels best to them, and apparently under the water dish seems like a good place to hide. I've had one do that; it is a little spooky at first!

[Durtis]

if you dont like him under the water dish move the substrate away from it and put it flat on the bottom of his enclosure
and if you dont already have a few hides you should move the water dish into the middle a little bitand put a hide all the way on the cold side