i have a question

[Feebo]

If you`re playing with an xbox in a darkened room that could well be it. He may be jumping at sudden flashes and light changes. You might want to try and avoid that if you can, a snake that`s constantly on edge will end up a sick snake.....

[st3v3n]

O ok thank you I'll block the tv. Is it normal for them to yawn often. ..?

[Feebo]

Not repeatedly when they haven`t just been fed no. If he`s yawning again and again he may have a foreign body in his mouth, if that`s the case, you`ll want to check his mouth, looking either side of and in between the teeth. I`ve seen my snakes use thier tongues to shift a bit of fluff or other foreign body from thier mouths, does he look like he`s trying to shift something? If it`s the xbox making him jump, just open the curtains ! lol you won`t be causing lots of flashing then. If you`re playing at night you might want to consider playing elsewhere dude, your snake needs some peace and quiet at some point, I try not to bother my snakes at night at all. I have a snake room so that`s not going to be practical for you, but you get the idea... Saying that, have you got plenty of hides in your snake tank? He should be able to hide in any number of places if somethings bothering him. I have a large plastic dome shaped "half log", my biggest Ball python is quite at home under that. I also provide a large pile of fake greenery so she can traverse the tank under a bit of cover if she wants to. Providing hides at both ends or all over the tank is a good idea, especially for Ball pythons, they need to be able to feel very secure to be stress free. In the wild they spend a lot of time in the burrows of other creatures, so when keeping them in captivity it`s good practice to provide lots of hides and a slightly smaller tank than usual for that size of snake in any other species. Forums are great places for learning about your snakes, but I also spend a lot of time reading anything I can find about any given species on the internet by looking up care sheets and asking specific questions in Google, the more you read the better I think. There`s a lot of conflicting information where snakes are concerned, it`s not easy for the complete begginer for this reason, that`s why I think it`s important to take in as much as you can from many different sources and at least be aware of the different practices and opinions in the snake keeping world Sorry.... I babble sometimes lol I could talk snake all day....