So honest curiosity does anyone else have their ball pythons push the hide to where it kinda sits on them when they are in it? With my two larger ones i thought they were starting to outgrow their hides and it wasnt often and got them new ones but Flame is doing it now to that hes getting bigger and hes got plenty of space in the hide (his were big for him to begin with but they worked he liked them and i knew hed grow fast because of his age i have to order things online so getting one bigger was better for me to do) Im just wondering if anyone elses do this and if theyve figured out why. Also sorry for the water spots on the side of the glass i tried using my faucet water like some others had said was fine but im going back to buying gallon jugs of spring or distilled I dont want to fight the hard water.
Both my Ball Pythons and Kingsnakes do this 
Not sure why they do it but as long as their enclosure and hides are cozy and they’re happy, taken care of and healthy I don’t see anything wrong with it.
My blood python does this constantly. Sometimes she’s more out of the hide than inside it.
Pretty sure it’s just snakes being snakes. 
One of my juveniles will actually turn his hide upside down and lay in it…….
My 8th grade science teacher had a ball python, and she pushed up her hide all the time. The snake probably was just like, “No. Me find escape.” A bunch of snakes do this, and it’s adorable <3
My Leo BP does this
Not just a one-off thing either, I honestly think he just prefers it that way.
Cramming themself into the hide gives a feeling of security. Even arboreal snakes like to have something on their backs if they can manage it.
I use plastic paint trays because of this. The tray is sloped for paint to flow back into the reservoir after loading the roller.
Upside down they have a sloping ceiling so that almost any snake can find comfortable cover.
Washable, durable and cheap. Come in different sizes to accomodate most sizes of snake.
The snakes can also move them around when thermoregulating without breaking cover.
They make good plates for keeping f/t prey off the substrate as well.
Thats what I used forever before I started 3D printing my own hides. Works really well and I still use it for my larger BPs since my printer can’t print larger than 7" x 7" without having to start seperating the print jobs.
Whoever uses this method just make sure to clean the paint trays thoroughly after buying them and make sure to smooth the hole you cut for the snake to be able to more easily enter the “hide”
I didnt even think about 3d printing 1 i know someone who has 1 i might ask them to make me some as they grow