feedback on husbandry

[muydesso]

i have a 5 month old bp. I hasnt eaten in 6 weeks. I want some feedback on how im keeping her to make sure im not missing something. Right now she is in a 10 gal glass tank. The hot side temp is 90 and the cold side is 83 ambient temp ranges from 82 to 77. The humidity ranges from 52 to 70. She has a water bowl, two identical hides. The hides are slightly big for her so i recently stuffed them with moss to make it tighter. The small exo terra hides are too small i tried them and she wouldnt go in them. I am checking my temps using a temp gun and the ambient is being checked with an accurite. i mist twice a day and dont havent handled her in an attempt to get her to feed. I weighed her last week and she weighed 144g i weighed her today and she was 140g.

[shadow120]

husbandry sounds good. what are you offering? live or F/T?

[The Serpent Merchant]

What are you using as a heat source? Everything seems good, but if you are using a bright white light that may be stressing her out.

[muydesso]

im using an uth and a uv heat lamp to keep ambient temps up. im feeding live rat pups. /thats what the breeder said she was eating

[DooLittle]

She could also be stressed out from the changes in hides, and the moss being stuffed in there. Each time you change something, she has to readjust, especially if she is young and new. I would just leave her be for a week, then try again. Are you feeding in her tank? Try putting the rat pup in her tank when you feed to lessen stress.

[The Serpent Merchant]

Is the UTH on a thermostat?

[muydesso]

my uth are on a thermostat. The only thing that i can think of that was a significant change was that i cleaned her cage out. I put in coco husk bedding but i took it out after she started to burrow in it. I was afraid shed burn herself with the uth. She refused last night how long should i wait before i try to feed again. I know bps her weight should eat every 5 days should i wait longer?

[DooLittle]

Wait a full week, 7 days before offering food again. Offering food to often can stress them out too. She should be just fine. She is a ball pyhon, and they do go on food strike too. But it sounds to me like she is being over stimulated.