For some reason I can't post attachments so I'm not sure how to post my pictures.
I have three adult BP's; one female and two males. I am having various problems with every one of them and I am starting to get incredibly frustrated and not sure what to do. I'll start be describing my setup. Each snake is housed in a 42qt sterilite tub in an Animal Plastics economy adult BP rack. The 3" flexwatt heat tape is set at 91F and I try my best to keep the ambient temperature in the room at 83 but due to the intense heat in my area and the fact that the room is build in the garage, the room can easily peek at 93-95 during mid day although the temps are perfect at night. The room is rectangular and 105sq/ft by the way. Another thing to note is that there is no hide in any of the enclosures. The rack is black and the room stays very dark most of the day.
First off, any help lowering the temps during the day would be great.
Next thing on the list, the female. She will not eat. Common problem, I know. She refuses to eat anything I try to give her. She was 956g when I got her about 9 weeks ago and now is 931g. She has not eaten a single thing. F/T rats, live rats, P/K rats, gerbils.... I have no access to ASF's and don't know how to get them. She is going into shed right now so definitely has no interest in food but even so, she sits in the enclosure with a live rat as though it was her best friend. I'm planning to breed her next season and want to get her eating SO SO bad. Help please!!!
last item, the first male. Sometimes he eats, usually he doesn't. More importantly though, he's a mean sucker. And I mean MEAN. I've never opened the enclosure to have him not snap. He hisses deeply and long when his enclosure is opened and is always prepared to strike. I've been bit a few times and handling him is becoming a pain. I'm not sure if he is stressed and why. I've tried giving him hides, keeping his enclosure dark longer... He's just mean and I want to calm him down and get him eating consistantly.
I was going to put something about the second male but he's doing alright. He's not aggressive in the slightest and finally ate yesterday. I just got him about three weeks ago. Also, it should be noted each has fresh water every day and mistings twice a day to keep humidity up. I'll post pics as soon as I figure out how.