I live in a warm climate, and after a hot spell I turned off the ceramic heater because it wasn't being triggered to turn on. It kinda freaks me out as a fire hazard. Well we are having our "winter" right now. Our house is 74 degrees inside. Ambient temps in the enclosure were about 74-76 and BP had his heating pad. About 3-4 weeks ago I noticed he was less active, was not coming out at night to "play," and then he refused 2 feedings in a row and I ended up wasting the rats. He's normally a good feeder. I figured out the temps were too cold, so for the past 2 weeks I've worked on correcting that.
Warm side ambient temp is now 85 and cool side is 76. It's not ideal but it's the best I can do with the equipment I currently have. He also has his heating mat. I have noticed increased activity "playing" by crawling all over the place the past 3 nights (like he was before this all started). he's drinking, he's peeing, he's alert and he looks healthy to me. Two days ago I dangled a test rat in front of him that was being heated for a different snake and he put his head into his coils, clearly rejecting it. He has spent the last 24 hours on the cool side when not out "playing" so I'm wondering if now the hot side is too hot.
1. What signs should I look for that he's ready to eat again before offering him food again?
2. How long can he go without eating and still be okay?
3. Do you think the hot side is too hot now?
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