My snake acts stressed.

I'm a little worried about my snake. I've had her for about 2 weeks and she has been active during the day. I'm concerned that she will become sick if she is stressed. I have her in a tank intended for reptiles it is 36 inches long and 18 1/2 inches wide. She has a heating pad underneath on one side. I have supplied her with hiding places on both ends of her tank (she has water and a leafy vine that she can climb on if she wants to). Is she not happy with the hiding places that I have provided for her or is she just not settled in 100% ? Any advice will be greatly appreciated. :confused:

Hannah

how big is the snake?, i know smaller snakes in larg tanks stress them out?

Do you use a thermostat? How do you measure temps and where? What is the age of the bp? Some pics of the setup would help as well.

The tank is fairly big. My snake is a baby...I don't know her actual age. I haven't been able to measure her length yet, but she is almost the length of my arm...if that helps...I know that's kind of vague, but that's really the best I can do at the moment.

We need more information on the setup. Write as much as you can, so we can analyze your setup. Is your BP not in the hides?

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Originally Posted by snake_lady83

The tank is fairly big. My snake is a baby...I don't know her actual age. I haven't been able to measure her length yet, but she is almost the length of my arm...if that helps...I know that's kind of vague, but that's really the best I can do at the moment.

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1 foot 2 foot? it could be a number of things. i am thinking the cage is to big for her and she is stressed due to the large space available. it sounds like you have a 20l gal tank or something to that matter?. i would have started out in a 10 gallon with minimal stuff, bedding, hides and water. but with out knowing at least a estimated length it will be hard to advise, also your temps could be off as well?

lol how do i post a picture...I have one but can't figure out how to send it to you

the tank is 36 inches long and 18 1/2 inches wide...is a roomy tank a bad idea? i thought that it would be good for her to be able to move about if she wants to.

read this over to post a pic

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Originally Posted by snake_lady83

the tank is 36 inches long and 18 1/2 inches wide...is a room tank a bad idea? i thought that it would be good for her to be able to move about if she wants to.

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baby snake stress over large space, just like a baby they like to feel secure, they get that from feeling things against their bodies IE: hide box. i use old toilet paper rolls for for hides for babies, cheap and easaly replaced. to large of a space they can feel threatend.