New BP not using hides...

So.... I showed Herman his hides, he went in... Hung out for about 10 minutes and then went back under the log in the center of his cage. Could this mean my temps are off? Despite what my thermometer says?

Maybe. I like using an IR temp gun to check mine.

Is the hide small enough where he touches all sides when he coils inside? If not, the hide may be to big and not make him feel secure. Try putting moss in the hide to make it feel smaller and then see if he uses it.

Double check the temps just remember the snake didn’t read the care sheet he is just doing what he wants to do and that is ok. Give him time to settle in and try to feed if he eats everything is probably fine. I have some hatchlings in a 48” x 16” cage with two hides and a water bowl and they are doing great I think everyone that says a large enclosure stresses them are just regurgitating stuff they read on the internet and most of them have never tried it themselves. I agree some BP’s seem to like a small enclosure and if you can’t get him to feed try cluttering it up or downsizing I start all my hatchlings in a 7 qt with a small hide but once they are feeding well I move them to a larger enclosure and I have never had a problem.