Constant Roaming

A Thermostat is a MUST while you're gone and out of the house the temps could be fluctuating and you wouldn't even know, resulting in a stressed out BP.

Just take advice from that link I gave you, and you'll be fine, I would definitely look into get more items for your setup to cluster it up and make your BP feel more safer. Im not sure about the 30gallon tank, I'm from the UK so we don't go off those measurements. I use a 3ft wooden vivarium with a Ceramic heat emitter.

But yes, get a T-stat ASAP, and always use one in future.

My BP was kept in a tub, until he was 3 years old, which is when I decided to make the move to a 3ft, big viv.

It's on 2 day shipping from Amazon and I'm throwing some tank decorations in now to see if that helps. Thanks so much for the advice, (and sorry for being so poorly informed!) she's in a 3ft by 1ft tank so seems alright then. I'll give this a whirl and I'll be back if she's still having problems!


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No problem, always happy to help. Just keep your eye on the temps.. while you do not have a t-stat.
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Let us know how it goes!

So the temp probe was on the glass behind her hide on the warm side, and I'm thinking that the black plastic covering the probe was heating up and giving an incorrect reading. I have it under the substrate under her warm hide and after some tweaks now it's reading 90 and she's sleeping now in the cool hide, shown herehttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10...9488f5cc61.jpg

Thank you so much for your advice :)


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That cage seems a little small to me for that size of snake...

I was thinking that too; do pythons over 3 years old generally need to be in 40 gallons?


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Ok, That's a good start just keep monitoring the temps, and get the t-stat setup asap.

Give her time to settle down, and once your BP has started sleeping all day and only coming out at night, then consider moving into a bigger tank, as doing that now may just be overkill. But it is time to start considering the move to a bigger tank I think, with more decor.. and cluster.

Ok sounds good, thanks again for the advice!


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Alright so I got the thermostat, temps are currently 89 hot, 80 cool and holding. I tried feeding her last night and she refused. She's roaming mostly at night now, but still spends most of her time moving quickly, trying to get out. I'm at a loss as to what else it could be. Is the 20 gallon too small? Do I need a UTH too (not just a lamp)? Is she sick somehow? :/


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One of the most common reasons for a constantly active BP is being hungry... another common reason is that they pooped/left a urate somewhere and are trying hard to get away from it LOL.
I apologize if you answered these already:

How long hasn't she eaten? Are you trying F/T or live?

What size food are you feeding her and how often?

Not sure if it has anything to do with her being active, but 40% humidity is just a little on the low side. 50~60% would be better.