Husbandry help

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Originally Posted by Yodawagon

Don't take offense to this, but why would you get another snake when you're still working on perfecting the one you already have.

You should never use a hide with a hole in it, they can get stuck.

I see a wireless sensor in one of those pictures. I hope that's not taped. You should be checking your parameters where the snake lives, not 7 inches above it.

Also what are you parameters?
Heat source?

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The wireless sensor is only for humidity. I have probes both on the Kane heat mat and on top of the substrate 92 under substrate 89 on top, same for his cool side one on top of the Kane mat and one on top of substrate 88 under substrate and 84 on top . If I thought he was to big for the hole in the hide I wouldnt of bought it, I will change it along with the other hides when he's bigger. I don't think the change in cage affected him, he was in a v211 and he acts the same in the v400. As far as getting another snake, does it mean when sometimes my beardie and my female Leo rejects food that I should get rid of everything else and focus on those 2? Or if a breeder can't get one of there snakes to eat they should quit the buisness and sell everything until they get that one snake to eat?

There is tape that I epoxy around the flashing light. There is no way its coming off. You can come see for yourself. Its being held to the wall by a bracket I made and screwed to the cage.

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In my opinion the hide on the hot and cold side should be exactly the same and should be a nice secure fit. That way instead of feeling secure but being cold all the time or the other way around he will have consistency and you'll know that he just favors the temp and not one hide over the other.
I can't see the pics for some reason so don't know if that's the case or not.

I had my super pastel in a 45x45x30 viv and she was just under 2 ft long. Switched her to a rub and she's soooo muh happier it's quite surprising. She would never settle in the viv but she's happy now and has never missed a meal since and would feed every other day if I let her lol
But I have a phantom that's over 2 and a half ft and she fits quite nicely in the exo terrace medium hides

Total up to you if you want different hides as well. Maybe ruff ones to help with shedding or one humid hide or something but I would definitely have 2 of the same hide like I said just above

Good Luck.

My best results come with when and how I offer the food. Do you always have the light on in there? I'd try keeping the light off for a while, cover part of the front with a towel, and only offer at night while trying to stay out of sight. I'm guessing that Viv is too big for your bp and it doesn't feel secure enough with the size and lights. Good luck!

Switching the hides to be the same I might try. Its very dark in the room he is in even during the day so I have a light on a timer. The light in the pic was just there so people could see inside better, I normally have a very low watt incadesent bulb. The light goes off at 9 and I always feed between 12am-2am after he is out and about.

Hey. You say you feed between 12 and 2. Have you tried feeding in the day ? All of mine feed in the day but that's the way they have always done it.
One won't feed too early in the day because she was previously fed late in the night so she has to be fed around 8 but I'm slowly bringing her down

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Originally Posted by Scottywelsh

Hey. You say you feed between 12 and 2. Have you tried feeding in the day ? All of mine feed in the day but that's the way they have always done it.
One won't feed too early in the day because she was previously fed late in the night so she has to be fed around 8 but I'm slowly bringing her down

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Yes the first few times I tried to feed him was during daylight and he refused. The only meals he has taken were at night. Maybe I should try daylight again?

I would second having the identical hides. Aside from that, I'd leave him alone as much as possible for a week. Then offer him prey once every 6 days. Unless he starts dropping weight, I wouldn't worry about it. He'll eat when he's comfortable and hungry.

I would try it again personally. The first few times yu.tried him in the day be might have still been settling in.
Make whatever changes you're going to make like using the same hides or blacking some of the glass out for privacy. . Give him a week to get comfortable and secure and try him.
How do you offer food ? On tongs or just left in the viv or ?

And if all ells fails maybe have to Come to terms with the fact the viv might be too big for him. If it is and you can't or don't want to change vivs then maybe move the hot or cold side to the middle of the viv. Block the other half of the viv making it half the size and see if he feels more secure like that
With this method you can easily make the viv bigger and bigger just by moving whatever you have used to block the other half up. essentially making the transition from a small viv to big viv much more gradual

If you do this think carefully on what you use. Remember that snakes can fit through surprisingly small gaps sometimes and they push things with quite a force when they want to. Also as you know but I'll say it anyway just for others that read this. Do not use tape to secure anything, IMO you shouldn't use anything with sticky stuff on it in a viv (e.g stick on thermometers). remove all burs or anything sharp that he can catch himself on.