Ground Dweller ???

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Originally Posted by Dragoon

every so often i see it wraped around the thermostat probe wire looking around the edges of the lid for a way out.

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Mine does this every single night, except after he eats, of course. Makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong, him trying to escape all the time. :(

My adult is a clutz when it comes to climbing. He doesn't have anything in his cage to climb on and probably wont get anything because he falls off me when I have him on my shoulders. Heck he even fell off the chair trying to climb down the leg to the ground....

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Originally Posted by starmom

It could be a stress response to the openness of the tank for such a little snake. It could be stress from having such open and large hides. It could be a response to too high of heat on the floor. It could just be because he likes to climb!

I would enclose the sides of the tank and get some smaller and more enclosed hides. Double check the temps and make sure they are spot on. When this is done, if he still climbs, then so be it :)

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Totally agree, otherwise bp's are pretty :banana:wacky:taz: sometimes.

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Originally Posted by skaplan86

My adult is a clutz when it comes to climbing. He doesn't have anything in his cage to climb on and probably wont get anything because he falls off me when I have him on my shoulders. Heck he even fell off the chair trying to climb down the leg to the ground....

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Balls like to go down. Boas like to go up. ;)

I don't think he's a clutz. That's just how they are--not very adapted to climbing, as adults especially. That doesn't stop them from wanting to explore or find a better hiding place. It's up to you as his keeper to make sure he doesn't hurt himself. A big job, I know. :)

Took out the new hides. They weren't interested and they kept getting pushed around.

I put in the smaller water bowl and the snake took a nice soak in it. Must mean smaller is better.

I added a small dish of moss to help the humidity stay up since I have a smaller bowl.

I put the heat lamp on the cool side of the tank (no UTH) and the floor temp is 83-87F. Floor temp on the hot side (UTH) is around 93-96F.

Ambient temp is 70-72F. Can't get that higher without making the floor temps too high. I have insulation panels but they're not on the tank yet. I asked about this on another thread.

Is it OK for ambient air to be room temp if the floor temp is OK? Then I could put another UTH on the cool side with a rheostat and not use the heat lamp at all. Opinions?

Thanks.
JohnNJ

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Originally Posted by JohnNJ

Took out the new hides. They weren't interested and they kept getting pushed around.
Is it OK for ambient air to be room temp if the floor temp is OK? Then I could put another UTH on the cool side with a rheostat and not use the heat lamp at all. Opinions?

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How long did you give the BP to adjust to the new hides? BPs love squeezing into tight spaces so IMO you should probably try the other hides again. But if you do want to use the log hides I'd recommend covering up both sides with plastic/cardboard leaving only a small hole for the BP to enter/exit by. Having two wide open sides on both ends doesn't provide much security. The only problem with using cardboard blockers is that they need to be replaced every time they get poop/peed on.

And those ambient temps do sound a bit low. Adding another UTH with a rheostat is perfectly fine to get the cool/ambient temps up. You'll also probably notice that your humidity is no longer getting zapped down to nil!

Hope this helps.

-Dennis

Also forgot to mention how new is the snake? Mine explored her tank for the first two weeks after purchasing her and I haven't seen her out and about since! But its harder to see her as she's in a tub now so that may be skewing my judgment.

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Originally Posted by Hapa_Haole

Also forgot to mention how new is the snake? Mine explored her tank for the first two weeks after purchasing her and I haven't seen her out and about since! But its harder to see her as she's in a tub now so that may be skewing my judgment.

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The snakes are very young. They stay hidden away most of the time. They do come out and explore. It's funny how they stretch up to the screen and then topple over.

I just purchased new hides. They'll be in next week.

Thanks.