Any information or advice really.....

Thank you. I actually didn't know I posted in the site info. I didn't know what I was doing. I just found the button tht said start thread so I could ask a question n pressed it. I've been reading alot of the threads about ball pythons but I'm still figuring out how to even work the sight period. I basically just know how to use the search bar n find this post....lol but thank you again for the encouragement. I never thought it was too hard to take care of them until they started acting weird n getting aggressive. I think I just got nervous with them, bc i used to hold them all the time with no problems. Anymore it's basically just when I put them in the feeding cage n even then I'm still so iffy i use the lid of the cage to put between their head n me....I'm getting used to them again tho slowly. And more n more excited about redoing the cages.... and yes my chinchillas r a handful!! Constant attention to them!! I think that may have added to the snake anxiety....

I've been trying to upload some pics but my service is pretty crappy. I'm having an issue with mytank tho can anyone help....my temps r too low at moment n my humidity is getting too high?? My thermometers r reading about 77 on cool end n 79 on high end....I have a uth as heat source n coconut fiber substrate. I have plastic over half the top to keep heat n humidity in....if I move the plastic to bring down humidity then my temps drop too. Idk what to do?? A heat lamp idt is much of an option bc of the way my lid is constructed. I used to have a heat lamp behind the tank but when the lamp broke it was winter time so I threw the bulb in an old desk lamp until I could get out n get a new one (I was snowed in for days) it cracked the side of the tank. It hasn't been an issue as far as the snakes go but now I am unsure of how to add extra heat to the tank. I could probably get another uth n apply it to the side or back of the tank if that is an option??

Also i think one of my snakes my be a yellow belly (almost positive from all tht I have read) but since I'm not extremely familiar I'm not completely positive....I'll keep trying to upload pictures n make a post bc I know no one can really answer without seeing it, but any advice on tank temps n humidity?? Please and thank you!!!

What type of temp gauge are you using, are you sure its working? Are you sure that your thermostat for heat mat is working?

A possibility is the cage is just too darn big to have these snakes in unless you get bigger heat pad or another...

Are they still housed together?

May be time to consider different housing you can control easily.

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Gauge is zoo meds (I think) it's a digital screen with a probe at the end of a wore....one on each end of tank....i just went n got them tho after reading that alot of ppl do not like the dial ones.

uth mat... I'm not positive if it's working properly (I thought tht too bc really thts about all it could be but maybe there was something I didn't know since there seems to be alot of tht lately) I've never had an issue until recently so....it may be exactly that...

Seems like one issue arose n suddenly I forgot anything n everything I knew about snakes.... I had to start looking everything up again bc I second guessed every move I made. but we all had a bonding moment again the other night n all of a sudden these slithery little creatures tht made me so nervous for some reason (out of the blue) were like little puppies again n I didn't think twice handling them...I disassembled the entire cage n scrubbed it down n played with both snakes for a while n didn't flinch. I like the male better tho, my female still has a mild b*tch vibe... My male weighs 1100g n my female wouldn't cooperate so I gave up.

And yes they r still housed together....I have mixed feelings about separating them. I have done alot of reading on the subject since I was told they needed to be in separate tanks. I get y ppl do not house snakes together MOST of the time but it's not impossible or a dire necessity in my case. These two have been together for years n accept each other quite well. I'm starting to think their random temperament problem may have been bc their cage wasn't right n once I got nervous with them my head took over....it makes sense if their gauges weren't reading correctly n its the uth that isn't workin properly (I know the bottom of the cage gets warm still so it works a little at least) tht they were just uncomfortable/cranky n trying to let me know. Or at least to me it does...ur opinion?? I knew something was wrong but couldn't figure it out....I hope thts my issue bc if not I cnt keep them much longer n I rly would like to....

Oh and I think my humidity issue is resolved....*light bulb moment* 😉😂

Well, even if you haven't had an issues with fighting or going off feed yet, now you know your snakes WILL breed. They do that you'll end up with eggs and being gravid takes a lot out of the female. And if they continue to breed they male will starve himself to death in favor of mating and he will stress out the female by constantly harassing her to breed which will cause her to go off feed and weaken her immune system.
Are you measuring temps above or under the substrate?