Hiding

Seems like my BP NEVER leaves her hide. Could this be because she is scared or stressed out?? Or maybe that thing is just way to comphy?! She used to move around quite a bit at night time atleast.:confused:

they just love to be somewhere tight and dark and quiet. They do tend to venture out more at night. As long as she is eating, drinking, pooping well, I wouldn't worry to much about it.

ive seen here that a hiding bp is a happy bp.

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Originally Posted by mommanessy247

ive seen here that a hiding bp is a happy bp.

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That is true, a hiding bp is a happy bp

Dang, I had already crafted hiding is happy but see that it's been said already.

She cruises at night because that's when she's active and hunting. Cruising in the daytime means something's not right.

When it comes to BPs...theyre pet rocks that eat rodents every now and then.

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Originally Posted by heathers*bps

they just love to be somewhere tight and dark and quiet. They do tend to venture out more at night. As long as she is eating, drinking, pooping well, I wouldn't worry to much about it.

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the problem is she hasnt been eating!

how long have you had her? the rule of thumb here is to wait on feeding for the first week or two, to let them adjust to their new home...im gonna wait two weeks just to make sure my snake has had plenty of time to adjust...

I also am new to the snake owners world but I am enjoin it very much
(I have had my snake for 5 days it came in his own cage witch was a good thing but it was nasty with no hide and starven so after haven him 24 hours I decided to go ahead and try to feed him and he ate pretty fast so I feed him another mice and waited 24 hours to clean his cage because it was truely nasty and I not that kinda person and I made him a nice cave to go into and the first day he was still active then guess he found out he liked his hide because he doest hardly come out during the day but in the morn it looks like he has redesigned it him self so he is coming out at night good luck with your snake and you got the best of help on this web sight people are great here and very helpful good luck

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Originally Posted by hughman 125

the problem is she hasnt been eating!

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Well if shes not eating lets start off by doing this

What is she housed in?
What are her hides?
What is her hotspot temp?
What is her ambient temp?
What is her humidity?
How long have you had her?

Also how are you heating the cage and what are u measuring with.

Husbandry would be one reason she is not eating would also explain why she was moving around a lot before.

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Originally Posted by f4n70m

Well if shes not eating lets start off by doing this

What is she housed in?
What are her hides?
What is her hotspot temp?
What is her ambient temp?
What is her humidity?
How long have you had her?

Also how are you heating the cage and what are u measuring with.

Husbandry would be one reason she is not eating would also explain why she was moving around a lot before.

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This is so true. My BP is so temperamental. If everything isn't right she want move at all or eat. I mean I have only had her a week but my humidity wasn't right when I had everything set up and she would no longer explorer her tank. Once I fixed that she was fine and was back to herself.

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Originally Posted by f4n70m

Well if shes not eating lets start off by doing this

What is she housed in?
What are her hides?
What is her hotspot temp?
What is her ambient temp?
What is her humidity?
How long have you had her?

Also how are you heating the cage and what are u measuring with.

Husbandry would be one reason she is not eating would also explain why she was moving around a lot before.

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i have her in a 29 gallon glass tank on a shelf in a small closet that i alwayys have the doors open but shes still closed in on 3 sides. i have one hide which is a plastic log where she always stays, her hotspot temp is usually around 89 and her cool side usually around 81. the humidity stays in between 40 and 50 which i cant seem too get up any longer than a couple hours and i have had her for coming on 4 months now. I have been using a heat lamp to keep the temp up but its not directly on top of the cage its hanging maybe 4 or 5 inches above it, which since i did that, the humidity has risen about 10 percent and for temp i have a digital temp. guage and for humidity i just have a little guage with a hand.

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Originally Posted by hughman 125

i have one hide which is a plastic log where she always stays

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You need 2. Reason being yes she may always stay there but where else is she gonna go? She wont sit out in the open. She will choose security over anything else. She gets to hot she wont move because she feels secure there.

Also are you using a uth?

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Originally Posted by f4n70m

You need 2. Reason being yes she may always stay there but where else is she gonna go? She wont sit out in the open. She will choose security over anything else. She gets to hot she wont move because she feels secure there.

Also are you using a uth?

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okay, i just made her a second one out of a cereal box, i will get her a real one from the store soon.. and sad too say, what is a uth?

UTH = Under tank heater.

Usually a heatmat or you can get tape that does the same thing called flexi watt

You need a UTH because belly-heat's important for BPs

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Originally Posted by severe_bomber

UTH = Under tank heater.

Usually a heatmat or you can get tape that does the same thing called flexi watt

You need a UTH because belly-heat's important for BPs

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ohh, well i actually did and i just went to go check to see if it was on literally 2 minutes ago and it looks like it broke guess i gotta go spend another 35 bucks on a new one =/

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Originally Posted by hughman 125

ohh, well i actually did and i just went to go check to see if it was on literally 2 minutes ago and it looks like it broke guess i gotta go spend another 35 bucks on a new one =/

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Unless it's a problem with the thermostat that you've presumably got the heatmat running through?

You could try plugging the heatmat directly into the mains to check, but obviously NOT with your snake on it! A heatmat running without a thermostat to control the output will burn the snake !