Just a quick question

hey guys im new to all this just wondered if anyone could help me, i have had my ball python now for about 3 weeks she is 9 weeks old and called flick... a female, now as she is settling down quite nicly i have noticed that she is hiding in rather odd places, for e.g under the water bowl and burrying her self in the bark, is this normal or is she trying to tell me somthing i.e its to hot its at 30 celcius at hot end during day and will go down to 24 during the night would appriciate a reply...
thanks

charlie

she needs a place to hide, check out the husbandry section stickies and u should find all u need there. BP's hide almost all the time

hey

she has three hides in their allready which i thought was a bit odd one down the hot end one down cool end and one in the middle... any ideas?
thanks

Your temps are too cool. What kind of heat are you using? How are you checking temps?

You need a hot spot of about 90-95 and a cool side in the mid 80's with the ambient air temps being about 80-84.

Hello, and :welcome: to BP.net.

-What type of heating are you using?
-How are you regulating it?
-Where are you taking your temperature readings from?
-What type of thermometer are you using?
-How thick is your layer of substrate?

hey
i am using a heat bulb which is attached to a dimming habistat and my substrate is about an inch to an inch and a half thick the habistat controlls the temperateure with a probe which is all linked up but just to check i have an exo terra thermometer placed in the hot end and one down the cool end
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OK. I got the temps converted. The warm side temperature needs to be around 33C-34C, but not more than 35C. The cool side should be around 26C-27C and no cooler than 24C...

excellent
thanks very much!:D:D:D

Where do you have the Habistat probe positioned? Is it near the top of the tank, the bottom of the tank, or somewhere in the middle?

Are your thermometers digital or are they the stick-on dial type?

I forgot to ask what type of heat bulb are you using? Is it red, blue, or white? Also is it a UV bulb?

the probe is down the hot end positioned in the middle,
i am using stick on dial types of thermometers

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Originally Posted by charlie.g

... its to hot its at 30 celcius at hot end during day and will go down to 24 during the night would appriciate a reply...
thanks

charlie

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I just read your original post again. Are you saying that the warm side temp drops to 24C at night?

yes they were the temperatures i got told from the reptile shop
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Originally Posted by charlie.g

the probe is down the hot end positioned in the middle,
i am using stick on dial types of thermometers

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I would suggest getting digital thermometers and hygrometer. They are more reliable and give a more accurate reading of temperatures and humidity. The dial type have been known to give inaccurate readings...

oh right ok thanks....would you say my temperatures are correct.... thanks for your help!

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Originally Posted by charlie.g

yes they were the temperatures i got told from the reptile shop
http://1.2.3.11/bmi/ball-pythons.net...s/confused.gif

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Ok. You need to keep the warm side temp at 33-35 all the time. It's ok if the cool side temp drops down to 24-25 at night but they need a way to thermoregulate. If the cool side temp is dropping below 24 at night, then you might need to make some modifications to your tank to keep the temps up...