Staying in the cold side for the past week or so

Guy's my Bp has spent most of her days this few weeks in her cool side, and she has refused 3 meals, theres no signs of shed yet.

Any ideas? All temps are where they should be?

How old is your snake? What size enclosure is your ball in?
How many hides? How are you measuring temps? Humidity?

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Originally Posted by satomi325

How old is your snake? What size enclosure is your ball in?
How many hides? How are you measuring temps? Humidity?

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She would be 1.5yr old, and ive had her for a year this month! I have x2 hides plus a big fern plant in the middle of the two, My temps is control by a habstat dimming thermo, plus i have a digital thermo with probe underneath the heat. Her humidity sits nice around 52-55!

Ive pics of her and her set up on this, tho the pic's make the tank look rather big than it is if you seen it up close!

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Originally Posted by simon17

She would be 1.5yr old, and ive had her for a year this month! I have x2 hides plus a big fern plant in the middle of the two, My temps is control by a habstat dimming thermo, plus i have a digital thermo with probe underneath the heat. Her humidity sits nice around 52-55!

Ive pics of her and her set up on this, tho the pic's make the tank look rather big than it is if you seen it up close!

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What exactly are your hot and cold side temps? This information is vital in anyone here helping you.

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Originally Posted by ballpythonluvr

What exactly are your hot and cold side temps? This information is vital in anyone here helping you.

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cool side sitting at 70f and hot side sitting at 85-90f

Cold side is too cold, no part of the cage should ever get below 75 degrees.

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

Cold side is too cold, no part of the cage should ever get below 75 degrees.

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Then why doesnt she move to the warm side to heat up?? Should i turn up my thermostat? and that will raise the cool side more????

Usually when they are on the cool side, the hot side is either too hot, or the snake doesn't like the hide on the hot side. Are the hides identical?

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

Usually when they are on the cool side, the hot side is either too hot, or the snake doesn't like the hide on the hot side. Are the hides identical?

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Yeah both the hides are the exact same ones, I'll turn down the hot side abit and see if she moves over

I would say 70 is just fine in the cold side.. But the hot one should be at least 90. Nothing below! How old is she, could she be pregnant?

Anything below 75 has the potential for a snake to develop Respiratory Infection. Don't go lower than 75.

And the hot side seems too cool. I would stay around 90s as well.

If your BP as been refusing food for the past couple of weeks and has decided to stay on the cool side than that is his/her preference. The reason we supply a hot and cool is to ensure they can be where they want. If she ate a meal I would think she would need the hot side but while not digesting she could just prefer the cool side for now.

If you see no signs of illness and the only issue is you think she's been on the cool side to long then just take a deep breathe and let the snake do what it wants.

The cooler temps could result in a brumation. Pretty much your snake is thinking its cool season so he needs to hibernate. This could result in refusals. If you up both your cool and hot side temps you may see better results.


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Originally Posted by Homegrownscales

The cooler temps could result in a brumation. Pretty much your snake is thinking its cool season so he needs to hibernate. This could result in refusals. If you up both your cool and hot side temps you may see better results.

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This.

Also, if the snake wasn't refusing meals I'd say this is nothing to worry about. It's my understanding that they only need heat to digest. My snakes RARELY sit in their hot hide if they aren't within 48 hours of a meal and my ambient temp is only 75.