Ball python Very Active

[xphoenix23]

Those pretty little frisbees are useless for the most part.
They wont tell you the temperature that the snake lays on, and that's very important.
You need a probed thermometer to do that.

Do you have a thermostat that your UTH is plugged into?

im looking to buy the Acu-Rite Digital Thermometer that someone recommended at Loews Friday

[xphoenix23]

[snakesRkewl]

im looking to buy the Acu-Rite Digital Thermometer that someone recommended at Loews Friday

Excellent, now how about that THERMOSTAT? lol

your not answering my question

[xphoenix23]

Excellent, now how about that THERMOSTAT? lol

your not answering my question

lol do you mean the heat mat?
i do have it under her hide

[snakesRkewl]

lol do you mean the heat mat?

yes, is it plugged into a thermostat to regulate its temperature?
If not it could be WAY too hot and a big reason your snake is restless.

I've checked 16 watt Zoo-Med heat pads to 118+ degrees plugged straight into the wall.
11inch Flexwatt can get to 130+ degrees unregulated.

[xphoenix23]

no there isn't i put a lot of bedding under the heat mat

[Savage420Siege]

What SnakesRkewl is trying to ask you is: Is your under tank heater plugged directly into the wall, or do you have it attatched to a thermostat? A thermostat is a device which will give proportional power to your Under Tank Heater, controlling the temperature on the floor of your enclosure. It is triggered by a temperature probe which is placed under your substrate inside the tank. You must have one so that the under tank heater does not reach high tmperatures and burn your snake. If the temperature of the substrates surface is 95 but the temperature of the bottom of the tub is 110, your snake could burrow into the bedding and get burnt.

Your snake is about the same age and size as mine. Follow my earlier suggestions and see if that helps.

[Kaorte]

no there isn't i put a lot of bedding under the heat mat

The bedding will not be enough. They can easily move the substrate out of the way and lay directly on the surface of the tub. If left like this too long they WILL be burned.

Do yourself a favor and find $25 and make a trip to the home depot. Pick up a piggy back lamp dimmer and an accurite weather station.

Also, a smaller tub wouldn't hurt. I would suggest a 15qt tub for a snake that size. You really only need enough room for two hides and a water bowl. They don't need any floor space to "lay out" on. They would rather spend all of their time hiding.

[Kaorte]

What SnakesRkewl is trying to ask you is: Is your under tank heater plugged directly into the wall, or do you have it attatched to a thermostat? A thermostat is a device which will give proportional power to your Under Tank Heater, controlling the temperature on the floor of your enclosure. It is triggered by a temperature probe which is placed under your substrate inside the tank. You must have one so that the under tank heater does not reach high tmperatures and burn your snake. If the temperature of the substrates surface is 95 but the temperature of the bottom of the tub is 110, your snake could burrow into the bedding and get burnt.

Your snake is about the same age and size as mine. Follow my earlier suggestions and see if that helps.

Actually it is best to put the probe OUTSIDE the enclosure right on the heat source. This prevents the snake from moving the probe or peeing all over it and shorting it out. If the snake were to move the probe, the thermostat would crank up the heat.

[stratus_020202]

She also looks like she is at the end of a shed cycle. Did her eyes become faded recently? I would lightly mist her enclosure and let her be until she finishes shedding. If she is in a shed cycle that is another reason she's not eating. Look at her belly too, if it's pink that would be the beginning of the cycle.