My baby ball isn’t eating anymore and is losing weight (new snake mom)

[chaylibell]

Yes, get two thermostats. Or you could invest in a Herpstat 2. It can control two heat sources. And 11g isn't all that much of a weight loss, he could've pooped that out. Did you put the eco earth in wet? I have to let it dry for a couple days before I use it.

I thought maybe he could’ve pooped it out too but it was 2 weeks after his previous meal that he was weighed. And then weighed about a month later again when I noticed the weight drop. And no I didn’t put it in wet (???) it’s dry and loose substrate...

[MD_Pythons]

Well try Cypress, that might fix your humidity issues

[Caali]

Thank you guys for all the replies. The back and sides and top of his tank have been covered from day one. I will need to invest in the thermostat for sure as well as the CHE. So I will need two thermostats??

Yes i I tried a mouse again, but he had already been accepting rats.

I have tried eco earth in the beginning but had an even worse humidity prom led, which led me to switch to the aspen in the first place, but I can try again with that.

Ive only handles him twice since he stopped eating and that was only because I wanted him to still feel comfortable it’s me holding him since it had been so long, and to weigh him, but I will stop until he eats.

I agree with MD_Pythons. If eco earth isn't working for you, try cypress mulch. I use cypress mulch too (never used eco earth) and I'm very happy with it.

[chaylibell]

Ok so with the humidity issue tackled. What should I do about the heat? The surface temp is WAY a different that the ambient temp. Is that a problem? And should I have two lamps with ceramic bulbs with different temps? And should they be on day/night timers? Or should I just have one ceramic heater bulb that’s on 24/7?

[CALM Pythons]

Ok so with the humidity issue tackled. What should I do about the heat? The surface temp is WAY a different that the ambient temp. Is that a problem? And should I have two lamps with ceramic bulbs with different temps? And should they be on day/night timers? Or should I just have one ceramic heater bulb that’s on 24/7?

No thats not a problem now that you have explained the substrate temps are on point. Dont let the Hot Hide go above 88/91 degrees. They make Thermostats that operate 2 sources. Thats what most of us run. Herpstat 2 etc.. The number is how many sources it runs. If you dont have a Thermostat when the house warms up (Spring/Summer time) that Hot Hide can easily get up to 110-120-140 and thats Brain Damage temps.

Ps: one CHE or Bulb and 1 UTH. If you add more heat lamps they will dry the tank out to nothing.