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Hopefully, we can help you. Some people on here might recommend better hides for starters, and eco terra tank can be difficult to maintain humidity in. But I don’t see any reason why it couldn’t be made to work. Is the snake shedding properly? Can your temps be a tad bit high? And what’s wrong with your substrate? The more details you give us (temps, humidity, prey size) the better way can assist. Peace
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Re: FB Ball Groups are the toilet of the internet (seeking husbandry advice)
Sure! Thank you. He actually just had a perfect shed 3 days ago. I tried to feed him yesterday as it has been about 6 weeks since his last meal.
- The coco fiber has always been a good substrate for me but a few people say it is terrible.
- Temp on the left (CHE on thermostat) stay in the range of 87-90
- Temp on ambient side (UTH on thermostat) stay in the range of 77-80
- Humidity has been a bit of an issue. I do mist a little when it gets low or add light moisture to the substrate. Living in Colorado has proven to be a challenge with humidity.
- Prey size: I usually go with FT rats that are the width of the larger part of his body but, I have tried smaller in the past few weeks just to see if that would get him to eat
- I do have 2 cork hides that I monitor for signs of over-moisture/mold.. I haven't had any issues with these. I do have another plastic hide that I could try.
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Re: FB Ball Groups are the toilet of the internet (seeking husbandry advice)
The setup looks fine. It is almost identical to my original enclosures (many years ago).
6 weeks of non-eating is trivial for a male ball python that size. I wouldn't even make a note for at least 3 months. Then I wouldn't worry until about 6 months had past.
If your concern is that you are wasting f/t trying to get him to eat: I would cut off part of the tail a feeder and thaw out and see if he is interested in the scent before I risked thawing an entire rodent. I would only attempt feeding once every two weeks (to generate more interest).
I also wouldn't handle/bother him until he feels secure and resumes a regular eating schedule.
Good luck!
Oh, and cute dog btw
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Did the snake stop eating when you moved him to the new enclosure?
What was he in before?
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Re: FB Ball Groups are the toilet of the internet (seeking husbandry advice)
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Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
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BTW, you don't always need different hides either...don't be afraid to make "improvements" on existing ones: they will smell familiar, & if too large, you
can make them feel smaller by stuffing some paper inside (for example)...& if they're too "open", you can cover part of the opening. As long as what you
use is safe (nothing they can get their head stuck in, etc.), it's fine to get creative, & your snake really only cares about how private it feels. Your cage
looks nice...probably just a few tweaks (& mostly time for him to settle in) are all that's needed.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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I don't see anything really wrong with your setup. Except I'd ditch the half log in favor of a proper hide. Other than that I see a pretty nice setup.
As for six weeks without food, that's nothing in BP Land.
Only offer every few weeks, he'll eat when he's ready.
I've actually gotten to the point that I won't even offer my BPs food until they show signs they want to eat.
So basically I wait until I observe "hunting" behavior. And for my BPs this simply means they're poking their nose out from the hide at night hoping a prey item walks by.
Once I've seen that behavior on consecutive nights I offer. So far that's worked really well for me.
And P.S. I left FB probably 6 years ago. I don't miss it at all.
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If you need to increase humidity try covering the screened top. I use a cut-up yoga mat for mine. I live in very low humidity climate and this works really well.
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Re: FB Ball Groups are the toilet of the internet (seeking husbandry advice)
I’m just here for the title. Lol
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