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    Re: Odd ball Pyton behavior?

    Quote Originally Posted by Spbeyond
    Also he eats one medium sized, thawed mouse around ever 3 days.
    For best results, I would only feed hatchlings-sub adults every 5-7 days, and adults every 7-10 days. Offering food too often causes a lot of stress to a snake's digestive tract, which will result in your BP to 'fast' for several weeks to allow their metabolism to catch up on all of the nutrients they've ingested. If you feel that just one medium sized mouse isn't enough to last him a week, you can feed him two medium sized mice every 7 days. These animals only get ~10 meals a year in the wild, when in captivity they get over 52 meals a year if fed once a week.
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    Re: Odd ball Pyton behavior?

    what are you measuring temps with?

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    Re: Odd ball Pyton behavior?

    Quote Originally Posted by Spbeyond
    Okay 30 gal snake tank. Heat lamp on one side, with under tank heater. Stays around 85 degrees. Gradients down to around 75 degrees near his other hide. Large water bowl takes up a good chunk of the tank. Tank large enough for him to streach all the way out and more. I am currently working on a 125 gallon tank I had so I can set it up for him. That will be sweet. Aspen shavings for bedding.
    Ill bite... Im assuming he/ she is a fairly young bp. (correct me if im wrong). First of all 30 gallon is huge for a bp unless its an adult. Second your temps are way off. I would actually try a smaller tank, a 125 gallon is going to be hell trying to keep temps/humidity up to par, also very stressful for a bp especially a young bp. A display setup for a bp is not going to go very well, because you will have a 125 gallon tank and be looking at a couple hides and a water dish all day. I hope this makes sense

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    Re: Odd ball Pyton behavior?

    I am mesuring the temps with 2 digital thermomiters. The temps are now 92-94 ish on the hot side down to mid to low 80's on the low side. Seems to have gone back to normal other than the whole stuffing her bedding in the hot side hide. (i pull it out and she has put it back 3 times.)

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    Re: Odd ball Pyton behavior?

    Quote Originally Posted by Spbeyond
    I am mesuring the temps with 2 digital thermomiters. The temps are now 92-94 ish on the hot side down to mid to low 80's on the low side. Seems to have gone back to normal other than the whole stuffing her bedding in the hot side hide. (i pull it out and she has put it back 3 times.)
    Is the 92-94 range the belly temp under the hide? If it is the air temp, the belly temp may be higher than this causing stress. Good that she is settling down though. I'd just avoid handling her till she starts being her healthy noctournal self again.

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