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    Stayed on cool side for past 2 days

    My female ball has stayed pretty much on the cooler side for the past 2 days.

    My temps are 92 f on glass above uth, 84 warm side, 76 cool side, 50-55% humidity.

    I dont know if this is normal but shes pretty much avoided heat for the last two days. She just ate last Sunday, spent two days glued ontop of the uth digesting the food, and then now maybe shes just cooling off?

    I tried experimenting and I moved her from the cool hide to the warm one, but sure enough and hour later, when I came up she was balled up on the cool side above the hide against the class. It was as if she didnt want to be near the heat at all. maybe I am overreacting because she still appears completely healthy. I have a thermostat for my uth as well.
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    I think everything is fine. They know where they need to go to get the right temps. Sounds like you've got it dialed in perfectly. It's normal for them to go on the cool side for a while. Also since they're so largely nocturnal, she could well be going back and forth while you're sleeping. My lesser is a weirdo like that... Consensus is that balls don't bask, right? But he'll go and lay on his branch under the lamp for a whole day at a time, even though his air and ground temps are perfect.

    So don't sweat it... As long as there's no indications of distress, everything is alright.

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    Maybe bump the hot side up a few degrees if you can. Around 88-90. Other than that, everything sounds good.

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