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    Staying in the cold side for the past week or so

    Guy's my Bp has spent most of her days this few weeks in her cool side, and she has refused 3 meals, theres no signs of shed yet.

    Any ideas? All temps are where they should be?

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    How old is your snake? What size enclosure is your ball in?
    How many hides? How are you measuring temps? Humidity?

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    Re: Staying in the cold side for the past week or so

    Quote Originally Posted by satomi325 View Post
    How old is your snake? What size enclosure is your ball in?
    How many hides? How are you measuring temps? Humidity?
    She would be 1.5yr old, and ive had her for a year this month! I have x2 hides plus a big fern plant in the middle of the two, My temps is control by a habstat dimming thermo, plus i have a digital thermo with probe underneath the heat. Her humidity sits nice around 52-55!

    Ive pics of her and her set up on this, tho the pic's make the tank look rather big than it is if you seen it up close!

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    Re: Staying in the cold side for the past week or so

    Quote Originally Posted by simon17 View Post
    She would be 1.5yr old, and ive had her for a year this month! I have x2 hides plus a big fern plant in the middle of the two, My temps is control by a habstat dimming thermo, plus i have a digital thermo with probe underneath the heat. Her humidity sits nice around 52-55!

    Ive pics of her and her set up on this, tho the pic's make the tank look rather big than it is if you seen it up close!
    What exactly are your hot and cold side temps? This information is vital in anyone here helping you.

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    Re: Staying in the cold side for the past week or so

    Quote Originally Posted by ballpythonluvr View Post
    What exactly are your hot and cold side temps? This information is vital in anyone here helping you.

    cool side sitting at 70f and hot side sitting at 85-90f

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    Cold side is too cold, no part of the cage should ever get below 75 degrees.
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    Re: Staying in the cold side for the past week or so

    Quote Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant View Post
    Cold side is too cold, no part of the cage should ever get below 75 degrees.
    Then why doesnt she move to the warm side to heat up?? Should i turn up my thermostat? and that will raise the cool side more????

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    Usually when they are on the cool side, the hot side is either too hot, or the snake doesn't like the hide on the hot side. Are the hides identical?
    ~Aaron

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    Re: Staying in the cold side for the past week or so

    Quote Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant View Post
    Usually when they are on the cool side, the hot side is either too hot, or the snake doesn't like the hide on the hot side. Are the hides identical?
    Yeah both the hides are the exact same ones, I'll turn down the hot side abit and see if she moves over

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    I would say 70 is just fine in the cold side.. But the hot one should be at least 90. Nothing below! How old is she, could she be pregnant?
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