switched to rack & now off feed

[jharris08]

I just switched my guys from a divided boamaster to a 28 qt rack system about 6 weeks ago and at first it was going just like normal... but now 3 of my 4 snakes are off feed ( 2 are adult snakes over 1000 grams) and they are all acting really shy and jumpy when I open tubs. I was using newspaper as substrate and now have cypress mulch. Is this just prolly a coincidence or should I also put some type of hide inside the tubs to make them feel more secure?
any suggestions?

[TheSnakeGuy]

Some snakes still require hides in tubs to feel secure. How are your temps and humidity?

[bcr229]

My snakes in the rack all have at least one hide, the smaller guys have two hides.

[jharris08]

ok Ill try some hides and see if they start feeling more secure...temps are about 88 on hot spot and 78 in front of tubs so I think its jsut the change thats got them acting different

[Darkbird]

Between switching thier homes and the bedding as well they may just need time to get used to the new surroundings. how long have they been off feed?

[Neal]

Yea I always have at least one hide. You've basically rehomed them so give them a little time to resettle as well.

[kitedemon]

My crew don't feed as well in a rack I rotate them once in a while (18-24 months) and the odd thing is they all eat more meals in the enclosure than the rack. (I have a five tier AP rack and 6 enclosures) About 7-12% more meals a year. The temps in my case are all about the same give or take. I have no explanation for this at all.

How exactly are your temps in the rack, both surface hot and cool as well as ambient air temps? Is there a big difference? Air temps in a rack are far harder to control than a enclosure so there is often a big change there.