Hello All,

This is my first post to the forum although I have been reading threads for a while. I purchased my first BP last month (3/19) from Petsmart. Before I brought it home I set up the tank with everything to make sure the temps were correct. When I first got my snake home I left it alone for the first week (minus taking it out to show my roommate once) before attempting to feed it. It has fed 3 times to date each time on 1 small mouse after which I leave it alone for 48 hours no interaction. Up until a 2 weeks ago it would come out at night 8pm move around its tank, lounge for a bit then go back in its hide and repeat every couple of hours but recently it has not been coming out except when its time for feeding. I noticed last night that it is starting its shed but I'm afraid it will just stay in its hide the whole time. It doesn't seem to be trying to regulate its body temp so I'm not sure what is going on. Any help/advice would be great.

Tank set up (3/19 - 4/05)

2 over head heat lamps (100w day and 75w night)
1 sticky thermometer (1/4 from top)
1 sticky hydrometer (1/4 from top)
1 digital thermometer (1/4 from top)
Aspen bedding
bamboo hide (BP lives in here basically)
rock hide
large water dish
plastic climbing/basking structure
plastic wrap over 50% of top to keep humidity

Tank set up (4/05 - present)

2 over head heat lamps (75w tight beam day and 75w night)
1 sticky thermometer (1/4 from top)
1 sticky hydrometer (1/4 from top)
2 digital thermometers (surface level)
coconut fiber and reptile bark (50-50 split)
2 almost identical bamboo hides (warm side and cold side)
medium water dish
wooden log over warm side hide
aluminum foil between heat lamps to hold heat

Current temps taken with digital therm placed at surface level of substrate:
90-94 basking area (day)
78-82 cold (day)
83-89? warm side (day)

83-85 hot spot (night)
77-80 cold side (night)
80-83 warm side (night

humidity stays between 50-70% (mist every other day)