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I've had her for about 1.5 yrs now, and she's not shown any signs of weight loss -if anything, weight gain. Her feeding has slowed down a bit. I have no intentions of breeding her, and I offer her a rat once a week, but she usually takes one every 2-3 weeks. E.g. I offered her a 56g rat today (she weighs ~1200g as of a couple of weeks ago). She refused, but normally refuses food when she's really active.
My set-up for her basically is the same as its been since April. I might move the water dish around, but she has two identical hides, one on a warm side (regulated UTH) and one on the cool side. Ambient air temps range are 80's during the day (plus her heat pad) and 74-76F at night (plus her heat pad). So she always has a spot that is at least 80F, and during the day her warm side is closer to 86 or 88F.
So she's been really active, off and on. Sometimes during the day, sometimes during the night (as I can see her substrate has moved around, and cage furniture is rearranged).
I used to think her activity meant she was hungry, but as I mentioned, she's been refusing food off and on ( I suspect because she's reaching maturity and would normally be slowing down her intake). Plus, after some months of effort, she recently got switched back over to rats from mice. So maybe the food item isn't her preferred prey item, but will eat it when she wants.
Should I be worried about her activity or do I just have a weird snake? It's usually a very calm exploration of the tank, she's just strong enough to move most everything around in it, except the water dish. There are no signs of panic.
Also, at night, I put a cloth over her tank to give her extra security and help keep some of the living room's light out of her space.
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