Hey all, I'm looking for a bit of info as a brand-spanking-new owner of a hognose. I figure I'll describe my setup first . I haven't weighed him yet, but we were told he's just about full grown. For substrate, we have a thin layer (1/2 inch) of organic potting soil topped with about 2-3 inches of sandy-clay burrowing mix. Clean water dish on cool side, humid rock-type hide on warm side (I know, we need another for the cool side) UTH. Soil temp of cool side is 75.5, warm is 85. Now it seems like he's ALWAYS on the cool side, wrapped around his dish. He also feels very cool to the touch. Is this normal? Should we bump up the temps with an additional overhead bulb, or perhaps a low heat output light to regulate a light cycle? I haven't been measuring humidity because most of the sources I've looked into said that it's unnecessary. RH in our room is around 46% though.
Thanks guys!