I have a 6-week old male albino BP, purchased 10 days ago at an expo. Due to equipment problems it took me about a week to get his temps and humidity to an optimal level (heating pad kept shooting up to 110+, cool side wouldn't reach 80), and although his stats have been good for the past two days he seems extremely lethargic and won't come out of the hot side hide, even at night. I have a hot spot temp of 90-94, ambient/cold side temp of 80-82, and humidity 40-45%. I handled him yesterday and he didn't show any signs of shedding or sickness, at least as far as I could tell. He unballed without much trouble, wrapped around my hand and slithered around a little bit flicking his tongue.
When he's in his cage, though, he goes into his hide and won't come out. Even at night. I've tried feeding him f/t mice twice since I got him and he's wanted nothing to do with it either time, so I might try live next time but I'm not sure. I'm wondering why he's so inactive; my understanding is that he should be hiding by day and coming out to explore/hunt at night. I'm slightly worried that something may have gone horribly wrong since his temps fluctuated so much during the first week, especially since he hasn't eaten. He currently weighs 94 grams; I'm not sure if this is too skinny for a 6 week old BP. Any thoughts/advice?
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