Quote Originally Posted by ferrislongdog View Post
He does at times poke around at the screen lid in an attempt to escape and does move around when he isn't basking or in a hide. I have all four sides covered currently. I've seen a where people have started off a young python in an even more revealing 40 gal and it still eats, just not my guy. i do wonder if maybe the temps aren't ideal? They do stay around 85 in the air and above and I tested out all sorts of bulbs before I got him to go with my two UTH to keep it closer to 90, but most everything ended up being overkill. The ground temp on the bedding is fine, but the air can vary, which is where the thermostat probe is gauging. Should I be as worried about that ambient air temp on the warm side? Is that maybe becoming too hot paired with the UTH keeping the bedding warm?
I've seen a few stories of snakes seemingly forever trying to get out of the Viv and the Viv temps were simply far too warm and the snake couldn't cool down enough . I'm not saying this applies in your case BUT it is a possibility ...