winter + resting/sleeping head out

[angeliquedevive]

Hello everyone!

New ball python owner here, so go easy on me As usual I have tons of worries and questions as a pet owner. I've had this 6 months old bally three months now. For now everything has been good. First two sheds has been success and he eats every week, he is eating like a lion. Temps and humidity are good now, but winter is coming so I'm trying to get ready for our first winter together. Temps here at the Northern Europe during winter varies between -15 and -30C degrees (between 5F and -22F in fahrenheit?) and me along with my dog and bally are freezing our asses off, hopefully not. I ordered CHE and thermostat so maybe it will help me survive until May comes. UTH and day/night heat lamps aren't enough as temps are dropping (they did the job during fall). If someone has experience with extremely cold winters+snake combo, tell me your tips.

Anyway, my actual problem isn't a big deal but this guy has been doing it since I got him. He hides like a champ during day, but every night after lights go off, maybe after hour or two, he just pops his head out from his hide and sleeps/rests/chills there. Not moving or getting scared if I walk past his terrarium. At the morning, when I woke up, he has returned back to his hide and I won't see him again until the lights go off. As a overreacting pet owner (always overreacting over my dog and bally), I am curious, is he just typical bally and chills out or is there something wrong with him? *worrying intensifies*

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and as I'm so 'good' with forums, I cannot even insert image here, heh... Tell me if those links aren't even working, haha.