I prefer, and keep, higher cool side temps too but I don’t see an issue if the snake has access to a 90 hot spot and ambient temps in the low 70s. It can still thermoregulate itself properly. I have no clue where the notion that BPs, and other snakes, can’t survive in temps below 75 comes from when they’re probably more cold tolerant than heat tolerant. I also don’t think it has anything to do with the OPs issue about the snake continuously trying to escape. Colder temps usually cause them to become more dormant and less active. I’d try offering larger meals or letting him out more often for exercise. When my snakes get really active it’s usually because they’re hungry or they want out of their cage. If I feed them or let them out for a stretch they usually stop with the pacing and pushing.
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