Temps..........?

[StormSerpent]

Is your baby ball python in a 55 gallon tank? This could be a big source of your problems, he is only staying towards the middle because the tank is very large and he feels insecure. Just asking for clarification.

[gmcclurelssu]

That does seem like a large tank for a young snake, but i am no expert on younger snakes. As far as thermostats, i would recommend spending more money now and get a really good one like a Helix or Herpstat. they offer much finer control over temperature that cheaper ones. I own a helix and love it.

[Kaorte]

Move the baby out of the 55 gallon. That is too big even for a full grown adult. Laying in the middle of the enclosure is a sign that your baby is stressed. They should spend about 90% of their time hiding.

[k2l3d4]

Here is a picture of my set up.....

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My baby likes to hang out under the bush and is able to move the whole length of the tank in hiding....

[k2l3d4]

Move the baby out of the 55 gallon. That is too big even for a full grown adult. Laying in the middle of the enclosure is a sign that your baby is stressed. They should spend about 90% of their time hiding.

Wow.... 55 is too big for a snake that will live for 20 to 40 years? That does not seem reasonable..... I have heard that for the lifetime of the snake one woudl look at a 150 gallon tank.... I mean if I were to put the baby in the 30 gallon that I have my two garters in,.. there would be no room for the baby to raom... As it did from 11:15 pm, last night until who knows when. My snake shows no signs of stress and seems to like the area that it has to be able to moce about. I bought the snake from Petco and they had six ball pythons in a 20 gallon tank..... Eicks. poor things. how on earth would they build up their muscles when they had no room to move about..

What I was trying to show by where my snake is in the tank was in regards to temperatures.... My tank is not running quite 92 degrees and the baby seems to choose to stay on the warm side of the hot instead of on the hot side.