Quote Originally Posted by Kaorte View Post
Okay everyone, more handling is not what this snake needs. If anything, it is some time off and a nice secure enclosure for a week or two.

I can't believe no one has been asking more questions about his hide and enclosure.

What kind of hide are you using? You need two identical rock cave type hides. They like small enclosed spaces, this is what makes them feel safe and not like they are going to be eaten every time you go and pick them up.

What size tank is he in? Too big of an environment can be very stressful for a bp oddly enough.

Everything you have described sounds like the snake is horribly stressed. Thankfully, this is usually easy to fix. Just leave the snake alone for a while. We all need alone time
this is why I was saying a few pics of his enclosure would be great lol.

as far as "rock cave-type hides", I'm not sure if you mean actual rock looking hides or not. I use a single hide right now since it's summer and I don't use a UTH right now, night time drops to about 75-77 and daytime raises about 10 degrees and my ball pythons aren't stressed or anything (please don't lecture, I have a UTH and a thermostat as well as an Accu-Rite thermometer with 2 external temps and an external humidity probe, new batteries, etc)

the hides I use are just blue plastic bowls I got from Dollartree in 2-3 packs lol. I just cut the rims off and added a hole. no matter what kind of hide you use though, you have to keep in mind that the snake will be most comfortable in a confined space, they like having their side touch the hide all the way around. IMO the hide should have 20-50% more space than what your snake takes up, giving it space to move around while keeping it comfortable and allowing space to grow so you don't have to keep updating every couple sheds lol. if the hide you're providing has a ton of extra space or 2 open ends (like log "hides") then you'll want to switch out for something else.

I keep dragging on, sorry lol!