I may have a weird snake. He doesn't seem to care for his den at all now.I thought may be the cypress was too pokey, so I put fake leaves on itand still he sits upstairs. And even prefers to sit on his bridge alot. See below:
The second picture shows his den below his choice on where to sit is. The heating pad is working fine, not too hot or too cold.I decided since he didn't want to sit down there, I'd put in a standard watt (Reveal Brand) bulb for light and heat in a fixture that was right above his cage on the warm side. The temp is 80-90 degrees depending on the time of day, and when the sun shines on that window you see behind him.
If he's not on the bridge, he'll nap under the flowers.
Actually I think he likes sitting outwith me more. I didn't handle him yesterday after he ate. But he came out this morning as usual.