Snake awake a lot during the day

[EvesFriend]

It seems like my bp comes out a lot during the day. Is this normal? He is active at night as well but it seems he is active quite a bit during the day.

[David802]

How are your temps? I've noticed that my snake will come out durring the day if her cool hide gets above 83. She will come out and hang out in a corner where its still 80 degrees.

[EvesFriend]

90-95 in the basking spot, and 77-83 or so on the cool side. In the corner of the cool side it is about 77 and a few inches forward where ther hide is it is about 80 and the temp builds as you move along. It's a pretty standard heat gradient type of thing I guess.

[David802]

hmmm, I'm as newbie as it gets, but I'd start with checking the accuracy of her thermometers. Your temps are a little off but not bad.

Has your snake ate recently? Doesn't seem to matter when mine eats, she will spend the next few hors slithering around hunting I would bet.

[EvesFriend]

hmmm, I'm as newbie as it gets, but I'd start with checking the accuracy of her thermometers. Your temps are a little off but not bad.



Has your snake ate recently? Doesn't seem to matter when mine eats, she will spend the next few hors slithering around hunting I would bet.

Yes she has eaten a few days ago.

Explain how my temps are off a bit.

[David802]

Yes she has eaten a few days ago.

Explain how my temps are off a bit.

Everything I've been told says cool should be 80-82 and warm should be 90-92. Maybe I'm wrong xD wouldn't be the first time.

Like I Said originally though, what kind of thermometer are you using? are you sure they are correct? That would be my first guess, of course theres probobly a much simpler answer that has elluded me in my attempt to help and I've just caused more problems. Again wouldn't be the first time

[EvesFriend]

I use Zoomed digital thermometers

[JLC]

You might try decreasing the hot-end temps a few degrees...but I don't think they're necessarily "wrong"...just that if you think your snake is behaving weirdly, try tweaking the environment a tiny bit, then give it a week or two and see if the behavior changes back to what you expect.

That being said...other things can cause a snake to cruise a lot during the day:
-- being hungry
-- new to your home
-- new enclosure
-- changes to existing enclosure
-- change in location of existing enclosure
-- too much light exposure
-- and numerous other little things

And sometimes, they just cruise for no discernible reason. After a few days or even a week or two of odd cruising, they usually settle back down into a more expected routine.

((This is all opinion based on personal observation of my own few animals))