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    Question Hiding

    Seems like my BP NEVER leaves her hide. Could this be because she is scared or stressed out?? Or maybe that thing is just way to comphy?! She used to move around quite a bit at night time atleast.
    im a noob to the snake world! but they are just so fascinating!

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    Re: Hiding

    they just love to be somewhere tight and dark and quiet. They do tend to venture out more at night. As long as she is eating, drinking, pooping well, I wouldn't worry to much about it.

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    Re: Hiding

    ive seen here that a hiding bp is a happy bp.

    my current collection
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    3.4.? rats (? = litter coming any day now)
    0.1 dutch rabbit (Lucy)

    my "future hopefuls"
    0.0.1 pied cockatiel 0.0.1 white bellied caique 0.0.2 guinea pigs

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    Re: Hiding

    Quote Originally Posted by mommanessy247 View Post
    ive seen here that a hiding bp is a happy bp.
    That is true, a hiding bp is a happy bp

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    Re: Hiding

    Dang, I had already crafted hiding is happy but see that it's been said already.

    She cruises at night because that's when she's active and hunting. Cruising in the daytime means something's not right.

    When it comes to BPs...theyre pet rocks that eat rodents every now and then.
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    Re: Hiding

    Quote Originally Posted by heathers*bps View Post
    they just love to be somewhere tight and dark and quiet. They do tend to venture out more at night. As long as she is eating, drinking, pooping well, I wouldn't worry to much about it.
    the problem is she hasnt been eating!
    im a noob to the snake world! but they are just so fascinating!

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    Re: Hiding

    how long have you had her? the rule of thumb here is to wait on feeding for the first week or two, to let them adjust to their new home...im gonna wait two weeks just to make sure my snake has had plenty of time to adjust...

    my current collection
    1.2 kiddos
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    0.1 mojave ball python (Nyx)
    0.1 Dumerils Boa (Hemera)
    1.0 Eastern Box turtle
    3.4.? rats (? = litter coming any day now)
    0.1 dutch rabbit (Lucy)

    my "future hopefuls"
    0.0.1 pied cockatiel 0.0.1 white bellied caique 0.0.2 guinea pigs

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    Re: Hiding

    I also am new to the snake owners world but I am enjoin it very much
    (I have had my snake for 5 days it came in his own cage witch was a good thing but it was nasty with no hide and starven so after haven him 24 hours I decided to go ahead and try to feed him and he ate pretty fast so I feed him another mice and waited 24 hours to clean his cage because it was truely nasty and I not that kinda person and I made him a nice cave to go into and the first day he was still active then guess he found out he liked his hide because he doest hardly come out during the day but in the morn it looks like he has redesigned it him self so he is coming out at night good luck with your snake and you got the best of help on this web sight people are great here and very helpful good luck

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    Re: Hiding

    Quote Originally Posted by hughman 125 View Post
    the problem is she hasnt been eating!
    Well if shes not eating lets start off by doing this

    What is she housed in?
    What are her hides?
    What is her hotspot temp?
    What is her ambient temp?
    What is her humidity?
    How long have you had her?

    Also how are you heating the cage and what are u measuring with.

    Husbandry would be one reason she is not eating would also explain why she was moving around a lot before.
    Mike

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    Re: Hiding

    Quote Originally Posted by f4n70m View Post
    Well if shes not eating lets start off by doing this

    What is she housed in?
    What are her hides?
    What is her hotspot temp?
    What is her ambient temp?
    What is her humidity?
    How long have you had her?

    Also how are you heating the cage and what are u measuring with.

    Husbandry would be one reason she is not eating would also explain why she was moving around a lot before.
    This is so true. My BP is so temperamental. If everything isn't right she want move at all or eat. I mean I have only had her a week but my humidity wasn't right when I had everything set up and she would no longer explorer her tank. Once I fixed that she was fine and was back to herself.

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