Cool side of 82?! I've been doing it all wrong for the last 25 years.j/k. I will have to respectfully disagree on your temp gradient. I would agree with your high side temps, but 82 for a cool side gives the animal nowhere to escape heat. If at all possible, the cool side temps should be around 70. The higher the constant temps are the higher the snakes metabolism will have to work.Originally Posted by Wh00h0069
For example, when food is scarce in the wild, snakes will retreat to cooler temps to conserve energy....usually during the hottest point during the summer months. In my observations, snakes really don't like high temps unless they are digesting a fresh meal. Giving them a good gradient of 70-90 lets them choose temps they are most comfortable with. Even then, a larger gradient would be better but isn't likely in the typical captive environment. I know of a couple of breeders that feed their kings during winter months at temps of 50 degrees but offer them a hot spot of about 85. I tend to except a break during the winter as most
To the original poster, one day isn't really long enough to see the meal digest. Depending on the size of the meal and the animal, it should be gone or unnoticible after 48 hours.
Again, just my experience.
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