why is he choosing his cold side hide over hot side?

[D&J Reptiles]

It looks like there is alot of good and correct information. Snakes sometimes like the cold. You will catch them soaking in their water and it is usually much colder than the warm side. It is just something that they do...

[mommanessy247]

my girl is on the cool side 75% of the time as well and i'm giving that estimated percentage cuz i'm not awake 24 hours a day sitting and watching her every move so i'm willing to bet she visits the warm side and i'm just not lucky enough to catch it. also, she's got a habit of going straight to the cool side for the first 24 hours or so after a meal then moves to the warm side for the 2nd day of digestion.
i used to worry that she was not gonna be warm enough to digest her meals if she was always on the cool side but apparently she's getting the amount of heat she wants.
just trust that your snake knows what it's doing and will do it when it feels the need to.