Quote Originally Posted by zelos888 View Post
i have about a half inch of aspen and one page of newspaper.Alright ill lower it down some degrees.

im not sure why i have both i was originally just going to put newspaper but i thought aspen would also be more comfortable,also newspaper would make it easier to clean messes.is it bad to have both?
No...I don't think it'll cause any problems having both. I think lowering your warm side temps will help.

Also, back to your original question...it sounds like you may not be getting the item warm enough...

And...when you say hopper...are you talking mice? If so, that's way to small. The prey item should be slightly larger around than your snake is at its largest point. Or, 10-15% of the snake's weight.