Quote Originally Posted by swansonbb View Post
Where to start..

1st. Read this - tonight. http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...s%29-Caresheet

2. Your tank set up is almost certainly stressing her. The tank's too big. It might help to throw a bunch of newspaper balls in there, along with blacking out 3 sides of the tank.

3. Do you have a thermostat or at least a table top lamp dimmer ($10 at Home Depot) on that UTH? If not, get one asap! Those things get really hot & she will get burned!

4. How are you measuring your temps? Is it one of those analog gauges from Petco? They don't work -they're very unreliable and inaccurate. Look at Walmart for a $12 digital thermometer to measure temps & humidity. I think Accurite is brand.
Hold up, hold up for a minute, I know the first thing would be to jump on the 40 gallon. However. She is very happy in it by all outward appearances, she is always exploring and playing, and she when she gets too hot, she goes to the cool side, same with the reverse. She doesn't seem to mind the large space, she's very outgoing, not timid. I do not have a thermostat, I cannot afford one until December 1st. I know very well that analog is inaccurate, I use a digital one.