Help!!!

[The Serpent Merchant]

No idea on age. The guy never gave me one but he did say she was around 300 grams. I need to get a scale so I can check for myself but that seems about right.

Well 300 grams means less than 6 months old (except in very rare cases)

As has been said 1 week without eating is nothing to a BP. They can and will go off feed for weeks and sometimes months at a time for no apparent reason.

1. How are you housing this snake?
2. How are you heating the cage?
3. What are your current cage temperatures?
4. How are you measuring temperatures?
5. Does the cage have hides? if so How many and what type?
6. What size/type cage do you have?

Overall your new snake needs time to adjust to his/her new home.

Are you sure you know how to sex a snake? If done improperly not only will you not actually know what the gender is, but you can also easily injure the snake in the process.

[Brad91]

Well 300 grams means less than 6 months old (except in very rare cases)

As has been said 1 week without eating is nothing to a BP. They can and will go off feed for weeks and sometimes months at a time for no apparent reason.

[LIST=1][*]How are you housing this snake?

She's in a terrarium.

[*]How are you heating the cage?

Two heat lamps and a UTH.

[*]What are your current cage temperatures?

86 on the hot side 74 on the cool side.

[*]How are you measuring temperatures?

Those cheap plastic things that stick to the back... (I need to save up for a digital thermometer.)

[*]Does the cage have hides? if so How many and what type?

Yes but unfortunately only one right now... Its a half log type right in the middle of the cage.

[*]What size/type cage do you have?

It's a 50 gallon terrarium type. Not all that huge after you figure in the water bowl that takes up 1/4 of the cage.

[NormanSnake]

The digital thermometer is a priority! Those stick on ones are not accurate, they're made for fish tanks! Go and get yourself an accurite at walmart for $12 and make sure you're not burning that poor girl up!

EDIT: Also, hides hides hides! She needs to feel secure in her enclosure, that tank is huge for a little BP! Clutter that thing up as much as possible.

[Brad91]

Got it!!! I get paid Friday so that's definately #1 on my list come Friday morning. Till then I'll add more "homemade" hides. I prefer naturalistic looks but homemade will have to work for now.