How long until I need to worry?

[redshepherd]

Sorry to nudge in but was trolling and noticed this post. I have similar issues with my 2 year old boy as well. Seems to be trying to escape at night and will not eat.

As far as husbandry goes, how exactly should we triple check this? I have had my boy in an AP cage for almost a year on a herpstat and accurite and between those two everything seems okay. When I check with my temp gun, its similar in ranges but tends to show warmer temperatures. Just looking for some suggestions for triple-checking husbandry!

Also, if you know anything about probe placements for a RHP let me know! seems to be a lack of information on this subject on this site. (mine was directly under the RHP on the substrate next to accurite probe for ~1 year now but my concern lately is that his cage has been too warm, hence the roaming and trying to escape.

Using a herpstat, acurite, and digital temp gun is pretty much the best we can do! No worries there.

I let the thermostat probe hang (secured) only a couple inches below the RHP for arboreal species, since they're closer to it and reach up sometimes. I feel safest having the probe in that position. And then when I'm setting up the right temp, I use the temp gun to check every 20 minutes or so to make sure everything is within the right range.

I have my thermostat set to 83.0, and it's about 83~86ish for maybe a foot around the RHP, with a gradient to 77 at the very bottom of the 24" height. If I set it at just 84.3 or so, the temps overall go up by 3~4 degrees which makes it about appropriate for a ball python, so you can trial and error starting from there for what works for your cage.