Do I intervene orthe wait some more

[JodanOrNoDan]

We have a male who doesn't eat from late September until late February every single year. Its just this one. The first time I thought he was dying haha he was one of our first BPs. But for the rest of the year he eats like a boss...weekly....without fail. We also have had some of the young snakes not eat unless the room was dark. But we don't feed live.

We have an ambient temp of about 84...the room is dedicated to just critters. But we use belly heat in the tubs meaning the half with heat is technically the hot spot. Correct me if I'm wrong but is it suggested you don't need that if the ambient is high enough? What about digestion without under tank warmth? TIA!

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I run ambient only in my snake room and it runs between 84-88. I have a separate rack in another room that I use for quarantine that has a normal heat tape setup. The only thing that has heat tape in it in my snake room is my incubator. I have experienced zero difference as it pertains to the animals doing it one way or the other. It is just easier for me to run ambient only for the majority of my collection. A lot less failure points to check.