Quote Originally Posted by tttaylorrr View Post
you're very welcome.
where is the thermostat probe located exactly? can we see a picture of your setup? a picture might give us a better idea along with your descriptions.


i say just swap the hides out for the new identical ones, then give him a couple days undisturbed and see what happens afterwards.


CHE = ceramic heat emitter. it is a ceramic bulb that produces heat but does not produce light. CHEs tend not to dry out the enclosure as much as IR bulbs do, but if yours is working for you that's just fine.

i feel there's quite a few factors happening at once, so we can't really isolate an issue. maybe photos of your enclosure can help. TBH i think it's weird that, when he does go over to the warm side, he sits RIGHT under the lamp. this behavior makes me think his hide is just not warm enough, so he needs to sit on top and exposed to regulate; once he's warm, he immediately gets to safety.

Thanks a lot. You really helped me!
I replaced the hide on the cold side. Since he decided to sleep on warm hide after I fed him, I decided to pump up the heat (you said he might not go into his hide because it's too cold). Now it's at exactly 90 degrees (that's what my thermometer says; the hide should be a bit warmer) and after he spent like seven hours sleeping on the warm spot, he finally went into the warm hide.
I'll make sure to keep it like this, so he won't have to sleep on his hide again
Thanks again!

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Quote Originally Posted by dadofsix View Post
Have you tried switching the cold hide to the warm side and the warm hide to the cool side for a few days? Sometimes, with these critters, you have to be like Sherlock Holmes and, one by one, eliminate all the possibilities until what you are left with must be the solution. Good luck.

Ciao

I'll keep that in mind and thanks for the tip. I really appreciate it