I would not be worried that he hasn't used a hide yet.Originally Posted by ckuhn003
Well it’s Feeding Day #2 already. It’s been 7 days since he ate his first Adult Mouse. Hopefully this feeding goes as smoothly as the last time and I can begin some short handling sessions 48hrs afterwards. Here’s a picture of him in his enclosure this morning. He’s yet to use either of his hides and spends most of the time on the warm side. His ambients have been 75-79, humidity around 80% and his warm side floor temps were about 90 when I set him up. Haven’t checked in awhile because he’s been on that side every time I check on him and I didn’t want to disturb him.
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Many breeders use racks and do not have hides. Took Behira a few weeks to get into one, and now, she uses them, sometimes, or partially.
Is cool side 75-79? Or is ambient 75-79?
Ambient should be closer to 80-82F and cool side can be 78F or so, give or take.
If ambient is 75-79F and the hot spot is 90F (which I think should be 86-88F), then Phantom has no choice but to be on the hot spot to stay warm.
Make sure there is a gradient, raise the ambient, and lower the hot spot. Just my opinion.
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