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    Re: Bp is never comfortable?

    Quote Originally Posted by Midnight View Post
    during shed and after feeding my bp uses both of her hides but other than that she roams all day? Here are the details of her enclosure
    32qt tub
    Cold hide is at 78F
    hot hide is at 90F
    air temp is 81F
    humidity stays between 60%-75%
    acurite digital thermometer
    temp gun used for floor temps
    dried out cypress mulch
    a cave hide for cold and hot sides
    heat tape underneath tub with thermostat probe between tape and tub
    waterbowl
    A few fake plants

    I spot clean as soon as she leaves me a present and clean the whole enclosure and furniture about every two weeks. She's a 1200g female currently eating medium rats. She always takes her food and has no history of sickness. Her poops are healthy aswell as her urates. I don't know what to do! The only thing I can think of is blocking some light out of her enclosure but that's about it.
    Hmmmmm.

    A few questions:

    1. Can she fit comfortably and snuggly in both hides?

    2. When you take ground temps on the hot and cool side, are you lifting the hide to get the temp in the hide?

    3. How often are you checking temps with the temp gun? Could it be hotter during the day?

    4. How often are you feeding her a medium rat?

    It sounds to me like temps or humidity are off (although what you say sounds okay, although 75% is a little high for a BP not in shed) or she's hungry.

    The only other thought I had is about the cleaning of the tank. When you clean the whole tank, does that include fresh substrate?

    Any clarity you can give on the above would be helpful, but I too am not sure what's going on.

    Are you giving her a day/night cycle? 12 hours day/12 hours night/dark?

    As you seem to know, BP's often come out and roam at night, but not during the day so much.

    Good luck and keep us in the loop.

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