I would get the temps in check and as stated leave the snake alone. You say the hot side is 95, is that surface temp? What’s your ambient temperature? If all your using is a UTH it’s not going to affect ambient temps. A secondary heat source should be used. I have a 40 gallon tank that has both a UTH(8 x12 16 Watts I think)and CHE ( 150 watts) both on thermostats. My ambient in the tank is 82 at the moment that is in the center of cage ambient in hot spot is 84 and surface is 87-89. It’s about 79-80 on the cool side surface. UTH is set to 90 and CHE is at 86.
I had a different setup at first and ambient temps were low but surface temps were great but Athena would not eat. After getting the ambient temps right as well as the surface temps she was a different snake and ate in seconds. Athena thrives in this environment. She utilizes the whole cage, several hides, water in two spots. Granted she is in her hide all day, at around 5 or 6 in the evening she always comes out for a stroll.
Just a thought. I know it’s stressful when they don’t eat, especially if they are young. I think my UTH is 16 watts and my CHE is 150 Watts. I did encase my tank and top with foam board. Tanks are very inefficient for heat but it’s a workable problem.
I had faulty equipment in the beginning, apparently “brand new”means nothing anymore. Thermostate was screwed up and resorted to a dimmer switch briefly.
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