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    Re: Ball python always trying to escape at night

    Quote Originally Posted by Nick6969 View Post
    The siz of enclosure is 28 by 32 inchs thats the area he has to slither around its bout 1foot and a half tall i have a heat lamp on the lid one hiding spot on the hot side a thermometer in the middle that shows 25/28 in the day and 22/25 at night a heat pad 6by 6inchs under his hiding spot theres a three stump to hold his hiding in place the water bowl is a dog bowl which he always tips over as for poop he hasnt pooped since i got him i fed him 2 times in 24 days every 12 days hee did pee though as i picke up some dry wall lookin stuff. This was an abandoned snake i do not know it age or sex it is about 4 feet long and seem to be the size of a normal 500ml water bottle or smaller for weight i have no scale and i do not have thermometer on the heat pad, i was planning on making him a bigger better terrarium at home do you guys have any sugestions, i las fed him the 21st he feeds in 3/4 days and today a 2am i saw him up against the lid pusshing his head so i misted him with water he stayed there then fell and started hissing as if he got scared or something, the tank is in the front of a bong shop where the door opens alot and alot of people pass by it in the day
    The drywall looking stuff, that's poop.

    22C is 71F, and that's damn cold for a ball python. 79F as a general minimum and certainly no cooler than 75F (23.8C) ever. Ambient should be 80F - 83F or so (that's 26.6C - 28C) and that same temp on the "cool" side. He needs a hot spot reaching 90F - 94F (32C - 34C).

    I didn't read anything about a thermostat. If there is no thermostat, get one. Better to replace the lamp with CHE on a THERMOSTAT (a jumpstart will be fine for now) as 24/7 light will stress the poor guy out. And the UTH isn't going to cut it alone if your ambient temps are so "low".

    I didn't read anything about HIDES. If he's sitting out there exposed, in plain sight? They aren't display creatures. They like darkness and seclusion. He needs small tight fitting hides.
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