Quote Originally Posted by Albert420 View Post
OP I must agree with Craig on this one i found it just too odd something is up. This thread didn't leave my mind .... another thing to consider is how big is the hides you are using ? They like a tight fit, very tight if the hide is too big they will search the viv/container constantly and only rest in the hide for short periods of time. Sometimes they wont even use it for a quick rest.

Clutter the viv/container with fake plants as much as possible i have 3 hides in my big viv, but my ball is happy there is almost not space for a mouse as he grows i will take a few things out but replace them with smaller objects, they really are shy animals by nature, very shy. Its true each snake has their own personality etc, but not to this extent.

Like the rest said maybe invest in a second thermo gun to make sure i triple check my vivs 3 times a day not open and close but i check that stuff is in order.

There is no way for them to tell us they are unhappy unlike a dog or cat, best is to stick with what has been a proven all these years.
I know you might not like this but i think its best to get stuff on point and start from scratch and triple check everything and get the snake into a safer routine. The streets is not really a place for a snake.
I'll be honest its been a little on this side of disheartening so far, I've got the understanding this needs to change and y'all can call it anthropomorphism if that's the way you feel I suppose (even though it's a complete misuse of the word) but everything points to something isn't right and if whatever it is causes my snake discomfort in her aquarium to the point of staying on me so long then yeah I'm gonna let her hangout with me as much as she wants. Some of these replies it's more like people just wanting to pick apart my post and find one instance where I misspoke just a tad or not read much at all but pull out a relatively extremist view.
However this reply has legitimate help for me.

The hides that came with her are put up she outgrew them maybe 2 months into having her. She would try to hide in them and would end up picking them up and sticking out once she started to put on weight. I had ordered 2 primate skull hide from Amazon but didn't know they where wide open in the back so I ended up going to the nearest PetSmart and actually managed to find the same rock hide in multiple sizes so I got her 2 new ones and they do fit nice and snug and as I said previously during the day she spends all her time in one or the other but mostly the warm side but a fair bit of time in the cool side.
Now to the part that I like "clutter the Viv/container with fake plants" you say... I think I missed out on this tip. Ramona's tank is just this, 60 gallon aquarium with mesh lid mostly covered with plywood for humidity, a zoomedic under tank heater (I think it's just worn out because even directly touching it it's not very warm) sits directly under her warm hide, Fluker's heat lamp with 100w black ceramic heat bulb turned down just enough to let the temp stay steady and warm for her. She came with a massive water dish maybe a 1/4 inch deep but still takes a whole bottle of water to fill, it takes up the majority of the middle of the tank. Then she has her two rock hides and a branch that was in her enclosure when I got her she does like to chill on that at night sometimes. But that's it, guess next order of business is new small but deep water dish and add plants maybe another hide or two?

And as far as your last bit... You might think I might not like it but that's why I turned to yall, for advice. I had already had plans of buying a rack almost have the money. I decided to go with animal plastics rack but use VE-300 thermostat and buy the AP375 which is an 8 shelf combo juv/adult rack with 3" heat tape. The only reason I havent redone her tank is I couldn't figure out any problem maybe she need the plants in there.