New mom

[christineho]

I'm a new bp mom. I have had my snake for about 1 1/2 months now. He ate the first time for me but has not since then. He just finished his 1st shed with me the other day but still refuses to eat. Hes around 3 to 5 months old, 17 inches long when I checked that. Not sure on weight at all. I had him in a 40 gallon tank but I had a feeling that it was maybe to big for refusing his food so know I have him in a 20 gallon tank. His cool side reads about 80 warm side is about 91. Have a heat pad under tank on warm side. Water dish is in the middle so he can decide. Humidity is also around 60. I am starting to become worried about him not eating anything I know they can go a long time but is this really normal for a juvenile. Please any advice to help me would be very helpful I don't want him to die on me. Thanks I would post pics but don't know how to yet

Welcome, welcome!

We'll definitely need some more deets. BPs refusing is almost always due to husbandry. Here are my questions:

• Is the UTH regulated with a thermostat? If so, what is the temperature of the glass reading with IR gun? I see you noted 91 degrees for the warm side, but is this the temperature of the substrate or the glass?
• What is the ambient temperature?
• Does he have two identical hides on both sides?
• Is there enough clutter for him to feel safe?
• Are you feeding live or f/t and what size (also, invest in a cheap food scale from Amazon -- it'll make your life a lot easier)
• How long exactly has it been since he last ate?

These answers will help us!