Quote Originally Posted by RetroGang View Post
Hello everyone! I am new to the forum and this is my first post. I adopted a ball python a week ago and he has not been eating. He was not eating at the place I adopted him from either. He seemed to be doing pretty bad until this morning when I discovered his humidity levels were way too high (too much damp substrate) so I quickly switched it out for newspaper and put in a humidity box. He has two hides: a mushroom container on the cool side and a log on the warm side. His temperatures are 78 on the cool side and 92 on the warm side. Since I switched his substrate he's been laying on the warm side (as shown in picture) but has since moved into his log hide. I have also been noticing him yawning (I saw him do it twice), could this be that he's ready to eat or he's having problem breathing?

PS. I do not know how to add a picture.
Hey welcome to the forum and congrats on your new BP! Im new as well and just go my boy 3 days ago. Im not too experienced so I won’t be much of a help, but something you could do to help is make both of his hides identical so he doesn’t have to choose security over temperature. If a hide is more secure or he likes it better, he will choose it even if it’s too hot or cold. Plus, 92 seems a little on the hotter side. A lot of people on the forum keep theirs at 85-89 range. As far as the yawning and health problems, I’m not sure but I am pretty sure they do that when they have a respiratory infection or a problem in their mouth. I’m not the best help but I’m sure someone else on the forum who is more experienced can help you figure things out . Good luck with your new noodle friend!


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