Quote Originally Posted by IlBLaZel1
Hello everyone, I just got a new 40 gal. tank for my BP and I have everything but plants in it. I noticed that the BP doesnt like to come out when the light is on and just stays in the hide. When I turn off the light at night, the BP usually comes out and explores around the tank. I know snakes usually tend to be more active at night, but could it be that the light bothers it?
Ball pythons are nocturnal animals that is one of the main reasons that your bp is in its hide all day and moves around at night. If you are using a regular reptile bulb and it is not putting off temperatures greater than 95 deg. then everything should be ok.


Quote Originally Posted by IlBLaZel1
The temperature in the tank never passes 90 degrees and more often than not stays around 82-85 degrees.
Do you have a warm side and cool side of the enclosure? The warm side of a ball python enclosure should be between 92-94 degrees and the cool side should be between 82-84 degrees.