Quote Originally Posted by Mindibun View Post
BPs don't need temps in the 90's. If the hot side is 90-95 and the "cool" side is 5 degrees less, that means she is stuck at at least 80 degrees at all times. That's pretty hot. These animals are captive bred. They've never been exposed to the hot African prairies/deserts/whatever. They don't NEED those hot temperatures. They're used to civilization and air conditioned buildings. I keep my cool side at 75-ish and the warm side at about 80. She goes back and forth and actually spends a lot of time on the cool side. I would drop the overall temps in your tub/tank. I think it's just too hot altogether.

Another factor might be the humidity. If the water bowl is on one side and she's wanting the humidity, she'd stay close to it. I keep my bowl exactly in the middle and half way over the heat pad. I've noticed that she'll favor the side with the bowl if I move it around. Especially during shed.

I'd make sure both hides are identical, and maybe put a towel over the tank/tub too if none of the other ideas help. Maybe she has a view of goings-on from the hot side, and wants to get away from it. Just a few thoughts.
This is likely why you're having problems with her fasting. She's not a corn snake. They need higher temperatures to be able to digest properly and if they don't think they will be able to maintain proper body temps, then they won't eat. I keep mine at 94-95 on the hot side and 82-85 on the cool side(room temp is 84 usually). They eat, they don't fast in winter(even breeder males), and they growgrowgrow. Termite mounds are quite warm, as are burrows under the ground, blacktop roads at night.

A good number of larger breeders just keep their rooms heated to 88/90 without any supplemental heat. The snakes thrive, which is all that matters.