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Not staying on the warm side?
My BP is a great eater and gobbles down F/T mice like there's no tomorrow. He seems to constantly be hungry- I suspect because his body is trying to 'catch up' since his last owners didn't seem to feed him often enough so he's undersized.
But I notice he rarely stays on the warm side of the tank for more than maybe a single night after eating- then it's right over to the cool side
The warm side is heated with a UTH, controlled by a Herpstat to be around 93. The actual surface temps above the bedding is more like 90-92. There's also a red bulb overhead because the UTH can't keep it warm enough on its own. I test the temps with both an Accurite probe and a temperature gun. The temps never go over 94 judging from the 'memory' function on the probes. The cool side is around 80.
So should I lower the temps on the warm side perhaps? Is he going to be able to digest right only being on the warm side for such a short time? I mean he's always done it in the months I've had him so I guess he knows what he needs to do... It just bothers me.
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Re: Not staying on the warm side?
Are the hides on both sides of the enclosure identical? If they are I wouldnt worry about it. The snake will maintain its body temp....
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Re: Not staying on the warm side?
Exactly the same model of cave.
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Re: Not staying on the warm side?
a little off topic- If your UTH won't generate enough heat, you may want to get a better one. having the heat lamps on will only dry it out and give you humidity problems.
As far as him prefering the cool side, he knows what he's doing. I wouldn't worry about it too much
*I love this crazy, tragic, almost magic, awful, beautiful life*
~melanie~
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Re: Not staying on the warm side?
Oh, the UTH can get plenty warm an inch or two above the substrate- but it can't keep the cool side warm enough or the ambient temps up, so that's where the lamp comes in. The humidity's fine as long as I mist once a day or so- he's already had a perfect shed as testament to that.
And yeah I probably shouldn't worry, it just struck me as really odd since a few hours of basking doesn't seem like nearly enough time to digest a big mouse or two.
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