Quote Originally Posted by Basketball303 View Post
Since this is sort of a new snake owner thread I thought I would put in my two cents, since I am a new snake owner as well....here's the basic set up for my ball.

45 gallon tank
2 heat lamps
large water dish
big hiding place
currently the temp on the hot side is reading around 88 and the cool side is about 85.

my question is:
my ball is constantly curled up in one corner of the tank. I've handled him a few times and fed him today(thursday). I just wondered if anybody knew why my snake was constantly in the corner.
How big is your snake? If you read the stickies on this forum (which I highly highly recommend) you'll see a few things you might want to switch up. I'm by no means an expert, I'm a newb too. These stickies are so helpful. In general, a smaller snake does not need, or want that big of an enclosure. 2 tight hides are recommended, the temp gradient is usually about 80-82 cool side and 89-93 warm side, generalizing a lot of different suggestions. Read the stickies, I promise they'll help.