7/08/2022 -
I got a childrens python yesterday (under 1 yr old). After I set her enclosure up she seemed curious and would go the little hutches I set up in the case (there’s two) but I did have to move a hutch twice at different points to get to her/ check the temperature and now today she hasn’t used the hidey-hole hutches at all. I’ve been checking the temp with infrared gun and it’s about 30-32 right in the deep part of the hides and 23-28 around the rest of the heated section but I am getting readings around 14-19 in the coldest side as am having hard time getting room temperature up. I only have a 25x45x15cm case as she is still small and have a head pad under that covers about a third of the space. She’s not actively slithering about all day just spent the day moving around a little and then largely still curled inbetween the back of the domed-hide and the back wall of her case (on the heated side). Should I be worried she isn’t using the hides? I did have her out with me for a couple hours this morning but for the Children’s python not using her hidemajority of that time she was curled up under my hand on the bed
(The above was written yesterday)
8/08/2022
Edit : she has still been very non-active spent the most of the day curled up in the corner same as yesterday, still is still refusing to go into either of the hide options I have. both times that I took her out she spent the entire period curled up in first my jumper and then the palm of my hand and didn’t move around much at all. I did have a head pack for extra warm on me( between her and’s clothing too not direct contact) both times
I got a childrens python yesterday (under 1 yr old). After I set her enclosure up she seemed curious and would go the little hutches I set up in the case (there’s two) but I did have to move a hutch twice at different points to get to her/ check the temperature and now today she hasn’t used the hidey-hole hutches at all. I’ve been checking the temp with infrared gun and it’s about 30-32 right in the deep part of the hides and 23-28 around the rest of the heated section but I am getting readings around 14-19 in the coldest side as am having hard time getting room temperature up. I only have a 25x45x15cm case as she is still small and have a head pad under that covers about a third of the space. She’s not actively slithering about all day just spent the day moving around a little and then largely still curled inbetween the back of the domed-hide and the back wall of her case (on the heated side). Should I be worried she isn’t using the hides? I did have her out with me for a couple hours this morning but for the Children’s python not using her hidemajority of that time she was curled up under my hand on the bed
(The above was written yesterday)
8/08/2022
Edit : she has still been very non-active spent the most of the day curled up in the corner same as yesterday, still is still refusing to go into either of the hide options I have. both times that I took her out she spent the entire period curled up in first my jumper and then the palm of my hand and didn’t move around much at all. I did have a head pack for extra warm on me( between her and’s clothing too not direct contact) both times