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Faydraferrell
01-20-16, 10:21 AM
Hello, I have an approximately 6 year old female ball, lately she has been constantly cruising her cage during the day looking for a way out.*
The only thing that has changed about her environment is we moved into a new house in December. Her cage and setup is exactly the same though.*

I have 2 uth connected to thermostats. Warm side is set to 92 which makes it 91 to 90 on top of substrate (ive always used paper towel) and another on the cool end set to 82, and a ceramic heat lamp on top to keep ambient temps around 80.*
There is 2 identical hides that is a plastic bowl upside down with a hole cut into it and a large water bowl in the middle. I try to keep the humidity around 50 percent.*

I have checked the temps with a heatgun to make sure they are accurate.*

She hasn't eaten since November but this has been normal for her since she was about 2. She usually doesnt eat from nov to about march, but doesn't lose weight etc.*

Im at my wits end as to why shes so stressed out. Ive tried filling her tank with loosely crumpled newspaper last night as a read it can help calm a stressed snake they feel more enclosed, but today when i checked shes still cruising.*
Any help would be greatly appreciated im so worried shes going to wear herself ragged.

Andy_G
01-21-16, 03:59 PM
Snakes will become abnormally active for the following reasons;

-New surroundings/enclosure...even your house may smell different to her, so something to consider

-Improper temps, doesn't sound like the case here.

-Insufficient hiding places

-Hungry

-**Looking for a mate...yes females will do that to a degree as well...but are you 100% sure your snake is a female? Have you personally sexed it, or were you present when someone else was sexing it?

-Mites, which isn't likely if this is your only snake

Faydraferrell
01-22-16, 07:38 AM
Actually i guess i domt know for sure shes a girl that just what i was told when i got her.
Yes im fairly certain temps are good as im using thermostats and have a heat gun to double check.
We did move into a brand new house that has brand new carpet etc so there very well could be lots of new smells.
I have ordered her 2 new hides that are like black plastic boxes with a hole off to the side, in case her bowls dont make her feel secure any more.
Other than that idk what to do. Im going to keep offering her food every few weeks and try to leave her be for a few days and see if she calms down a bit. Right now i think im more stressed out than my snake, i tend to be a worry wart.

So if she was a he, do males get super restless and look for mates evsn if theyre the only snake in the place?
Thank you for your input.