So, I'm confused (doesn't always take that much
). Since I got her over a month ago my BP has been roaming on occasions during the day and then retreated to her hides for a while and then coming out at night again. But ever since she shed, several days ago, all she does is hide even at night, and I know this because I've stayed up late with the lights turned off and only the TV on.
Now, right around the time she started to shed I put in, on the warm side, a 100 W red IF Heat bulb which is on 24/7 because I was told that snakes can't see red light. During the day the blinds are open and the warm side gets natural light through the window and the cool side is semi dark.
The temp is 88+ on the warm side, which includes an UTH, a bucket hide over it, and a waterbowl, the middle is around 82-86 and has a pipe cut in half hide, and the cool area is between 76-82 and has a plumbing pipes hide. My BP prefers to stay in the middle to hide. The humidity on the warm side is around 55 and the tank is a 55 gal aquarium with covered lids.
I do try to handle her up to half an hour daily, outside of feeding and shedding and she seems a mix of curiosity and trying to find a dark spot. Am I doing anything wrong or is that just her preference?
This is her habitat:
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