That's a big cage but as long as you offer multiple hide areas, or, a nice thick layer of leaves, he'll settle in. Also, I would also recommend a slightly cooler zone in your cage; I keep my gaboons at 72-75 deg F on the cool side to the low to mid 80's warm and a basking area that reaches 88-90 (ish). Night temps drop to the mid 70's. Just tweeking the temps a bit may be enough. Also, careful with the cypress; I'm not a big fan of this stuff but many use it. Good luck.

>>Thanks for the advice, Yea my temps are 80-88 cold to hot with a 12 hour light schedule and a constant 70% humidity, currently using cypress mulch as substrate. The enclosure is a bit big for the snake 4'X3', but currently I can't find a way around that problem. I don't have any smaller enclosures suitable for standalone hot keeping, and the 10 gallon I could keep inside of the larger enclosure just barely won't fit in.
>>I think the more then likely issue is attention, I think I'll just leave it alone for a week or so and try again then.
>>Thanks Again.
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>>Joel Letcher
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL

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