>>Hi... thanks for the info. I am experienced with temp control, providing hides, etc. This particular snake ignores the hide, which is in the cooler end of the viv, and burrows under the substrate in the warm end. I will check temps again, but I think they are good.
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>>Not eating does not concern me much yet - as you said he is new to his surroundings. He is in a viv with clear glass sides on all four, so I may try masking three sides to see if overstimulation from having such free view of the room could be a problem. In addition, I will try handling him with gloves.
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>>I have also wondered if he was always fed live, rather than F/T, and if he was fed in his viv. Perhaps those two factors have made him react this way.
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>>When I received him and he was room temp, I was able to handle him. Do you think removing him from the viv and putting him in the feeding chamber for an hour of cool down time, then handling him when calm, would hurt him because of the cool down 2-3 times a week? The room he's in is kept at 68 F.
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I'm inclined to think high temps as well, especially when you consider he was easily handled when he arrived. Try a temp gun to give you more accurate readings.
If you move him to a feeding container and leave him alone for a while I don't think the stress will be enough to create a problem. It also makes it impossible for the snake to avoid the prey item which would/could stimulate feeding.
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