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I have 2.3 adult BHP. I have been slowly heating them up from their cooling. The cages are currently at about 80-82 degrees F. Increasing about a degree a week. I have been trying to feed them for the last two weeks and they are just not interested. They are usually voracious eaters. Are you guys having the same problem? Any comments?

Thanks;
Dave

Don't know anything about BHP, but it seems that a lot of male snakes are looking for girlfriends this time of year instead of looking for food.

>>I have 2.3 adult BHP. I have been slowly heating them up from their cooling. The cages are currently at about 80-82 degrees F. Increasing about a degree a week. I have been trying to feed them for the last two weeks and they are just not interested. They are usually voracious eaters. Are you guys having the same problem? Any comments?
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>>Thanks;
>>Dave
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The males are not doing much moving around. They were about a month ago when I put them with the females. Thanks for your thoughts.

Overall cage temperature isn't as vital as a thermal gradient. What is the temperature of the hotspot? In my cage, the female has access to a 100+ degree hot spot while the cool part of the cage is in the upper 70's.

It does seem a bit late in the year for your bhp's to be fasting.
Then again, you have more than double the number of bhp's that I do.

Doug T

>>I have 2.3 adult BHP. I have been slowly heating them up from their cooling. The cages are currently at about 80-82 degrees F. Increasing about a degree a week. I have been trying to feed them for the last two weeks and they are just not interested. They are usually voracious eaters. Are you guys having the same problem? Any comments?
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>>Thanks;
>>Dave

Wow! 100 degrees already. My hottest is about 82 degrees but am building up slowly. Like I said, about a degree a week. Maybe I am taking it too slowly. I have a young BHP female, about 4 feet long that is eating just fine at the same temperature.

I guess that I should start hitting the high temps. Thanks for the response.

Mine are eating. I think next year she'll finally ovulate. 04 baby, the female is 16lbs. Male is a bit smaller. Age is a major factor.
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So, what is the temperature that yours are at now? How about the day length? Thanks for your response.

The basking spot is 100 degrees. The cage is cooler. The snakes can come and go as they want.

Mid spring in Australia is HOT. A BHP crawling out on a rock this time of year in the deserts of Oz would have to crawl on rocks that you could fry an egg on.

Doug T
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>>Wow! 100 degrees already. My hottest is about 82 degrees but am building up slowly. Like I said, about a degree a week. Maybe I am taking it too slowly. I have a young BHP female, about 4 feet long that is eating just fine at the same temperature.
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>>I guess that I should start hitting the high temps. Thanks for the response.