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My 03 female blood from Kara is always restless and constantly PACES her enclosure trying to get out.I have tried everything ,feeding her more,changing temps,changing humidity,adding hide boxes,changing cages.I'm ALL OUT OF IDEAS.She hasn't hurt herself yet.No nose rub YET.I'm just worried.She appears totally healthy.

How is she set up?

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>>My 03 female blood from Kara is always restless and constantly PACES her enclosure trying to get out.I have tried everything ,feeding her more,changing temps,changing humidity,adding hide boxes,changing cages.I'm ALL OUT OF IDEAS.She hasn't hurt herself yet.No nose rub YET.I'm just worried.She appears totally healthy.
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Thanks for the reply.She's set up in a boaphile blanket box 2.1 ft long x1.6 ft wide.The backwall is the hot spot that measures 92.2 degrees and the inside the humid hide is 85/88.The coolside,(front) 81.7 degrees.The humidity is around 70 depending how much I soak the humid hide.

another shot.

First off, you may want to try a dark, opaque hide or two. Plastic plant saucers (you can find them in brown or green at Home Depot) make great hide boxes for bloods - just cut a hole in one side & you're ready to rock. You can also use terra cotta saucers - carve out a hole in the side with a Dremel tool or a hammer & screwdriver or chisel (just go slow & be careful!).

How much airflow is getting into that box? It looks like one of the heavy polycarbonate boxes that are pretty darn expensive and have NO ventilation. I know boaphile racks tend to run their boxes tight to prevent escapees, but this also reduces the airflow around the box. If you don't mind making the modification, I'd get a soldering iron & put a number of small holes in the front of the box for increased airflow. Otherwise you may want to see if you can get your hands on a less expensive box of similar size that you don't mind poking a bunch of holes in.

Also, personally I'd replace the orchid bark in the humid hide with long-fiber sphagnum moss. If you can't find any, drop me a line. We bring it in by the bale - the AAA Chilean moss works GREAT for blood pythons, not to mention just about any other herp that appreciates a nice humid hide or cushy nest box.

K

>>Thanks for the reply.She's set up in a boaphile blanket box 2.1 ft long x1.6 ft wide.The backwall is the hot spot that measures 92.2 degrees and the inside the humid hide is 85/88.The coolside,(front) 81.7 degrees.The humidity is around 70 depending how much I soak the humid hide.
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Try checking for mites. Not snake mites, but another species that exist in wood products. They are usually tan or red in color. They can arrive in the wood chips and will cause herps to constantly attempt to get away from them.
I have experienced this with orchid bark, aspen and cypress mulch. Provent-o-mite takes care of it pretty well.
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However I did NOTICE that this restlessness is durring early morning and late afternoon.(FEEDING TIME)I just can't believe that she is always that hungry.In my attempt not to overfeed, might be my downfall due to a growth spurt that my animal is experiencing right now.Don't know why she's in a rush to grow up.Thanks for the reply .I'll keep you posted.

About her wanting more food. One of my Borneo's does this somewhat regularly as well. Never within a few days of eating but sometimes randomly I'll catch him at it nightime/early morning. He also eats anything anytime no matter what doesn't care if hes shedding if its hot/cold food what type how it smells how much he ate last time, just stick it in front of him and hell take it. The only thing I found to help is smaller prey more frequently. Try cutting her meal size in half and feeding twice as much and see if that doesn't help it. You might want to use some kind of mite preventative as Rich suggested as well, I've never had good luck with those when using any kind of mulch. Hope this helps, Good luck Ash!

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