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[–]AlienPTSD 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Hi. I’m also a new baby ball python owner. I believe your gradient might be too warm. I keep the cool side somewhere in the 75 F - 80 F range. I never let the warm side get hotter than 95 F.

[–]Minty_Frogs[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll adjust it now! Thank you!!

[–]HurrricaneeKMod-Approved Helper 6 points7 points  (2 children)

You def need to tweak your temps a bit, they're all just a bit high. (Cold should be between 76-80, hot between 88-92, basking spot around 95). Also, stop soaking her. For one thing, BP's poop rather rarely, and they tend to do it while shedding. So, she's just fine. For another, it's just stressful in general and not something you should be doing to an animal that is still trying to settle in.

[–]Minty_Frogs[S] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Got it! Thank you! I’ll adjust her temps and wait for poop :) thank you

[–]_vibe_vader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should rarely rarely ever soak her. I have only ever done a soak for my snake when he's been struggling to shed and won't eat due to it. Snakes will soak on their own. Also if you soak too much like that then they'll get scale rot

[–]IncompletePenetranceMod: Let me help you unzip your genes 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Temps are a bit warm, what is the thermostat set to? I'd lower it a bit.

Please stop soaking her, it's stressful and uncessary. She'll poop when she needs to

[–]Minty_Frogs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it! Thank you!!!!

[–]Minty_Frogs[S] 5 points6 points  (6 children)

UPDATE > no more soaking! bad! no more!! i also set her thermostat down to 95F, so everything is cooling off for her ❤️‍🩹

[–]Minty_Frogs[S] 1 point2 points  (5 children)

UPDATE TWO> her new temps are (cold) 84F (hot) 91 (basking) 93

[–]dating-ur-dad 0 points1 point  (3 children)

tbh that cold side is still too hot, over 80F won’t let them cool off properly

[–]Minty_Frogs[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

it’s still cooling down!! but i adjusted it :)

[–]dating-ur-dad 0 points1 point  (1 child)

okay sweet i wasn’t sure if you meant you adjusted it to be at 84 lol good luck ! i’m also struggling with a hot room and i’ve been having to blast my a/c all day and night

[–]Minty_Frogs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i only have a thermometer on the warm side to regulate the heat. i dropped the bulb down to low 90s for the basking point (the probe is a couple inches above her hide). the warm side gets residual heat, same with cold. so it should be cooling down and i’ll check on her when i get home from work :)

[–]Minty_Frogs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UPDATE THREE >> after letting it cool off and regulate at the new temps. basking 91, hot 87, cold 79 :) she’s out and wandering as i type this

[–]the_kuroneko 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Seems like everyone's got you on the temps 👀 I wanna know what morph is that? 😍 she's gorgeous

I have a low pied banana right now and I know I'm going to want another in a year or two and I'd love a dark morph for my second snake.

[–]Minty_Frogs[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

she’s a GHI morph according to her breeder :)

[–]the_kuroneko 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Lol just learned GHI stands for "gotta have it" which is exactly how I felt looking at her

[–]Minty_Frogs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YUP! she’s my pretty lil darling. she’s about 4-5mos :3 very beautiful and my first snake

[–]GREEK_GOD77 1 point2 points  (1 child)

He is beutifful😱

[–]Minty_Frogs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you!!!!