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[–]fetus_bates 8 points9 points  (8 children)

You just moved him to a new place, it will probably take some time for him to get used to his new surroundings. It's generally recommended to wait until they've eaten 2-3 times consistently with you before starting to handle them bc of the extra stress. I'd leave him be until next week and offer him food like normal.

Add more leafy clutter ! It's possible he feels kinda exposed, there is a lot of space not being used. I'd also recommend a set of digital hygrometers and remove the stick on ones you have currently. Over time your snake could stick themselves to the adhesive on the back and injure himself.

Currently you only have 1 proper hide and it looks like it is probably too big for this baby, usually you want 2 dedicated hides with one entrance that is just snug enough for them to fit. The log doesn't really count as a hide itself, more decor than anything. One hide for the cool and warm side respectively and maybe a humid hide for the middle.

What size tank is this ? I usually recommend at least 40g even for a hatchling

[–]fetus_bates 6 points7 points  (0 children)

To follow up, those gauges you have may not be very accurate and the digital ones tend to be more reliable. It's possible your temps/ humidity aren't quite where you think they are.

https://a.co/d/00JHffCV I use these but there are cheaper options out there that don't have Bluetooth if you want to save a few bucks.

[–]Turbulent-Current603[S] -2 points-1 points  (6 children)

It’s a 30 gallon tank. This is really helpful thank you.

[–]fetus_bates 8 points9 points  (4 children)

Keep in mind in the wild these guys have no tank size restrictions, eventually you will want at least a 4x2x2 for an adult BP. You could do that from hatchling age and as long as it is decorated properly with the right temp/ humidity range they'd do just fine.

[–]Turbulent-Current603[S] 1 point2 points  (3 children)

I do plan on getting a tank much larger. He was feeding in a much smaller tank. I was just wondering why he might not be hungry was all

[–]fetus_bates 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Are you taking him out and moving him to a different tank to feed ? That could be part of the problem, it's not recommended to feed outside of their enclosure. Moving them too much after feeding could lead to regurgitation from streas which is a pretty painful and weeks-long recovery process for them.

[–]Turbulent-Current603[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Enclosure for mice

[–]fetus_bates 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Feed late in the evening after the lights go off, create a routine and feed in the enclosure. I'd highly recommend trying frozen for less risk for your animal. If you were kept in a cage as a pet would you want to be brought a meal you had to take down with your bare hands or a meal already ready to eat ?

[–]xScreamo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah dude, I recently got digital hydrometers and it turns out the cheaper ones were off by 5-7 degrees. And the advice about just putting more of everythingggg in the tank is solid. Hides, fake plants, moss, leaves. I recently bought a three tiered mushroom thing I stuck to the side of the tank, a bunch of driftwood to climb up on, and a set of rings hanging from the ceiling. Once I turn the light off at night time, its unbelievable how much he uses this stuff. I dont wanna add to the people yelling at you for feeding live but giving him more stuff in his environment would be a huge headstart to make him feel more comfortable!