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Water Bowl Shy Girl

windowswisher

windowswisher

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My little snake spends most of her time in hiding, as I would guess might not be too unusual for an 8 mo. old. She does spend ALL of her time lately under her water bowl, which is certainly the coldest place in the viv.

We keep our apartment at an ambient 73-75 degrees, as her thermometer says, but the bowl is always very cold, which makes her cold blood by association very cold.

Although she has been known to rotate favorite hiding spots (under the vines somewhere, the hide, somewhere in the substrate) periodically ever couple of weeks, she has not moved from this spot in a couple of months.

I'm worried she's too cold. Every time I take her out she feels freezing. I'm doubtful that she's old enough to realize how to regulate her own body temperature from warm to cool and vice versa.

Would it be appropriate to move the heating pad to the side with the water bowl? Am I needlessly worried? Help!
 
Firstly, your body core temp is over 90 degrees, but a Corn's ideal maximum is in the 80s. She should always feel cool or cold to you unless you pick her straight up from the warm side.

Secondly, most of mine spend most of their time at the cool end, only venturing to the warm end when digesting or feeling under the weather.

As long as you've provided a warm end of the correct temp and there are plenty of hides/cover over there for her to get underneath so she feels safe, then she'll be choosing the best temp for her. It's an instinct that they're born with and they don't need to be older or gain experience to be able to do it properly.

Don't be alarmed - unless you have indications to the contrary like a regurge, it all sounds perfectly normal to me. There's no need to start rearranging the furniture or heating pad.
 
I totally agree, my snakes all prefer to hide under their water dishes, really only coming out if digesting or prowling for unsuspecting food (which is their nature). Mind I really only have 1 deffinitely breeding age and 2 getting there. Once they hit breeding age in the spring males will prowl for chicks lol!
 
I'd double-check the warm temperature, hiding by the water bowl instead of the cool hide is one of the warning signs that my corn's warm side is getting too high and he is trying to cool off, once I re-adjust he goes back to normal.
 
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