You sure this is normal behavior? - Page 2

TremTricolors · 03-22-12, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollbie

She is a young adult btw, she's probably been probed rather than popped. I guess I could also ask when I'm there if they probed her themselves.

It doesn't hurt, or if you trust them enough take her in and have them probe her for you. Accidents do happen from time to time.

Trollbie · 03-22-12, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TremTricolors

It doesn't hurt, or if you trust them enough take her in and have them probe her for you. Accidents do happen from time to time.

Id hope it doesn't. But it creeps me out lol. But if she is a girl, and husbandry is fine, could she just be a weirdo, but a healthy one?

Trollbie · 03-23-12, 12:24 AM

alessia55 · 03-23-12, 08:04 AM

What if you put a climbing stick in there or something? Maybe he'll be more inclined to get his energy out by climbing that instead of the tank's walls...

Trollbie · 03-23-12, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by alessia55

What if you put a climbing stick in there or something? Maybe he'll be more inclined to get his energy out by climbing that instead of the tank's walls...

There is one smaller one. I'm hoping it's all going to get better when she gets a new house by the end of this week :/

**millertime89** · 03-23-12, 02:10 PM

some snakes just push and there's simply nothing logical you can do. Retics are notorious for this and people will go to all sorts of lengths to stop it and sometimes they manage, sometimes they don't. I need to figure out why my girl does it, thankfully she's small enough now she can't do any damage to herself. Try both a smaller enclosure and a larger one, covering sides, extra hides, it takes some experimenting to figure it out.

Trollbie · 03-23-12, 04:56 PM

I asked the petstore about it, and they said that she's always been like that. They had her there for like 2 months before I bought her.

So I guess I just have a funny snakezilla? I'm researching vets and insurance because I do want to get her checked just to make sure

a153fish · 03-30-12, 09:28 AM

She's very pretty from what I can see in that pic. I'd love to see the top side. Has she settled down for you since this post was made?

One more thing. She might still be hungry? Sh looks pretty big and one small mouse might not be enough. Also pet shops are famouse for underfeeding their snakes, becuae they don't want to spend more on the animals than they have to. I bet if you fed her a bit more she would settle right down, and try to digest the meal.

Trollbie · 03-30-12, 11:42 AM

She hasn't done it in 3 days lol, but that's because she's going into a shed. Otherwise she still does it. When I gave her a big size mouse, she almost got the whole thing down, but than she spat it out. So I tried smaller next time just to make sure she's gonna eat. Well now she's going to shed so I'm not even gonna try feeding her till next week.

But I know the pet store fed her good size mice once a week, and that this is her typical behavior. The other day she would do this on the side of the tank I was on, and she would switch sides if I moved across the room lol.

I love her. I hope this is just her quirk and that she's happy and healthy. I was gonna take her to a vet this week for an exam, but I don't think it's a good idea so I'll have to wait till after she sheds.