I placed the mouse in the enclosure and watched her (this was a few days after she shed) and she literally attacked the dead mouse. Sunday was feeding day and as always, thawed my mice out, warmed them up a little under a heatlamp and as soon as I opened her enclosure, she came out of her hide on a mission. If I didn't know any better, I'd say she has a psychopathic personality. Okay guys, so its been 7 months and no improvement in the boa, she actually has become worse if that's at all possible. A ball python may have been a less risky option to introduce your wife to snakes. RTB's often have their good and their bad days. They have not tagged me once yet when I pick them up without hesitation, but everytime I have hesitated and moved my hand in again a second time they have grabbed me. I have a pair of very aggressive baby boas that have a go at me on a regular basis. By hesitating and pulling your hand back when she starts hissing you are essentially taunting her. If you intend to pick her up then do so the first time. I have found that especially with young aggressive snakes, hesitation is your worst enemy. This usually stops them from striking and stressing. After she has eaten put newspaper on front of the enclosure for a couple of days. You can make the snake feel more secure by adding extra hiding places/foliage. As mentioned they can feel vulnerable after feeding. Many snakes especially younger individuals feel threatened as they are vulnerable due to their small size. Snakes do not figure out that if they hiss and perform they won't get picked up.They may instinctively behave in a certain way to deter potential attackers. StevenT SA Reptiles Member Posts: 52 Joined: Mon 10:31 am Is something stressing her out or could something else be causing this? Please help a guy out, thanks. So we left her alone to not stress her out any further, thinking she was in "eat" mode still, but this morning when I checked on her again, she looked like her old self, until I took her out of her cage, after which she started striking at the air again. The striking didn't stop there however, she kept striking at the glass when my wife came in to check on her, and she tried to strike at me when i got home. But since we got her my wife learned to love the little snake and handled her regularly, so she wasn't afraid of Lucy any more, until this incident, now she is terrified again. Now look, it took 2 years of pleading to get the snake in the first place as my wife is really scared of snakes. This time however she sailed out of the tub and started striking at my wife. We do not handle her as to not have a regurgitation on our hands). So I worked late on Tuesday and my wife decided to let her back in her cage when she got home (we usually just open the tub inside the cage and let her slither out herself before removing the tub. The tub is set up with the correct heat and humidity by the way. So I left the mouse in the tub with her and left for work. Usually, she'll grab the mouse as soon as I lower it into the tub and squeeze it a bit before eating, but Tuesday she didn't seem interested much. I feed her in a rack tub so I can keep it nice and clean and its easier to disinfect after mealtimes. Tuesday morning, I took the blow dryer and heated the mouse just slightly before feeding Lucy. Tuesday was feeding day, so thawed out the mouse over night on Monday, as I wanted to feed her before I went to work on Tuesday, because I knew I was going to have a hectic day and wasn't sure what time I'd be home. Not sure how old she is, but she is feeding on hopper mice/rat pups. I bought a beautiful baby boa (Lucy) from Clint at Royal designer reptiles at the last expo.
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