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Inanna
I imagine you get this question a lot, but I want to be proactive. I have a 4 year old peruvian red tail boa, about 4 1/2 feet long. She has always been fed defrosted frozen, and until recently was easy to feed, taking 1 small rat every two weeks. I keep the humidity around 60-70%, heat 75-85. She is near a window with natural light patterns. We live in Asheville, NC. Not sure if that makes any difference! The window she's near is pretty new but could potentially be drafty...Her last shed was 12/3/09. and since then she has refused food. I've tried braining (a little), darkening her cage, feeding at night, letting it sit near her all day to smell good... no luck. She remains active as normal, appears healthy. I know that boas should not be hibernating, but I'm starting to worry. Eye caps look fine, she is handling well, does not appear to be losing weight. Any suggestions? I am a worry wart, for sure! Nearly lost a rainbow boa once due to low humidity, leading to bad shed, leading to food refusal, leading to near starvation. For humidity I use a big bowl of water and wet towels on top of the cage. Do you think that is the problem?
Thank you so much!!!
AnswerMY first thought was that she might be in a "breeding mode," but 4 1/2 feet is too small for a Peruvian to breed. Then I saw the picture and the tail, and said, "Ah ha! Not Peruvian, but central american." Then I enlarged the picture and looked at her face and said, "Hmmm, face looks peruvian, tail does not..." Then I said, "wth..."
My guess, with all the info you provided, is that she's just off food for the "winter." The light patterns can cause that. That's all assuming she hasn't been w/ a male, and she is a little small to breed... I'm about as stumped as you really, but I'm not too worried either. If she hasn't gone back on food by March OR she starts losing a lot of wait, then get worried.
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