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Tink Our Snake
Hi, we have what we think is a Columbian boa, female we are told. We have always found her to be docile and pleasant and never had any concerns about her. We moved her to a purpose built enclosure of 7'x4' floor to ceiling which contains an orchid bark substrate, a 4'x2' water tray (which she regularly dips in) it also has lots of logs and large branches going both vertical and horizontal and her favorite hide. The temp is a little on the low side to what she preferred but only by a degree 2 at the most and we are currently looking to change to a better heat source to rectify this. When we first moved her into her new home she was a little quiet and it took her a few days to venture about and enjoy her new space, but during this time she still accepted her food and continued to be as her per usual self. More recently however, her behaviour seems to have changed quite significantly, she is extremely active both through the day and night and is refusing to eat her usual once weekly meal. We haven't noticed her eyes becoming bluish or cloudy and so after 3 weeks of not eating we're starting to think maybe she's not due to shed, and from memory it doesn't seem that long ago that she shed last. She has also become quite unpredictable (this was starting to be noticed before the move) and has struck out a handful of times and on one occasion actually bit and drew blood on a young person. She's approx 5'7"-5'9" i was wondering if there is anything or reason you may know of for the change in her and if maybe there is anything i can do if she's not happy? im very confused and would appreciate any suggestions or knowledge that you may have concerning these details, I've attached a picture of her, although this was taken when she was wandering about the living room while we changed her water, so doesn't give good sight to her enclosure unfortunately, i forgot to mention that the enclosure also contains lighting suitable for a reptile to help her distinguish clearly day and night, thankyou for your time.
AnswerThis is tough... Behavior is usually a reaction to something. The cage has changed we know this. But that usually doesn't cause much difference unless something in the new cage is influencing her behavior as well. You mentioned the temp is too low, if that if making her uncomfortable that COULD be the cause, BUT you say you noticed this before the move. Boas are not known to get more tempermental as they age like say a rock python so I doubt age is the problem. You also said she is not eating... That combined with the temperment change makes me think she might have a low level infection of some sort. First thing I would do would be to fix the temp problem. If that didn't quickly get her feeding again and perhaps start to calm her down I would recommend a vet visit.
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