Since she came out of brumation in Spring, she's been rubbing her nose on the metal screen of her tank lid. which is bad. I thought maybe she just wanted to go breed, but isn't breeding season over by now? Why hasn't she settled down?
She does it around nightfall. If I open her tank, she instantly shoots out and tries to go somewhere, which is unlike her.
I got another snake just before she went into brumation -- do you think she smells the other snake and wants to eat him? The new snake is in a separate enclosure (of course) and is about 3 feet away from her. Am I gonna have to move the new guy? I moved him once but she kept acting in this strange way.
2007-08-15 14:25:27 · 6 answers · asked by toph 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
lol that’s the normal thing for King they always trying to get out. You could try a bigger viv for it. I take it your using a glass tank with a viv lid. I wouldn’t move the other viv it will be ok. If you weren’t going to breed it I wouldn’t have wintered it.
If you’re other is a male then when you do come to breed them put the female in to the male enclosures and this will stop her try to eat the male and then they should both nock in to there breeding cycle.
2007-08-15 23:36:22 · answer #1 · answered by Chrisssss 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What kind of snake is your new one? If its a king too she may very well be looking to mate. Its my understanding that you can get captive snakes to breed pretty well whenever you like. All you have to do is deliberately put them into brumeration and when they come out of it, they're really. Captive snakes dont really have a mating season. I'd be careful though. Just because they're both kings doesnt automatically mean they are sexually compatible. They must both be from the same region of the world (ex. two cal kings or two florida kings) Otherwise one will eat the other. The only other explanation Ive got is she's hungry or thirsty. Those are the only three reasons a snake would want to leave her enclosure.
2007-08-19 13:23:42 · answer #2 · answered by Moon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those buggers are real escape artists. I had one for years named Houdini. We even duck taped the edges of his tank and put a brick on top and he still escaped, even leaving some good skin on the tape. They will stop at nothing. Try giving more interesting things to explore in his cage. Snakes can get bored you know. Every time you clean his cage, rearrange it completely so he thinks he has a new territory. also keep a couple live crickets in there. Even if he's too big to really eat them, they love trying to kill those little hoppers.
2007-08-15 14:46:20 · answer #3 · answered by dcm1419 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are three main reasons that a snake becomes restless in captivity:
-Temperature too warm
-Hunger
-Insufficient (or absent) hide box
The other snake is not a factor.
I also recommend that you buy a proper snake cage. An aquarium with a screen top is not escape proof, as I suspect you'll soon find out.
They can also get nose-rub from the screen, as you HAVE found out.
2007-08-15 14:43:49 · answer #4 · answered by Dion J 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From what I've read, sometimes moving the snake to a larger cage with more hiding spots can help with this behavior. It is often thought of as a stress behavior. Something to try, anyway! You could also try moving her temporarily to another room to see if that helps, then you'll know if it's the presence of the other snake or not.
2007-08-15 14:43:14 · answer #5 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
she maybe trying to molt [shedding skin ] and needs to break it to start the process
2007-08-15 14:35:32 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋