Cage Aggression?

[Kinra]

I haven't had any problems with cage aggression with my RTB so far, but she still little. I feed her in her cage and when I do feed her I just drop it in and she's goes searching for it. Should I be worried that she will develop cage aggression? I've read that some people hook train or use a paper towel roll to let the snake know it's not time to eat. Is this something I should be training my snake with? She's usually burried under the substrate so training her might be a little hard because I have to pull her out anyways to get to her head.

[TheWinWizard]

My Nic boa is an absolute terror at times, other times as mellow as can be. I never know what to expect when I handle her.

[Melody]

it might just be thats shes having mood swings. female boas tend to be moody as they get older

[AGoldReptiles]

Cage agression from feeding IN the cage is a myth.

Hook Training is a very good idea IMO.

Older Female Boas have mood swing huh? I guess I better tell my 18 year old female that she isnt moody enough.

Geez where do some of you come up with this non-sense?

[Melody]

Cage agression from feeding IN the cage is a myth.

Hook Training is a very good idea IMO.

Older Female Boas have mood swing huh? I guess I better tell my 18 year old female that she isnt moody enough.

Geez where do some of you come up with this non-sense?

whoa take it easy there, i ment no harm. I never said yours had to be too. its just that most older female boas that ive in encoutered, though they were very good snakes, got nasty mood swings from time to time. Now no snake is by any means a text book, but from my experience, that just might be going on with ops boa, or maybe not. it was just a suggestion.

[angie]

actually u should try feeding in a seprate container so your snake doesnt associate her enclosure with food. its no myth. Also feeding live food will tend to make them more aggressive.

[BallsUnlimited]

Cage agression from feeding IN the cage is a myth.

Hook Training is a very good idea IMO.

Older Female Boas have mood swing huh? I guess I better tell my 18 year old female that she isnt moody enough.

Geez where do some of you come up with this non-sense?

hahah Im not gonna lie I laughed when I read this. The only thing Ive really noticed with boas over the years is with there real strong feeding response has caused a few bites here and there. Female Male it didnt matter it was all the same.

[gman8585]

my new baby boa has major mood swings when i reach into her tank. but she always calms down after i get her out and hold her for a minute. in fact the only times she hisses or strikes is when i first tank the top off her cage.

[Vypyrz]

I prefer hook training. But that's just me.

[Kinra]

I should have stated before, she eats f/t. She's been the perfect snake so far and she's only struck at me during two different incidents. The first being the day she arrived, she did not like being shipped, and the second was the first time I tried to feed her, she didn't like the zombie rat dance.

She doesn't have any cage aggression that I've read some people have encountered, so I guess my primary question was: Is this something that develops over time?