Mistaking my eyebrows for MICE

[ellektrikk]

Hey guys first post on this forum.

My BP, Zyra, is a female normal about 3 1/2 feet long and about a year and a half old.

She has always been extreemly kind and gentle never struck at me and her and i had a very good trust system. She likes to sit on the back of my gaming chair while i stream and such.

About a month ago i was cleaning her cage with Zyra around my neck like she usually is. She crawled up to my head like she has before and stuck at my eyebrows and started to constrict. I was shocked but tried to remain calm to not simulate a struggling mouse. It took us 30 min to get her off without hurting her. Honestly it was extreemly painful. The constricting was the worst.

Then a week later i gave her space and wanted to destress her. She ate normally and again when i was cleaning her cage out this time she lurched at my eyebrow closly missing my eye this time. Constricted again but we had mouthwash as we were suggested to use from our breeder. She released quickly.

Does anyone know whjy she is behaving like this? She now seems extreemly aggitated anytime i take her out to clean or feed her.

I know she is right around the size to breed could that be it?

[Kibbleswhites]

Sorry but this is quite a funny read. How much does she weigh, how old is she, and what size prey/how often do you feed her?

[ellektrikk]

Sorry but this is quite a funny read. How much does she weigh, how old is she, and what size prey/how often do you feed her?

i dont know how much she weighs right now but she is a fatty. She is 31/2 feet long eats medium rats already. When we cant get medium rats she will go through like 4-5 medium mice. She feeds every week but we started feeding her every 4-5 days because she constantly looks like she is searching for food.

[ellektrikk]

[John1982]

She crawled up to my head like she has before and stuck at my eyebrows and started to constrict. I was shocked but tried to remain calm to not simulate a struggling mouse.

You made my day with that story and I don't even mind spraying beer out of my nose as payment. The fact that she bit your eyebrows and constricted just means she's hungry. They don't constrict out of self defense unless given no other alternative. Try not to take it too personally, Zyra is a snake after all and limited in her ways of human communication. At least she didn't nail your eyeball.

[John1982]

i dont know how much she weighs right now but she is a fatty. She is 31/2 feet long eats medium rats already. When we cant get medium rats she will go through like 4-5 medium mice. She feeds every week but we started feeding her every 4-5 days because she constantly looks like she is searching for food.

She does look pleasantly plump. Alternatively, maybe she's found a way to communicate that she'd rather not be held.

[ellektrikk]

She does look pleasantly plump. Alternatively, maybe she's found a way to communicate that she'd rather not be held.

im completely okay with her deciding she would rather be in her tank. I just want her happy and healthy. And yes, she is rather..... fat lol she likes to eat.

Also im having a hard time keeping humidity up. I have moss in the tank and i spray it down 2-3 times a day but i live in the desert part of texas any extra ideas?

[Alexio]

Do you have a screen top on the tank? Light or heat pad? Can you post a picture of your setup?

[piedlover79]

Wow...I *really* hate to laugh at your pain...but I've never known a snake to be eye-brow hungry. John is right though, if it was fear she's just bite and release to try and get away, they don't attack and squeeze as a defense because they know that won't work.

Are your eye brows white and bushy? Do you waggle them too much?


What kind of top is on the tank? If it's a screen one you can cover most of it with foil to keep the humidity in.

[butterballpython]

You can get protective goggles from the hardware store for a dollar or two. I'd suggest getting a pair to use until she gets over this.

Edited to add: The hard ones, not the soft plastic ones that her teeth could probably go through with minimal trouble.