Mitch and Princess are about 3 to 4 1/2 years old. They are around 3 feet, and they live together in a VERY large aquarium (i'm guessing about 75+). I feed them separately. In the last few months, they did their first mating. I don't really expect a clutch, but I am hopeful and prepared in the event one is produced. Since I got them, they have ate live prey. I have been breeding mice for the last 4 months, and they seem to be thriving. I know the snakes never have a problem eating them.

However this is where the concern comes in. I cannot handle them, because the mouse tanks are in the same room as their aquarium (this is completely speculation but they were very friendly and easy to handle before i began this breeding project). I have been bit twice trying to handle them, well after they have finished shedding and digesting. I think i need to move the mice to another location and then maybe they will be more docile, but given the circumstance this is impossible and it is killing me. Will they forget my scent if this goes on for too long and be hostile indefinitely?

The other thing that is bothering me is their defacation. Usually, they have very solid poop, and it is taken care of without too much fuss. About a month ago, I was cleaning out the tank, and found some really foul smelling, dried diahhrea type splatt of poop. I didn't think too much of it, but this morning i was woke up by a harsh splatting sound. I went to the tank and Mitch was forcefully spraying feces out. It was dark brown, mostly liquid with some solid, and reeked like i've never smelled out of a snake. After he finished getting rid of that, he was opening his mouth and coiling his upper neck. I thought he was retching. Since then he has been acting normal. What is going on with my babies?

I am open to ANY advice that will help. I don't know if this is normal or not. I've never heard of anything like this and I am very worried.