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[reptilesnr/c]

Hello im having a problem with my female BCI with striking. She's 6 months old and she has struck at me here in the last couple days and tonight i have feed her and i was looking at here with my face close to the cage and she struck at me and hit the side of the tub why is she acting out so bad?

[recycling goddess]

welcome! often snakes don't like to be watched while they eat. my surinam RTB will strike at the side of her enclosure once i put her prey item in with her... so i always feed her last and then leave the room.

it takes her about 5 minutes before she'll eat... i guess she wants to make sure i'm not coming back in

she may also strike at you if you smell like a prey item...

does this help? if not, more details of what's going on when she's strikes would be helpful.

[frankykeno]

Well BCI are known for their aggressive feeding responses and their strong strikes so that's not totally out of character. How big is she? How often is she fed and what size and type prey are you offering? What sort of enclosure is she in? Where's the enclosure located in your home?

[reptilesnr/c]

She's alittle over 2ft and she's in a 12QT Sterilite tub in our living room. Im feeding her large rat pinkies they leave a nice nugget in her belly.

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

My male is a little over 2' and takes small rats every other week but would gladly eat every week. He is actually a bit nippy but usually only strikes in shed. Just make sure you keep on handling no matter what. A bite from a 2' boa is much less painful than a bite from a 6' boa, I can vouch for that

[reptilesnr/c]

so i guess i need to start up here feeding then since your is 2ft and eating small rats.

[Pork Chops N' Corn Bread]

so i guess i need to start up here feeding then since your is 2ft and eating small rats.

Well hes a bit over 2'. Just make sure that the rat is equal to his girth

[reptilesnr/c]

actually the item im using now is about the right size then.