Question ?? help!

Soo here's what happened. My boyFriend Was Moving the Heating pad in one of Our snakes Tanks, And The snake Tried to Strike him, He has only done this One time before, He wasn't being Mean the first time it happened. and im pretty sure and hoping he wasn't being mean this time either.. Anyways the snake ( shadow) knows its feeding day but hes never been this aggressive, he also tried to eat the rat before it was dead..i really dont know whats going on with him.. any help would be great, if you need more info just ask.
thanks


~*~jess~*~
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A few questions:

Was the heating pad inside the cage, or was the snake out of the cage when he struck at your BF? (trying to figure out how the snake struck at your BF and the context around it.)

How often and how much do you feed him?

My guess is that the residual heat from the pad combined with the movement triggered a feeding response from your little guy. Sounds like you have a nice aggressive feeder on your hands, which is a good thing :gj:

Your Bp may have been startled and struck out of fear. As for feeding, you should be happy that you have an aggressively feeding Bp. It might also be time to bump up the prey size...

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I have to agree with everyone else, I HIGHLY doubt Shadow was trying to be mean. And I have an agressive feeder too, it's great in the long run because they RARELY miss a meal so thank your lucky snake stars :gj: Does your BF handle Shadow at all? New smells and large objects moving that close to him may have startled him. I wouldn't worry too much especially since it was on feeding day

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Originally Posted by Royal Chick

I have to agree with everyone else, I HIGHLY doubt Shadow was trying to be mean. And I have an agressive feeder too, it's great in the long run because they RARELY miss a meal so thank your lucky snake stars :gj: Does your BF handle Shadow at all? New smells and large objects moving that close to him may have startled him. I wouldn't worry too much especially since it was on feeding day

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My Boyfriend handles Him all the Time. He is a loving cuddly snake, Pretty much all the time.. well most of the time anyways :)

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

A few questions:

Was the heating pad inside the cage, or was the snake out of the cage when he struck at your BF? (trying to figure out how the snake struck at your BF and the context around it.)

How often and how much do you feed him?

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The Heating Pad was IN the Cage, and so was the snake.. And We feed him Every other week, Because that's When he likes to eat.. And We give him a Medium Rat..

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Originally Posted by jess

The Heating Pad was IN the Cage, and so was the snake.. And We feed him Every other week, Because that's When he likes to eat.. And We give him a Medium Rat..

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I should say we feed him every other week,,When he feels like eating

I (really) hope the heating pad is OUTSIDE the cage now. If not, it needs to be moved outside immediately.

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Originally Posted by KatStoverReptiles

I (really) hope the heating pad is OUTSIDE the cage now. If not, it needs to be moved outside immediately.

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i don't want to sound like an @$$ but Why ?