Semi-Inversion - Anything here to be concerned about?
Just wanted to check and see if anyone sees anything to be concerned about here. Just went on a cleaning round, and woke Shasal up - and, predictably, she popped her head up to see if there might be food in the offing, even though she ate a F/T small rat just three days ago AND polished off an extra F/T mouse! She's a voracious girl. I've just never seen her coiled up and inverted like this before, even after a large meal. Absurdly cute picture, so long as there's nothing there to be concerned about. She certainly doesn't seem to think there's anything to worry about - When I took her out, she was as mellow and bold as usual, exploring while I got those urates cleaned up and clean paper down. Now she's settled back in again.
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Re: Semi-Inversion - Anything here to be concerned about?
Usually you see this positioning in building phases and gravid females. I know your girl is too young for that at this point. I think it's just a comfortable position she found and remained that way. She is gorgeous btw! Grats.
Re: Semi-Inversion - Anything here to be concerned about?
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piedlover79
She's a beaut! So vibrant. Snakes lay as a snake wants to lay. She doesn't look in distress to me, although it is a odd pose. ;)
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LittleTreeGuy
WOW... she is pretty!!!!
I personally wouldn't be too concerned. May just be her comfy position. :)
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Albert Clark
Usually you see this positioning in building phases and gravid females. I know your girl is too young for that at this point. I think it's just a comfortable position she found and remained that way. She is gorgeous btw! Grats.
Thank you, everyone! I figured she was just finding a comfy position, but I like to get a second opinion, since I'm still pretty new to the hobby. Better safe than sorry! I've heard of females laying like that when gravid - but she is, indeed, too young and too small for that and hasn't ever been exposed to a male. She seems to have hit a growth pause, juuuuust below 1kg...
She really is a wonderful girl. Extremely bold - and she's the one that I have to make sure her tub is closed when I'm feeding anyone else, because I had her poke her head out and snatch someone else's rat off the tongs, even after she ate her own! Greedy slither.
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Gorgeous snake. I think her position is fine. Seems to be my Killerblast's favorite way to lay.
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Caspian
She really is a wonderful girl. Extremely bold - and she's the one that I have to make sure her tub is closed when I'm feeding anyone else, because I had her poke her head out and snatch someone else's rat off the tongs, even after she ate her own! Greedy slither.
This seriously makes me giggle - all the people like me who find this forum because of a snake not eating, and here you have one that is a food thief! :-)
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JodanOrNoDan
What everyone else said about the position. Not anything to be concerned about. Just wanted to say very beautiful animal.
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BMorrison
Gorgeous snake. I think her position is fine. Seems to be my Killerblast's favorite way to lay.
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melcvt00
This seriously makes me giggle - all the people like me who find this forum because of a snake not eating, and here you have one that is a food thief! :-)
Thank you!
