Boa acting weird

I fed my boa on Wednesday and he has been acting weird. Yesterday I tried to pick him up but he did not want to be picked up and he was trying very hard to bury himself under the substrate to get away from me. So I let him be, today he didn’t do that but he’s barely flicking his tongue when I’m holding him and he holds his head up in the air almost as if he’s looking for food? And yes I did not handle him for 48 hours after feeding. He’s never done this before.

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Originally Posted by svtvenom

I fed my boa on Wednesday and he has been acting weird. Yesterday I tried to pick him up but he did not want to be picked up and he was trying very hard to bury himself under the substrate to get away from me. So I let him be, today he didn’t do that but he’s barely flicking his tongue when I’m holding him and he holds his head up in the air almost as if he’s looking for food? And yes I did not handle him for 48 hours after feeding. He’s never done this before.

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Wish I could help but my snakes act weird time to time and will do the same kind of things... A few days go by and they are relaxed and back to themselves.


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Originally Posted by CALM Pythons

Wish I could help but my snakes act weird time to time and will do the same kind of things... A few days go by and they are relaxed and back to themselves.


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Same here...

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

Same here...

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It’s weird. It’s like he’s like looking for something lol


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Snakes see ghosts!!! My boas will sometimes stare at stuff up in the air. Kind of creepy but after about 10 mins or so, they go back to doing normal snake stuff. Sounds to me like your boa is having 'one of those days'. My snakes will sometimes have bad days and i just leave them alone. If he is trying to bury himself when you try and pick him up, he is clearly letting you know, he wants to be alone. I didnt see my GTP for like a week and finally after he shed, i was so happy, i pulled him out on his perch to having bonding time. Well he was cranky and hissed at me when i put him down on my hand on his perch. Then crawled across my hand to his plant and back into his cage. I have also had Caesar the retic do that as well as my boas. They let you know when they want to be left alone, you just have to learn the body language and actions.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

...Sounds to me like your boa is having 'one of those days'. My snakes will sometimes have bad days and i just leave them alone. If he is trying to bury himself when you try and pick him up, he is clearly letting you know, he wants to be alone... They let you know when they want to be left alone, you just have to learn the body language and actions.

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So true. They definitely seem to have their "off" days too, when they just want to be left alone. The tell-tale signs are the same, but every snake is a little different. It's just a matter of learning your animal.
My King, Django, for example will "push" my hand away if he doesn't want to be handled. By that I mean he will thrash the part of his body where my hand is when I touch him. It still impresses me how strong such a slender snake can be. Tyson, my BP will do this on occasion, but much more gently. Juice, my Borneo STP, is more of a hisser. But it's always pretty mild, he hasn't impressed me yet, hahaha.

Anyway, since they can't verbally tell us they want to be left alone, they show us the only way they can. Depending on the species and sometimes the individual snake, the number of "warnings" will vary, so it's best for us to do our homework and learn the animals.

Lol Caesar shoves my hand away when he is having a moment. Dottie hisses at me. Yes a hissing BP lol. And she will hiss loud but thats it, just cruises by, hiises loudly if you bug her and keeps going haha. Crazy BP. And Pat hisses too i found out whe he is having a day. I actually had Rosey hiss at me a few days ago but i think she was pissed off because Caesar freakin climbed down the cage stack and into Rosey's cage right on top of Rosey and sat on her. I noticed and grabbed Caesar and put him in his cage and closed the door lol. After that, Rosey was kind of pissed and hissed fairly loudly at me so i closed her door to and let her be alone.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Lol Caesar shoves my hand away when he is having a moment. Dottie hisses at me. Yes a hissing BP lol. And she will hiss loud but thats it, just cruises by, hiises loudly if you bug her and keeps going haha. Crazy BP. And Pat hisses too i found out whe he is having a day. I actually had Rosey hiss at me a few days ago but i think she was pissed off because Caesar freakin climbed down the cage stack and into Rosey's cage right on top of Rosey and sat on her. I noticed and grabbed Caesar and put him in his cage and closed the door lol. After that, Rosey was kind of pissed and hissed fairly loudly at me so i closed her door to and let her be alone.

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Rosey was just pissed because you caught them before she could get some. LOL

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Originally Posted by Skyrivers

Rosey was just pissed because you caught them before she could get some. LOL

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That would be epic. I could have made a new hybrid!! We got bat eaters, carpondros and boacondas. But not sure how a live bearer and an egg layer would work lol.

And nah, i think Rosey is just tired of everyone invading her cage. Vicky ALWAYS goes into Rosey's cage and sits there. Now i catch freakin Caesar going in there. Poor Rosey is probably bent because she doesnt want her house to be the party house haha.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

That would be epic. I could have made a new hybrid!! We got bat eaters, carpondros and boacondas. But not sure how a live bearer and an egg layer would work lol.

And nah, i think Rosey is just tired of everyone invading her cage. Vicky ALWAYS goes into Rosey's cage and sits there. Now i catch freakin Caesar going in there. Poor Rosey is probably bent because she doesnt want her house to be the party house haha.

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And they didn't bring any [emoji482]

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