Sudden extreme aggression in all pets??? Help??

When I moved into a rack I had an increases feeding response for a bit. Because I fed right away then left alone until next feeding. They assumed that me opening the tub was food (or taking out water/spot cleaning which I did when they slept in the am) and would be super aggressive right of the bat but then retreat and I'd grab them then. As other answers said it may have been stress from moving, coulda been an increased feeding response (or acting pissy), or another one it could be is they can smell the bci. Not sure how plausible this is but sometimes I have my snakes near my bci cage ( which is right next to my bed) and the bps will become super defensive near her. Idk i could be seeing things though [emoji14] I am not really sure on the range of vision/smell so that could be a negligible factor

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In my opinion, being moved from an "insecure" (not necessarily insecure, but more open) place to a very secure place, and the contrast between the secure place and coming back out is what's causing the change. So while being in tanks before, they were always kind of "exposed" to activity, so taking them out is not a big change to their environment. Now that they're very enclosed and secure in racks, when you open the rack/tub, it's a more abrupt change in their security/environment, so it surprises them by contrast. If that makes sense.

Another possibility is an increased feeding response (as others have mentioned) which seems to happen to a lot of snakes when moved to a smaller tub. But since they're hissing, striking, and "kicking", not striking and coiling or following your heat trail like in a feeding response, I'd say it's less likely this reason.

I know you mentioned the temps are the same, but I was thinking that an increase in temps could cause this sort of thing and perhaps it wouldn't hurt to check again? Just a random thought.

I'd wonder if it's true aggression vs. a healthier feeding response, which will manifest itself in the same way. Are they striking at the tubs as you walk by? I've had some snakes due this when I'm scenting the herp room prior to feeding. As mentioned earlier, it's pretty normal behavior.


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