Is she stargazing?

I have had this girl for about a year now, and I have noticed that at night, sometimes she partially turns upside down in the air, or tilts her head up. She is a normal, so she shouldn't have any genetic problems, and sometimes this goes on for hours. Is she just being curious, or is it the dreaded stargaze? This is the first time I have managed to take a photo of it, what do you think?https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...31407669ec.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...59826ae93b.jpg

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It's really hard to tell with just pics. A video would be easier to tell. Truthfully though it just sounds like exploring to me. Mine do the same thing at night.

My purple passion does the same thing and it’s just him being curious, my other ball doesn’t do that at all. They are total opposites

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Originally Posted by cletus

It's really hard to tell with just pics. A video would be easier to tell. Truthfully though it just sounds like exploring to me. Mine do the same thing at night.

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Thanks, maybe I'll be able to get a video of it soon.

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Originally Posted by Danger noodles

My purple passion does the same thing and it’s just him being curious, my other ball doesn’t do that at all. They are total opposites

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This makes me feel a bit better. Honestly I wasn't that worried, I just thought it was strange, I hadn't heard of any other bp's doing this sort of 'exploring' before.

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my boy kind of does that sometimes too so I don't think it's anything to worry about

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What is the dreaded stargaze?

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Originally Posted by MR Snakes

What is the dreaded stargaze?

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Don't quote me on this, But its a neurological issue common with Spider morphs if I recall the tidbits.

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What is the dreaded stargaze?

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It's a symptom of IBD which is a disease that affects pythons and boas.

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Don't quote me on this, But its a neurological issue common with Spider morphs if I recall the tidbits.

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That is right, but it is also a symptom of IBD.

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Looks hungry to me. I would load her up full of food and see what she does.

The snakes I've seen stargazing due to IBD have rested their bodies against the side of the enclosure with their head pointed straight up for extended periods of time. Even then: stargazing could be a symptom of another issue.

IBD gets a lot of attention because it is incurable and contagious (suspected vector=mites), but, relative to common neurological issues: it is rare.

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Don't quote me on this, But its a neurological issue common with Spider morphs if I recall the tidbits.

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It's a symptom of IBD which is a disease that affects pythons and boas.

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That is right, but it is also a symptom of IBD.

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Thanks, but what's IBD?:confusd:

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Thanks, but what's IBD?:confusd:

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http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/IBD-...-Body-Disease/

There is a multitude of reasons why could be hungry which is no issue then there is IBD but at a year old unless you got a new snake would be unlikely, could be a symptom of a ri they do this to stretch to help breathing(unlikely without other symptoms) could be stress related.

But more than likely if not hungry could just be something your snake does.


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http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/IBD-...-Body-Disease/

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Thanks for that. Rather informative, If only the comments on that article showed half as much intellect... Oh boy.