Hey everyone! New snake Momma here!
Loki is a 14 month old pastel genetic stripe. A good eater...but recent has become an aggressive eater and seems hungry all the time!
We feed him a mouse as he is still pretty small for his age. Live but knocked out before going into the tank. My air conditioner went out, so it’s been hot in the house making his enclosure temps abnormal “for him”. Temps are not to high, but I am not really able to keep a good variant for a hot and cold side. Humidity is perfect, but temp is pretty much the same through the whole enclosure. Anyway, he has 3 hides, the one in the middle of the tank is shaped like a tree. The past two times he has eaten, he strikes at the “tree” hide before we even offer the mouse.
Our typical process is to put the mouse near his enclosure so he can smell it for a few minutes prior to feeding him. This was suggested by the breeder. When we feed him, he usually primed and ready. However, he has now started striking at the tree as soon as he smells the mouse.
Is he just really hungry? Is the temp making him extra aggressive and agitated? Air will be fixed tomorrow...thank goodness. Thanks for any advice you can offer.
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