Need Help, recently very aggressive feeder
Hello! I’m new here and having quite an issue with my female ball python. She’s almost three years old and around 4ft, I’m not sure how much she weighs right now. I handle her regularly and she has not ever bitten or hissed at me before.
I guess to start off, she stopped eating for about 6 months in November. She gets live medium rats once a week once she started eating again in May. The past three weeks she has become increasingly aggressive at feeding time. As soon as I walk in with the rat she’s out in her strike position and ready for it. At first I was excited because she’s eager to eat. This last feeding though was difficult.
Yesterday I walked in with the rat and she immediately started striking the tank and her heat lamp and then striking at me while I was trying to get the tank open. It took awhile to get the rat in there but I eventually did and she ate it.
Today I got home and walked in the room to check on her and she immediately came out and struck at the tank again. She stayed in her strike position for about 30min following me around the room and she has yet to return into her hide and it’s been a couple hours since I’ve gotten home. I’m assuming she is still hungry. Should I feed her again tomorrow? Is there a reason why she has become so aggressive after 3 years of being very chill? Is there anything I can do to help with the aggression or keep her from striking her tank?
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