Change in behavior since eating

[Jazi]

I didn't realize just how picky snakes could be until Quetzal didn't want to lay in the warm (log) hide I'd originally gotten him. He would lay in the plants around it or squeeze between the water bowl and the glass instead. Silly snakes. Now he's got a plastic cave like you have and a coconut shell and loves them both. Just gotta find what they seem to prefer and go with it :3

To help convince her that her hides are safe, you can also turn the hides so that they're not facing out. If you've blacked out the sides of her tank, turn the opening toward one of those sides. Not all BPs need their tank blacked out, Quetzal seems pretty thrilled without it, but for those that might be a bit more nervous it'll help make them feel secure.


Another sign of shedding aside from pink belly and blue eyes is dull scales. If her colors suddenly turn dull, that's a sign that you might have missed the pink (or it's about to happen) and she'll be going blue soon. If she does start to shed, then that would be a perfectly good reason for her to be a little more skittish.

Quetzal will also let me know when he's interested in coming out: he'll pop his head out of his hide and start climbing the walls. If he wants to stay in, he'll just retract his head and (I assume) go back to sleep. It just depends on how they're feeling that day, how close was their feeding day, how close they are to shedding, etc. As you get to know your snake you'll learn what behaviors mean what.


Something I missed in your last post: snake head movements and whether or not she's itching for a bite. Bites from these guys, especially as babies, sound a lot worse than they usually are. If she's nervous, she'll do a whole lot of bluffing to convince you that she's not worth it, but if she does actually connect be assured that right now her bites are not going to hurt that much. I'd actually be kinda impressed if she managed to do anything more than feel like rough velcro against your skin.