VERY ALARMED by post-feeding behavior

[dakski]

We got her December 10th and love her to bits!

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Just checking in, but assuming all is well. Either way, we are always here to help.

BP's are great animals to keep! They are awesome in so many ways (especially if they like to eat like yours does). Glad you love your new addition.

Keep up the good work and you and she will be happy for a long time!

[CloudtheBoa]

The rubbing and upside down behavior does indicate discomfort, however. What's causing the discomfort, I'm not sure. I've never had a snake act that desperate just from having substrate in their mouth, but each individual will act differently. Has everything been normal since this happened? Keep an eye out and see if the poop is normal-looking, and everything.

Just a guess, maybe she's trying to pop her jaw back in the socket

They don't dislocate their jaws, so they wouldn't be popping it back into the socket. The jaws are connected via a ligament that stretches to accommodate food, when they yawn they aren't relocating their jaws, they're stretching those ligaments just like we do when we stretch our joints.

[c0r3yr0s3]

They don't dislocate their jaws, so they wouldn't be popping it back into the socket. The jaws are connected via a ligament that stretches to accommodate food, when they yawn they aren't relocating their jaws, they're stretching those ligaments just like we do when we stretch our joints.

You are correct. That's basically what I was saying just in a very lazy and not medically accurate way. That's why I stopped posting shortly afterwards. The sleeping meds were starting to make me answer in an ignorant fashion and they hadn't kicked in to full effect yet. I also felt bad when I read it this morning because I just jumped to a conclusion like a know it all (insert embarrassed emoji)

[Lirenn]

I haven't seen anything else unusual from her so far, thank goodness! She appears to be happily digesting now.

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[CloudtheBoa]

You are correct. That's basically what I was saying just in a very lazy and not medically accurate way. That's why I stopped posting shortly afterwards. The sleeping meds were starting to make me answer in an ignorant fashion and they hadn't kicked in to full effect yet. I also felt bad when I read it this morning because I just jumped to a conclusion like a know it all (insert embarrassed emoji)

I know the feeling. XD I often get insomnia, and that really screws up your thought processes. >.>

I haven't seen anything else unusual from her so far, thank goodness! She appears to be happily digesting now.

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Very good! She was likely just feeling uncomfortable and trying to dislodge or fix something, it can be alarming to see it, but isn't always indicative of an issue.