Quote Originally Posted by Dystopoly View Post
I do understand that the tank change is likely very scary for her, however she did begin displaying this behavior before the move as well. She has lots of hides that she can burrow into and feel safe inside. I would like to specify that I do not hold her or attempt to interact with her when she is clearly stressed out, and only take her out maybe 1-2 times a week when she’s in a good mood. I also did not interact with her for a week while she was inside her new enclosure except to feed to help reduce stress. I can’t help but feel like there’s other factors playing into it besides her tank... I just don’t know what else it would be besides possibly hunger. I guess we’ll see what happens after the next feeding when her food size is dramatically increased.
i apologize if I seem to be over-thinking or taking anything personally, I just get very worried at sudden behavior changes in my animals when everything seems to be fine otherwise.
Your hunch may be correct: hungry snakes can be "cranky", but so can snakes that have issues of discomfort or pain. Hunger is most likely.
And no need to "apologize"...you're a caring owner who is paying attention and looking for possible explanations...that's a GOOD thing.
Snakes aren't the easiest pets to figure out either.