Quote Originally Posted by Malum Argenteum View Post
which process food a lot faster than BPs (though I do have an adult BP, and a small rat carries him about three-four weeks no problem).
I misread the post (and didn't look at the photos until just now), not noticing we're talking about a blood python (by 'BP' I meant 'ball python'). Sorry if my comments are now a little less relevant.

I used to keep a pair of brongersmai (raised from hatchlings, and then I bred them once to experience maternal incubation, which is really really neat) and they could be kind of weird from time to time, in the sort of way you're describing. But mine is a pretty limited experience with the species (less than ten years with only two snakes, and one decent sized clutch of hatchlings that were something of a bucketful of terror), a species that I take to be very behaviorally variable between individuals.

I did have an RI crop up in one of mine out of the blue, that I didn't notice as early as I perhaps should have. It turned out fine with a vet visit, but if I were to keep the species again I'd likely be in to the vet for relatively minor concerns. Once yours has shed, and you have any suspicions at all, a visit to a qualified and competent herp vet might not be a bad idea if only for the peace of mind.

I read your old posts; boy, she's tiny -- but pretty.