Bl69aze
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Hi guys, a few months ago I made a post asking about neuro in darwin pythons.
Well she’s doing funny stuff again such as letting go then regripping my arm, trying to shove her head under her body.
And most worrying of all she wraps her body around my arm sometimes going over her neck, making me think she’s gonna choke herself.
I think I remember someone saying it sounds like normal behaviour for a young python (hatchling -6mths old), however she’s almost 16months old now and still doing it and it does worry me when I handle her, so I hold her less and less.
I don’t think it’s a cause for the vets yet.(no stargazing)
Her temps at 30-32 because she always moves her probe, and temps aren’t quite accurate, and I’m worried she might get too hot on the glass, (found out what the styrofoam is for, it’s to stop the glass getting HOT to touch, but can still get “warm” to up of 40°c how ever no burns can be caused)
If anyone has any ideas or suggestions, would be grateful
Cheers
Edit: if it means anything, she hides ALOT only coming out at night, to shed or feeding,only once have I seen her come out for water during day.
Update 2/3/18
i found some time to ask my main supervisor about the lapping over neck. his analysis was that, that’s what snakes do and they don’t have the same sense of touch/feel that humans do, which is why you see stuff of snakes biting themselves and just chomping down etc.
Well she’s doing funny stuff again such as letting go then regripping my arm, trying to shove her head under her body.
And most worrying of all she wraps her body around my arm sometimes going over her neck, making me think she’s gonna choke herself.
I think I remember someone saying it sounds like normal behaviour for a young python (hatchling -6mths old), however she’s almost 16months old now and still doing it and it does worry me when I handle her, so I hold her less and less.
I don’t think it’s a cause for the vets yet.(no stargazing)
Her temps at 30-32 because she always moves her probe, and temps aren’t quite accurate, and I’m worried she might get too hot on the glass, (found out what the styrofoam is for, it’s to stop the glass getting HOT to touch, but can still get “warm” to up of 40°c how ever no burns can be caused)
If anyone has any ideas or suggestions, would be grateful
Cheers
Edit: if it means anything, she hides ALOT only coming out at night, to shed or feeding,only once have I seen her come out for water during day.
Update 2/3/18
i found some time to ask my main supervisor about the lapping over neck. his analysis was that, that’s what snakes do and they don’t have the same sense of touch/feel that humans do, which is why you see stuff of snakes biting themselves and just chomping down etc.
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