hey guys,
i have an albino darwin carpet who is a year and a half old now but i have only had him for about 4 months.
He is usually very active within a few days of a meal however i was cleaning out his enclosure a couple of days ago which was almost 2 weeks since his last meal (i feed him fortnightly) he for the first time bit himself then tried biting me 5 or 6 times, i should also mention that he is due to shed in about a week.
Do many of you experience similar behavior when your snakes are hungry? i thought it might be because his coming in to shed but every time he see's me he his tongue is going a million miles an hour because he is looking for a meal.
Otherwise he is a very calm and easy to handle snake. Maybe he is just more hungry than normal and i wont feed till he sheds so should be interesting.
I should also mention that the temps are good and i feed him a 150-160g rat a fortnight.
Cheers
i have an albino darwin carpet who is a year and a half old now but i have only had him for about 4 months.
He is usually very active within a few days of a meal however i was cleaning out his enclosure a couple of days ago which was almost 2 weeks since his last meal (i feed him fortnightly) he for the first time bit himself then tried biting me 5 or 6 times, i should also mention that he is due to shed in about a week.
Do many of you experience similar behavior when your snakes are hungry? i thought it might be because his coming in to shed but every time he see's me he his tongue is going a million miles an hour because he is looking for a meal.
Otherwise he is a very calm and easy to handle snake. Maybe he is just more hungry than normal and i wont feed till he sheds so should be interesting.
I should also mention that the temps are good and i feed him a 150-160g rat a fortnight.
Cheers