nintendont
Active Member
I am really confused at my newest snake and wondering if anyone can explain some behaviour. I have 4 pythons but this new one; a Coastal Carpet is really weird. It has had a few feeds with me and every one was weird.
This snake wont strike when offered a rat and it wont start to eat at all unless there is noone in the room. In the past I have had to leave the room for an hour and let it eat in peace.
Today I left a rat in there for an hour and when I came back the snake had come down from its perch and had wrapped itself into a tight ball ON TOP of the rat (not actually gripping the rat at all).
I have been coming back at half hour intervals for a while now and it remains in a tight ball but the ball moves a few inches. Never actually grabbing the rat.
I dont know whats going on...if the snake thinks it is constricting prey or what...it is not a nice neat defensive ball python look either...it is more a disorganised knotted mess of snake...is this a symptom of neurological problems?
Temps are fine and it's not in shed.
This snake wont strike when offered a rat and it wont start to eat at all unless there is noone in the room. In the past I have had to leave the room for an hour and let it eat in peace.
Today I left a rat in there for an hour and when I came back the snake had come down from its perch and had wrapped itself into a tight ball ON TOP of the rat (not actually gripping the rat at all).
I have been coming back at half hour intervals for a while now and it remains in a tight ball but the ball moves a few inches. Never actually grabbing the rat.
I dont know whats going on...if the snake thinks it is constricting prey or what...it is not a nice neat defensive ball python look either...it is more a disorganised knotted mess of snake...is this a symptom of neurological problems?
Temps are fine and it's not in shed.
