Restless Rosy Who Doesn't Want to Eat

RosyBoa_Stripes · 05-16-10, 11:45 PM

Hi! So, I'm new to this forum, but I've had my rosy boa, Stripes, for almost 10 years now. I got Stripes for Christmas when I was ten years old (hence her super creative name) and since then I've been on my own for the whole care and keeping thing.

Just recently Stripes has been getting super active. Usually she's very calm and sometimes she won't move out of a comfortable spot for days at a time, but in the past week she's been crazy active. She climbs all over her cage and I can hear her digging and moving around all hours of the day and night. Also, I just pulled her out of her eating bag after not eating her second frozen fuzzy in a week and a half. That makes it about 4 weeks since she's eaten last.

I'm probably overreacting, but this is such a change from her normal behavior.

Anybody have any explanations/tips?

infernalis · 05-17-10, 08:36 AM

Lankyrob · 05-17-10, 09:26 AM

Welcome to the forum - cant help with the boa i am afraid but sure someone will be able to fill you in!

dragunov.762 · 05-17-10, 10:53 AM

Four weeks is not a long time for an adult snake to go without food (i had a cali kingsnake who would go 4 months without food during the winter with no ill effects) I don't know much about rosy boas but 4 weeks without food would not be too much of a worry

shaunyboy · 05-17-10, 11:04 AM

i dont have any experience of rosy boas.but a lot of species of snake go off their food at this time of year due to it being their breeding season.some snakes will not eat for up to 3 or 4 months during this time.

citysnakes · 05-17-10, 01:04 PM

have you made any changes to the animals environment recently? a change in temperature, for example, could cause this behaviour. double check your husbandry and make sure the temps and a sense of security are good. after correcting anything that needs it, dont handle her for a while and attempt feeding in a couple weeks. as was said, four weeks off feed for healthy, mature snake is nothing to really worry about but double checking her environment wont hurt.

you could also try feeding her within her enclosure.

Danny1shaolin · 07-22-10, 01:22 PM

Not sure what you mean by a feeding bag? Why not just feed your snake in it's cage? As long as your snake has not lost a lot of weight you should be fine. If you need more help please let me know I have kept snaked for 20 years and recently went through the same thing with a very young rosy that went off food.