What made my Woma going nuts?

PatrickT · 07-13-15, 09:32 AM

My woma is a very curious and calm girl. She usually comes out her hideout, watchs around and looks whats going on. Two days ago she suddenly was hyper agressive. She came out her cave and went into a very defensive position. Her terrarium doors were closed but she did bite several times into the direction where she suspected movements. I did place a blanket over her tank to calm her down. After that she was as nice as before. Do you think something spooked her out? I drilled some holes in the basement and my suspection is, that the vibrations made her agressive. But i´m not so sure. Was crazy to see her "dark side" xD

SnakeyJay · 07-13-15, 09:37 AM

I find that Vibrations can and will aggravate my boas, from home improvements to the washing machine if it's on a high spin... I've also heard loud music with a lot of bass will stress em out too.

Obsidian_Dragon · 07-13-15, 10:05 AM

My snakes tent to pout and hide when we have parties (we have an arcade downstairs, I figure the vibrations get to 'em). I can see how some snakes would be aggravated instead, yeah.

SnoopySnake · 07-13-15, 10:10 AM

I'm gonna guess the vibrations. I had to get my white lip out to take a couple pics, he was completely calm but then my dog jumped on something and he got noticeably aggravated.

Sylphie · 07-13-15, 10:19 AM

You know, when I'm vacuuming three of my five snakes starts to be very active and curious what's going on. They are nor aggravated, just curious, but still they react to the vibrations of the vacuum.

PatrickT · 07-13-15, 10:33 AM

Yup, but its crazy ho agressive she went. She is normally extremly docile. Never saw her like that before. Guess she is not a fan of drilling

Moreau · 07-13-15, 10:44 AM

It's a woma, it was probably hungry. Womas are notorious for insane feeding responses, it could be she thought food was coming, or caught a whif of something that smelled like food to her.

Sylphie · 07-13-15, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Moreau

It's a woma, it was probably hungry. Womas are notorious for insane feeding responses, it could be she thought food was coming, or caught a whif of something that smelled like food to her.

That may be true too, my Russian is crazy for 3 weeks now. She'll attack the glass every time she see a human coming near her viv... And it's her typical "give me mices!" attitude, even when she was feed the same day.

SnakeyJay · 07-13-15, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Moreau

It's a woma, it was probably hungry. Womas are notorious for insane feeding responses, it could be she thought food was coming, or caught a whif of something that smelled like food to her.

Sounds more likely

PatrickT · 07-13-15, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Moreau

It's a woma, it was probably hungry. Womas are notorious for insane feeding responses, it could be she thought food was coming, or caught a whif of something that smelled like food to her.

No, my woma does not react like that for food. When i feed her i put her out in the feeding box, hold the mice infront her and she simply takes it. She doesn´t even strangle it. She is a very docile animal.

What she showed here was defensive action and agression

sirtalis · 07-13-15, 10:09 PM

I was cleaning my room with a vaccum (spelling) cleaner and my geckos emerged from their caves, i think it was a combo f noise and vibrations.

Jrich · 07-13-15, 10:54 PM

Maybe she had a bad dream. Hahahahaha.
Anyways right before I read this, my little king snake was hanging out on top of his hide and I dragged a chair across the floor and he jumped and writhed and seemed very irritated by the vibrations I had just made.

Albert Clark · 07-15-15, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by PatrickT

No, my woma does not react like that for food. When i feed her i put her out in the feeding box, hold the mice infront her and she simply takes it. She doesn´t even strangle it. She is a very docile animal.

What she showed here was defensive action and agression

What we have to remember about these animals is they are captives with wild instincts. All of their behaviors center around that concept. We are always at risk anytime we reach into their enclosures to clean and or pick them up. We all should keep this in mind at all times when interacting with them too.

SnakeyJay · 07-15-15, 03:23 PM

Exactly... Just this weekend a normally docile boa truck straight at my face, wasn't the best experience of my life but luckily he came up short.. To be honest I'd never fully trust any animal.

marvelfreak · 07-15-15, 07:28 PM

Could she be in shed and how old is your Woma?