Worried!

[jarich]

Originally Posted by Jendee

^^^right??
look what's so frustrating right now and will always be is new people coming onto a forum to ask more experienced people advice and it goes in one ear and out the other. If you notice several people have tried to help and explain your boas behavior and you explain it away then repeat the original question. I will say you seem to really care for animals as if you'd spit on your thumb clean their face, or pinch their cheek care. but dear reptiles don't get their feelings hurt..he doesn't need a counselor he needs proper care and after that I'm willing to bet you'll get bit at some point. That's reptile keeping, they aren't puppies you cant build a relationship with them. Reptiles are my passion have been all my life, one of the reasons is because they aren't emotionally demanding they have simple needs..they need peace and quite, heat, humidity, security, water, a poop scooper, throw it some food once a week you have a healthy snake on your hands. Which means your doing your part. Stop being rude to the people that know what they are talking about it will not make you a liked person around here

Sorry, but where was she rude to anyone (except perhaps Corey, who deserved it) and where did she not take advice? Looking over this thread she seemed to take yours and most everyone's advice to heart. She simply seems to be looking for the reason the snake became aggressive after improving its situation. Korbin offered one reason, which could very well be true, and she thanked him for it (after a bit of a misunderstanding) along with everyone else who offered constructive advice. While its true, Jendee, that new keepers should take advice, its also true that experienced keepers should have patience and understanding in dealing with new keepers who are new to all this and very excited/worried about the health of their new animals.

VWBabe, though my experience with boas in specific is very lacking, often with reptiles in general what we see as a docile, friendly reptile is merely a sick one. The lethargy and passivity they often exhibit is more a result of being sick, underfed or cold, than any natural behaviour. Thus, when they get the right temperatures, feeding and habitat, all of a sudden they become what seem like 'holy terrors'. It's basically the reptile's natural reaction to the situation now that it is getting healthy and back to normal. By the sounds of it, these snakes were in a terrible situation for a long time; all that stress in their upbringing seems to be showing now that you've improved the situation. They may never be snakes that you can handle easily, or they may settle down over time, its hard to say. Right now you are doing the right thing by not handling them. They need time to acclimate and get healthy. In a couple months, when they are eating well and have gotten acclimated, you could try holding them occasionally and see how it goes.

(Corey, there were a slew of grammatical errors in your post before you erased it. Until you are smart enough to correct them, I suggest you stop accosting others for it.)