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chefjeff
at Mon Jul 17 01:51:34 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by chefjeff ]
yes, can anyone help me with a question???????????????????? --I recently obtained two new boa constrictors---3yrs old---both very aggressive during feeding and like to strike at anything that comes near them---the previous owner used to feed them by swinging the f/t mouse in front of them and tapping them on the nose until they hit......well today was the first feeding for the smaller one, who has been more active the past couple days....I placed her into a tall tub (3FT) ....She then seemed to be stalking me as I was preparing to drop in a mouse as I do not feel it's neccessary to hand feed....Well just as I dropped the mouse she struck at me...she missed but came pretty close to my hand---I then just left her and eventually she found and ate the mouse...when i dropped in another(from a distance) she didnt see it and continued to watch me...after a while she finally seemed to get close enough to the next mouse to smell it and then casually opened her mouth and ate him...no striking!!
I want to calm this behavoir and plan to put the mice in the container first next time...My question is this
does this species hunt by sight or is that just what the previous owner taught them and by preplacing the mice in the tub will I eventually be able to calm them down , as they are good size and I really dont feel like being bitten???????(sorry so long) thanks in advance for any help or suggestions....
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 Feeding New Boa - chefjeff, Mon Jul 17 01:51:34 2006
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