For Eryx that have previously been accepting food readily, I take this to mean that a normal period of fasting may be on the way.

As for why they grab and constrict food which they then decide not to consume - dunno. Perhaps they are making sure a potential predator which might be confined in close quarters with them underground is rendered harmless? At any rate, I notice this behavior occurring far more frequently with sand boas than with other snakes I keep. I use the notation "GDNE" next to food items I have offered which a snake has grabbed but did not eat, and most of my Eryx will have these notations on their records, especially as they age.

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