The only time I have seen these "blind strikes" were when the prey animal was not the strongest heat signature in sight. I'm assuming you are warming your prey items thoroughly to a higher temp than your snake. It could certainly be a neuro issue of some sort, but the question would be the origin of the issue. Is the snake growing well so far? If so maybe we can assume this problem is new-ish and hasn't stunted his growth so much as lack of food? In that case I would (as another poster stated) wonder about toxicity. Time will tell.

[ Hide Replies ]

• Neurological or Not - lifeshighways, Wed Oct 15 15:52:09 2008
• RE: Neurological or Not - weebeasties, Wed Oct 15 18:34:16 2008
• RE: Neurological or Not - Gimptafied, Wed Oct 15 20:26:32 2008
• RE: Neurological or Not - Congo, Wed Oct 15 21:43:55 2008
• RE: Neurological or Not - lifeshighways, Wed Oct 15 22:17:52 2008
• RE: Neurological or Not - TamiLynne, Thu Oct 16 09:20:23 2008