This BRB in particular has always been nervous, compared to my former sweetheart BRB. Always shy and never strikes at prey ( drop the F/ T and leave type of deal). She's not overly aggressive in the cage either and if she's moving around, is much easier to pick up. I fed her a hopper six days ago, which seemed too big because it took five days for the bump to competely disappear. I plan on waiting until the tenth day to give her a rest and plan to give her something a tad smaller. She tends to refuse meals every 7 days, and usually takes them on the tenth day regularly. Her heat is off currently because her cage is measured between 78 and 81 degrees in the summer heat, with a humidity in the 70's and 80's. Sheds are fine.



I was just a little shocked that she bit while in my arms, which she has never done. No big deal, since her teeth can't really break skin yet. I'm restarting my collection, after owning many different varieties of snakes in the past. After life happened, and I'm stable once again, I chose to focus on BRB's and Woma pythons ( talk about a feeding response!).



Interestingly enough, I once owned a Hogg island boa that would bite me in the back of the arms at 5 feet after two years of no aggressive behavior at all. Shy eater too, so maybe I'm just making a comparison. He would draw blood, though. Lol.



I'm going to continue taking her out because she's a lot more fun than the "wet noodle" Woma I currently own when handled.

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