Domingos,



Temperature and Humidity;



I would encourage you to rethink your temperatures that you keep your BRB. Typically BRB’s need lower temperature and higher humidity than most other species. I keep mine at a hot side of 78-80 oF with a cooler side at 70 oF. I keep this type of temperature gradient on all of my BRB’s and they all do great. I would encourage you to read a proper care sheet for BRB’s; I know that Dave Colling, Jeff Clark and myself have one on our respective websites. Though I am about to contradict myself with an alternative explanation I will say that the nervous behaviors you have described could be a result of stress caused by high temperatures and low humidity (70% is on the low end for a baby BRB).



Feeding;



I like to feed all of my babies/juvies rodents that are no bigger than the widest part of the snake. This allows for minimal stress and regular feeding habits. Remember that just because a snake can eat a meal much bigger than there own body doesn’t mean it good for them. Snakes in the wild may have to go for extensive periods of time before finding meals and thus need the ability to take on large meals. A captive BRB shouldn’t be stressed by larger meals, as there is no reason to go for long periods of time between meals. For my babies the size illustrated in your picture, I would be feeding pinky mice, maybe a very small fuzzy.



Biting;



I agree with Cliff on this issue however I will say that I personally feel that BRB’s are just as individual as we are. Your BRB may grow out of this nervous phase with time and it may not. It’s hard to tell/comment or advises on individual snakes, we can only generalize as Cliff has already done. The only advise one could say is to not be afraid, continue handling and hopefully this nervous behavior will go away as the animal matures. From the pictures you posted the snakes looks small for being six months old and is in no way out of the “nippy” phase. Nor is the animal mature to the
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John Wiseman

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