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I acquired a couple of ferrets.They are very cute.Anyways after having them out I walked into the bedroom and noticed my boa looking out and not thinking much I slide open the glass.OMG she went nuts, s-curved her neck like she was getting ready to strike and her tongue was flicking like crazy.Needless to say I carefully closed the glass from the far side and went away....She has never done this before.Do you think she was scared or wanting to eat?

She's almost 6ft long I sure she could eat my smaller ferret if she wanted to bad enough.Can we peacefully coexist? I will never get rid of my boa, ever.Will the smell of ferrets in the house make her more aggressive? I guess I will find out eventually myself but just wondering if anyone else has this problem?

i had already put them away.Im not that stupid..

If you have had the boa for a while, you certainly have observed it long enough to know the snake's reaction when hungry. Since the reaction you incurred seems completely out of the ordinary and unlike your boa's normal feeding response, one can only guess the reaction was defensive. Whether such was induced by the introduction of the ferrets is uncertain, but certainly possible.
I know several people who maintain both reptiles and ferrets successfully, but make certain their ferrets do not have access to the same rooms as their herps are maintained. Perhaps this is something you may wish to consider..

Best of luck to you,

Jeff
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Jeff Snodgres
University of Arkansas
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