I am new to the gopher snake field but not to snakes in general. I've been interested in gophers for some time now and decided christmas time was as good as any to start a new project. I got 1.0 06 albino sonoran gopher and 0.1 07 applegate san diego albino gopher.
They both came in fine and seemingly healthy. I attempted to feed about 4 days after I got them to put them on schedual w/ my other reptiles. The male at with no problem but not the female, but she still seemed fine and healthy. I then gave her a week to settle in and tried again. Still no dice. I let her settle in another few days and decided to try live rather than f/t. Still no dice. Well the other night I was in her cage changing water and noticed her doing an odd head bobbing. she was also moving more like a worm around the cage with her head tilted to one side. Really odd behavior compaired to what I saw when I first got her and and the male. I've been told its possibly neuorological by the breeder and a friend who is also a breeder. I am trying to find a vet around here and hope to have an apointment schedualed soon. Have any of you gopher specialists ever heard of this?
Cage setup:
Sterilite w/ holes for ventilation (around the top)
paper towel substrate
water dish w/ bottled water
cardboard tube hide
thermometer (temps 75f cool side, 85 warm side give or take a few degrees)
For heat I use a heat lamp with a purple night bulb.
Humidity stays between 30-45% depending on how much water I drop when refilling the dish.
