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I have a five year old female boa who has been on the go, nonstop for almost a month now. She is normally periodically active at night, but now she is active from mid morning until her lights go out at night. If I open her door she voluntarily cruises and continues her exploration( i like to get my boas out for some exercise) but NOTHING seems to tire her out, she still goes nonstop. Any ideas why? I am mostly curious because of the change in her behavior...what would make a boa become SO active?

Maybe she's hungry. Usually after I feed my boas, they all coil up on the heat and stay dormant for at least a week while they digest, I don't usually find them cruising the cage during the day until it's getting closer to feeding time again.

You may also want to double check your temps. If you're not maintaining proper husbandry, the boa will seek out the right environment.

Are you sure it's a female? My males will actively cruise the cage at all hours during breeding season when they are trying to get to a female.

Hope this helped.
-Anthony

She does do that when shes hungry, but NOT to this extreme. Her temps are between high 70's at night ans up to high eighties sometimes 90 in her basking spot, she also has a fair bit of space to cruise and obstacles. She was with a male for about 6 months...and this started about a month after we separated them. She didn't seem overly interested, or advert to the male, but he was ALWAYS trying to breed her, so I am pretty sure shes female(unless this male isn't so bright perhaps) But would the separation have anything to do with it? The other thing i noticed is her back end is heavier and full feeling, but with no obvious thickening. I am pretty sure shes not gravid(but I am not god)

This is just my opinion...

I think you introduced the male too early and the female wasn't quite ready based on seasonal factors. Then, you removed the male at just the wrong time - and now she's seeking out a mate. She sounds like she's going through a pre-ovulation swell and is just begging to be bred.

I had a female exhibit the same behavior last season even with a male present. She ovulated VERY quickly but never slowed down until after she ovulated. Unfortunately, the male couldn't keep up with her pace and pin her down to breed her so the litter ended up mostly as slugs.

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Thank you! I was wondering the same thing myself, but as I am still learning this whole breeding thing, I am still cautious. I am definitely going to reintroduce the male, and see if it calms her down some. Thanks for the responses!

The color on that boa is very interesting !

I had a male Boa that acted like this, I never could figure out what his deal was.

Non stop cruising the cage day and night.

I changed cages humidity temps higher, temps a little lower,
I could never figure it out.

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I am going throw this now and trying all different kind of things and still have no luck. I can't find out why my male is non stop day and night plus he wont eat. this has been going on for a month or two now. is this breeding behavior or could it be something else?