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Hi my name is John and I usually post on the indigo snake forum but i have a question concerning my wife's Brazillian Rainbow Boa named Penny

Penny is a couple of years old, probably somewhere close to 4 feet long. We've had her since last summer and she's always eaten f/t rats without hesitation about once a week, every week, up until about 3 weeks ago. She seems to be doing healthy but has spent a lot of time burrowed and she also just recently shed again.

My question is ... is it normal for her to be breaking her routine this time of year? Or for whatever reason should i be concerned? She seems fine otherwise and I am figuring that she is just going through a slow phase or something.

Is this normal for BRB?

Any input would be appreciated.

Thanks ... John

John,
....Welcome to the rainbow forum. It may be that the snake is just going into a winter slowdown. It also could be that the frozen and thawed rats are no longer as appetizing to her. Most of my adult female BRBs will eat frozen thawed rats but will sometimes pass them up and take a fresh killed large rat or live small rat readily instead for a meal or two.
Good luck,
Jeff

>>Hi my name is John and I usually post on the indigo snake forum but i have a question concerning my wife's Brazillian Rainbow Boa named Penny
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>>Penny is a couple of years old, probably somewhere close to 4 feet long. We've had her since last summer and she's always eaten f/t rats without hesitation about once a week, every week, up until about 3 weeks ago. She seems to be doing healthy but has spent a lot of time burrowed and she also just recently shed again.
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>>My question is ... is it normal for her to be breaking her routine this time of year? Or for whatever reason should i be concerned? She seems fine otherwise and I am figuring that she is just going through a slow phase or something.
>>
>>Is this normal for BRB?
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>>Any input would be appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks ... John

thanks for the welcome and the suggestion Jeff

My wife will give her a little more time and see how she does.