"He has reverted to his "WILD ROOTS" !!!.......................

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: : Magnum, my 8 1/2+ male Uni has gone bonkers in the last month... : : He is a 5-6 yr old WC as juv...Has always been very tame and calm..Over the last month he has become as bi-polar as they come...He will strike the cage door so hard his nose shield is gone like a fresh WC!! He's eating like a horse!! He nailed my son when we were taking him out to soak pre-shed..Luckily he didn't really mean it and didn't hang on, but still scared the Sh$#@! out of Grant...(He's the kid holding him on the forum gallery) : : This is a snake that has been the ultimate lapsnake...I've got great pics of him just laying on my lap while I'm reading..(I know, I know..I can't post them because my hi-speed server is still screwing up, but I promise...) : : Has anyone else seen this type of behavior from a longtermer before?? I did just increase his ambient heat to around 80 from the upper 60's he's been at for 3 months...The Texans' bred in the cage below him and his cage is now on top of a female Eastern..Is he just PO'd 'cause he's not having fun?? Pheremones in snakes?? : : Needless to say it is unsettling to take him out of the cage now for cleaning or handling..(Yes, unlike some of you, we like to handle our snakes) He is massive..I need to re-measure him..He looks like he's grown 6"+ since last measurement and girth is, well, Magnum sized...This snake ate a 6 1/2' Carpet Python last summer..Not mine...It's another story... : : Any Brillant minds out there have an idea what's going on?? Carl : Carl, : Originally, you stated that this snake was a w/c. And you would expect nothing less of a wild caught than to act, we....uh...wild caught!! : What we have here is a clear cut case of delayed maturation, the snake obviously was confused as to his status as a w/c animal or a c/b one, what with being housed right next to and below c/b snakes....and he has finally come into his own!! : A clear cut case for c/b!! : Actually,I think the heat may be getting to him, drop the heat, save some elctricity and see if he mellows a little. you dont have to brumet him again(although now it probably seems like a good alternbative what with his crummy attitude and all) : but if you just drop him down to 71 , see if it makes a diffrence. Question: Do you feed live? Sometimes that can trigger it also. And lastly...whats with this carpet pyuthon thing? : You do a scientific experiment(Notice how I put aspin on it:) feed the carpet to the indigo, and you dont even tell us of the results? : The herpetocultural community needs to know!! : Give up the 411. : Fred : PS : I am home and will call you in 1 hr.

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