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Posted by regalringneck on September 22, 2002 at 18:16:29:
In Reply to: Strange, bizzare behaviour in Eastern Indigos, Questions... posted by Fred Albury on September 22, 2002 at 15:02:42:
Fred, the neck inflation (very varanid like...) as you note is typically a threat response...but the whole front of the body...Im at a loss too., I'd worry but not overly, be safe; put her in quarantine & monitor her & your others closely.
I caught a thin desert rosy once that puffed up & gaped for air dieing a few days later... what was the problem; quien sabe!
As you know, how she responds to & processes the next few meals ought to give you loads of info if this is serious or not.
Hopefully...as tarpanther might suggest...shes perhaps... just a weebit... shagadelic! Mebbe sniffing your beeg cadillac???
Good luck, jg
:Guys/Gals,
:Today I witnessed some truly bizarre behaviour from one of my holdback sub adults eastern Indigos. She was in her cage, umolested and I was in another room. Happened to peer into the cage from a distance of about 15 feet away and the the Eastern Indigo had pufed up her throat region, the front 1/4 of her body, and was moveing around the cage in semicircles, hissing and striking, mouth open. This snake is usually an aggrsive feeder and has a feding response from hell, but this time she was not in feed mode. Once again, she had the front 1/4 of her body laterall compressed, throat region puffed up, was hissing and striking, with mouth open. She was not exosed to the following things at this time:
:Food traffic
:Any food items
:No, she wasnt in the blue or pre shed
:High temps
:Excessive humidity.
:For the life of me, I cant figure it out, I have seen SPILOTES do the same thing, more as a threat display than anything else, but this snake hadnt been so much as looked at , let alone threatened. And its cages isnt adjacent or near any other snake cages.
:I took her out and she DID NOT revert to normal status for quite a while, still huffing and puffing and swelling up.
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:Any body here seen behaviour like this? It is the most bizarre behaviour that I have ever witnessed in an subadult Eastern in all the time I have kept them. Remember, this snake is not pre shed and was not bothered in anyway, she was haveing her own little party without me even being around, cruising around the cage in bold "s" patterns while hissing and striking with mout open. Exorcism is looking like a good choice tight now.
:Comments or observations from you all will be appreciated, I am at aloss for this behaviour.
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:Sincerely,
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:Fred Albury
:AZTEC REPTILES
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