metalreptile

My Kenyan Sand Boa, a female I believe, is about 14-16 inches long now &
maybe around 2 years old. She has been eating nearly full grown mice,
usually one a week. Never a problem feeding. She is the first Sand Boa I
have ever kept, so I'm not that familiar with their habits. Anyway, for
the last month or so, she refuses mice completely, but will eat a fuzzy
now & then. Also she has started trying her best to escape from her
tank...constantly crawling & standing on her tail trying to push the top
off. She usually stayed buried until feeding time before. Could hardly
tell she was there. Oddly enough, my Ball Python has become the same
way! Is it mating season in Africa? Do I have horny snakes? LOL! Any
other ideas?

Thanks!
Roger

slither factory

Also she has started trying her best to escape from her


Roger,

Although there could be many causes, the first thing I look for when I have
snakes that start acting "odd" (racing around the cage, pushing against the
screens, etc) for no known reason; is mites.

This is easy to check for, and allows you piece of mind if the results are
negative. Be sure to check around and IN the eye orbits.

~Wade

metalreptile

Thanks Wade....already checked for that. No sign of mites anywhere. I
even put in white water dishes so I could easily see if any were drowned
in there. I'll keep checking tho, just to be sure. Gives me the creeps
just thinking about mites!!

Roger