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On The Move!

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ToplessBunny85

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Hello, I have a five year old female corn, and ever since I moved to my new apartment 2 weeks ago she is constantly on the move. As soon as I got to the new place I cleaned her whole tank out and cleaned everything in it, gave her fresh bedding etc. And ever since then she is constantly moving around her tank, even climbing all the way up to the lid and clinging there until she falls down. She keeps pressing her nose against the glass as if she's sniffing something out.

Is this just spring fever? Is she searching for a man? ;) From what research I've done this seems to be what the issue is, but I would also like to know how long does this go on for? And generally how old are females when they start to go into heat, per say? I've never seen her act this way before.

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Are you sure she is female?

It could just be her upset about the new environment.

Those are some cute pics!
 
Mine did this exact same thing the first day I brought him home. He climbed to the top and circled the tank under the lid just like that, and fell several times.

I assumed it was just because the tank is new, and their first instinct is to find a way out. And one thing I have discovered about snakes is that they are very methodical about escaping...they probe every square millimeter slowly and carefully around the edge of the tank. They dont get bored or distracted like rodents do.

After the first day mine gave up and started hanging out in the hides.
 
Are your temps okay? If it's doing that somewhat frantically, it could be too hot in the tank. It's generally the males that start "pacing" the viv in search of a mate at spring time, but some females might. Mine always have to thoroughly re-learn the cage every time it get a complete cleaning and if the tank ever gets moved to a different location, but they usually stop after 3 days tops.
 
i agree it could be temps. but it could be mating season. my male isnt frantic, but hes close to psychotic about his roaming the tank during this time. i think he tires himself out, because then hell be really calm for awhile. hes definitely hard up for a ladyfriend haha. is your snake eating okay?
 
also, im pretty sure this hyperactivity can go on for months. i know the hunger strikes can go on for a few/several months. its been 2 1/2 months so far and my male is showing no signs of giving up on love yet.
 
Wow, I was just going to write about my "female" acting the same way. She's frantic about escaping all of a sudden, after a few months just hanging out in her hides, and she refuses to eat now after several meals where the mouse barely got to her. Don't mean to hijack the thread, but I will be watching as it seems we have the same problem!
 
The heated side of the tank is around 75F (24C) so it's not too hot. I'm almost positive she's a female lol... And this has been going on for almost two weeks. D: I fed her a couple days after the move, and she ate no problem. I've never ever had an issue feeding her. I just got out of bed and right now she's coiled up under her heat lamp, so she seems to be calming down at night when no one's around... before I moved she was in the bedroom, where there were rarely any people. Now I have her in the livingroom, could the constant (or almost constant) presence of people be what's setting her off? She hasn't been aggressive in any way, I can take her out of the tank and handle her no problem. She just seems super active. I'm going to feed her in a couple days, I'll report how that goes.
 
My guess would be that she is an unusual female that is reacting to breeding season like males typically do.

The change to a more active area could be a factor. It could be a coincidence.
 
75 is too cold for the warm side it should be around 83. I find my snakes get more active during the cooler times of the day.
 
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