Hey everyone, long time no post. Which is good, I guess, seeing as I only post on here when I have problems.
My Eastern blackneck hasn't been herself lately. She's a long-term captive and I've had her for about five years now, and she'd gotten pretty used to me in that time. Not enough to be handled, but enough to stay out while I was in the room. As of getting back from vacation two weeks ago (we had a petsitter), she's been acting out, agressive, and skittish. I don't know what's going on with her.
I've been keeping her in a 20 gallon long with a weighted screen top, aspen bedding, and a low wattage heat light that goes off at night.
She's 38" and normally eats three pinkies a week, but today I decided to give her a medium mouse since she seems to be pretty hungry.
As I was feeding her today, she started freaking out, slithering around her cage erratically with the mouse hanging from her jaws. Eventually she calmed down and ate it, but as of right now my entire reptile room reeks of musk. I've turned off her heat just in case she's too warm in there.
Any idea what could be causing this sudden change? She's never done anything quite this dramatic.
Here's a link to a short portion of her tantrum: https://instagram.com/p/6GbmHzl29P/?...afroherpkeeper
Thank you!