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Question about bloods

Praetori

Praetori

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A couple months ago I got a gorgeous, 17lb black blood female. I've had boa constrictors and ball pythons, so she is my first blood.

What's strange about her is how she is very 'talkative.' She huffs all the time, even if I'm not directly in contact with her. It's not a respiratory problem, and she isn't outright hissing. Now some of my boas will breathe loudly in my ear or huff when I pick them up (especially when they want to just stay where they're at). But this girl deliberately huffs at me. Are bloods talkative like this, or is it just her personality?

She isn't usually doing it as a threat. Just this morning I was helping her shed and she laid there, relaxed, head resting on her tail, while I slowly pulled the skin off. As I would pull a big chunk off, she would make a long huff. I thought she was upset, but she was fine letting me rub her head, sides, belly and tail, so she wasn't feeling threatened. Maybe it was a feel-good noise? She's done it when I would set her in the bath too when she turned blue. She makes more noise than any snake I've ever dealt with, yet has never outright hissed at me.

Just curious if this is a normal blood behavior that I should expect with others, if if my girl is just 'huffy.'
 
Normal for bloods - you just have to learn the nuances of the sounds, because some are definite warnings. (With a large, relatively calm captive, you may not experience those - I've dealt with medium to large imports, and some captives that weren't particularly tolerant of handling....learning the sounds is the best way to keep one's skin intact, lol.) Pretty easy, once you listen to them for a bit - really just a matter of paying attention.
 
My blood huffs and puffs as soon as I open the door to the reptile room. It's normal. Mine is an import I think (not 100% sure) and she does the tail wagging, convulsing expulsion of air :)
 
Good to know! I didn't know what to think of her noises at first. I'll pay attention to the nuances in her voice more and hopefully be able to understand her needs better. Thanks for the input!
 
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