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Ok, so i have a bit of a new behavior lately from Granite. She is a Bolivian BCA. Over the past month or so, at evening time when she is most active, she is striking at me and my wife from inside the enclosure. She obviously keeps slamming into the plex door which is not good to begin with. She has been pretty consistent in doing this.
A few months ago, she had just started doing this randomly. The last time i posted about this, we thought she was hungry because her feeding schedule was inconsistent at the time and she was only this aggressive at feeding time and a few days after being fed.
It suggested to just drape a sheet over the plex so that she wouldn't have the temptation in front of her. I admit that I did not implement this because i pretty much tried to stay out of the office (where her enclosure is) a few days after feeding. This worked out really well for the past 2-3 months, so i figured just stick to whats working before i introduce the sheets. (my reasoning for not hanging the sheets was because i felt it went against the purpose of having a really big plex door so i could look in and admire the beauty with in).
I am strongly thinking about adding it....and permanently, but i want to understand a bit more before i go through doing this. I dont understand why the behavior just started happening and what in the world its a result of.
Now, she is going after us through the glass at least once a night and its many days now after she has been fed. She has a full belly, so i know it can't be out of hunger (or at least i think). Her feeding has remained consistent.
Im wondering if it has something to do with her "maturing" because she is four years old this year, or if its a seasonal thing? Is it mating season or something? Or is this a behavior thats going to continue? What is happening?
Just a note, if i open her enclosure (right after a strike), i normally take a sheet and throw it over her head real quick and that put my hands on her and she goes to her normal self (or what i have been used to for the past 4 years). I know when she's "on the hunt" because her pupils dilate and she has that "look"....she is always in this mode when striking. After touch her, you can tell right away that she "changes" because her pupils go back to normal and i can just pull her out and handle her with no problems.
Looking forward to learning a bit! Thanks for any input.
A few months ago, she had just started doing this randomly. The last time i posted about this, we thought she was hungry because her feeding schedule was inconsistent at the time and she was only this aggressive at feeding time and a few days after being fed.
It suggested to just drape a sheet over the plex so that she wouldn't have the temptation in front of her. I admit that I did not implement this because i pretty much tried to stay out of the office (where her enclosure is) a few days after feeding. This worked out really well for the past 2-3 months, so i figured just stick to whats working before i introduce the sheets. (my reasoning for not hanging the sheets was because i felt it went against the purpose of having a really big plex door so i could look in and admire the beauty with in).
I am strongly thinking about adding it....and permanently, but i want to understand a bit more before i go through doing this. I dont understand why the behavior just started happening and what in the world its a result of.
Now, she is going after us through the glass at least once a night and its many days now after she has been fed. She has a full belly, so i know it can't be out of hunger (or at least i think). Her feeding has remained consistent.
Im wondering if it has something to do with her "maturing" because she is four years old this year, or if its a seasonal thing? Is it mating season or something? Or is this a behavior thats going to continue? What is happening?
Just a note, if i open her enclosure (right after a strike), i normally take a sheet and throw it over her head real quick and that put my hands on her and she goes to her normal self (or what i have been used to for the past 4 years). I know when she's "on the hunt" because her pupils dilate and she has that "look"....she is always in this mode when striking. After touch her, you can tell right away that she "changes" because her pupils go back to normal and i can just pull her out and handle her with no problems.
Looking forward to learning a bit! Thanks for any input.
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