Odd subject, I know. I have mentioned that Alice loves to burrow in her substrate. So guess what else she does while she is in one of her tunnels? I was looking for the usual, large bowel movement that follows a shed. Well, two days after the “Ole Blue Eyes Again” post, I lifted up her Rock Outcroppings to find her and the shed skin that took place a day or two after that post. There were no feces in sight and I know it is under the substrate somewhere. She has taken to going to the bathroom in this manner and does so on a regular basis. I can’t help but wonder if this is a survival tactic. In the wild, do Bull Snakes do this to avoid tracking by predators or does it mark a tunnel as theirs? It’s really the only reasons I can think of for this behavior. I guess it could be coincidence she does this. She crawls around on the surface of the substrate as much if not more than she tunnels.
Later on today I will feed her another couple of large mice.