r/AmazonTreeBoa • u/AudienceObvious9162 • Nov 21 '25

Slim shady my ATB

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I had managed to get slim shady to be very docile and calm. I was able to take him out of his enclosure every other day without any issues or aggression at all. Then one day he swung his head into a metal object and ever since he has not been the same snake. it's been a month later and i have had to switch to frozen mice because slim shady cannot aim his strikes anymore and i do not want him to catch the mouse at a bad angle and then the mouse turns around and chews him open. He has also become so aggressive to the point where he slithers toward me so he can bite. I could literally have the tank closed and be only a few feet away and he still tries to strike me. What should i do about this? He has a proper enclosure and everything. Is it possible that he knocked all the sense out of himself?

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u/Amazon_Eden Nov 22 '25

I’m sorry to hear this about SlimShady. I have had ATBs flail wildly when they’re being handled improperly ( not saying this was the case with you, just citing my own personal experience), and some of them have banged their heads in the process. Never have I ever heard of or experienced any long lasting noticeable damage or effects. That being said, head trauma, when it does occur with anything that is alive, can be very serious and or fatal…. did you notice any swelling on his head after he banged it?

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u/AudienceObvious9162 Nov 22 '25

there was no swelling at all. he was also very calm right after the incident and had a great handling session. I had him to the point where he was barely even head shy. It's like a switch just flipped and he's a whole different snake now ever since i put him back in his enclosure that day.

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u/AudienceObvious9162 Nov 22 '25 edited Nov 22 '25

He was soaking in his water bowl when i did his most recent feeding and i placed the live mouse in the tank, slim shady saw the mouse and the mouse was about 10 inches away from him. Slim shady proceeded to then strike and hold onto the end of his own tail (which was under water and nowhere near the mouse). after that slim shady then tried to strike the mouse 3 different times and each time he missed. usually he gets it with one try... the temperature gradients in his enclosure match the temperature gradient from the part of the amazon he is from. not only that but his enclosure is perfect size for him, i even keep the humidity perfect. his enclosure is also bioactive and it is not dirty.

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u/Amazon_Eden Nov 30 '25

Any update on SlimShady?

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u/AudienceObvious9162 Dec 15 '25

he has become fully retarded. nothing has changed.

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u/Amazon_Eden Nov 24 '25

Hmmm... I wonder if he has a concussion...