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andybeta
Snake Mite

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Posted - 22/08/2012 :  20:17:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
So today I got a lesson in how flat a royal can get as Ripley squeezed himself behind a radiator with his tail end stuck out down the side where there's a gap just about big enough to slide my thumb into.

As he climbed down the inside he gradually pulled more and more of his tail in until I was sure Sunday's weaner was going to make an explosive and devastating re-appearance. He felt like an overstuffed sausage, and I was honestly close to pulling the radiator off the wall so he didn't hurt himself.

Eventually he got everything through the tiny gap and slid out the bottom, obviously none the worse for wear.

I know they say cats won't enter a gap narrower than their whiskers... Do snakes possess enough awareness of their bodies to know what they're getting into regarding narrow gaps? As long as he's not running scared is it safe enough to assume he knows best about where he can fit?

Kelfezond
The bearded one

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Posted - 22/08/2012 :  20:38:08  Show Profile  Visit Kelfezond's Homepage  Click to see Kelfezond's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Honestly not sure! I've had mine squeeze through a couple of small gaps but never had one stuck.
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Baobab
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Posted - 22/08/2012 :  20:39:00  Show Profile  Send Baobab an AOL message  Reply with Quote
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Originally posted by andybeta



I know they say cats won't enter a gap narrower than their whiskers... Do snakes possess enough awareness of their bodies to know what they're getting into regarding narrow gaps? As long as he's not running scared is it safe enough to assume he knows best about where he can fit?

Probably not, as our Boa twice managed to force himself behind the background in his viv. The second time I nearly didn't remove it first before ransacking the house because I had screwed the bottom in place after his first escapade. The gap was tiny even with him jammed in there. Anyway, both times he was jammed in solid and wasn't able to back out. First time he was stuck all night, the second time was all night and the next day as I thought he was in his hide in the morning.

Royal 8.0 - Piebald (Dipstick), Calico (Flake), Pinstripe (Copper), Kingpin het Hypo (Gabriel), Soulsucker (Morgoth), Clown (Ziggy), Phantom (Spook), Enchi( Stenchi) .................Royal 0.12 - Pastel (Elanor), Spider (Willow), Normal het pied (Loki),, Pastel Sterling Orange Hypo (Misty), Normal (WC parents) (Cinders), Pewter (Tinuviel), Yellowbelly (Kaiko), Mojave (Milly), Champagne (Bubbles), Fire (Flame), Karma paradox (Smudge), Amoretti (Rita).Boa's 2.2.1- Eowyn (common), Snuggles (BCC), Bonnie (BCC), Bear (BCL) & Baileys (Kahl strain)..........Western Hognose 0.0.2 - Timmy & Henry.
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