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matco
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 Posted - 22/12/2011 : 16:32:21
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Hi is there a thread on snake behaviour? Ie when not to disturb as showing a certain characteristic?
If not would it be an idea as a quick reference guide on the forum for all is new owners to save asking u guys the same questions over and over again? |
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Posted - 22/12/2011 : 16:41:55
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Hi, I don't think there is, and in my experience - not great, it's true - they are all different, and all awkward little gits, so that there is rarely any stereotype you can fit them into. Even shedding - some are reclusive, some don't give a damn.
Imo you just have to get to know the individual snake ...makes life fun though!
But it doesn't matter about questions and how many as on this forum we are all learning, every day, and there is always something for everyone to learn from a question, even if it has been asked before. |
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GMac
Grumpy scots admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/12/2011 : 16:52:39
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Originally posted by BurnedAtTheStake
Hi, I don't think there is, and in my experience - not great, it's true - they are all different, and all awkward little gits, so that there is rarely any stereotype you can fit them into. Even shedding - some are reclusive, some don't give a damn.
Imo you just have to get to know the individual snake ...makes life fun though!
But it doesn't matter about questions and how many as on this forum we are all learning, every day, and there is always something for everyone to learn from a question, even if it has been asked before.
This ^^ snakes all react differently to situations so is really down to the individual animal. |
 
Royals, Corns, Boa, Kings, Hoggy, Ratsnakes
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/12/2011 : 20:35:18
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| You soon learn what you can and cant do with certain snakes. They will let you know if they aren't happy. A Royals hiss is so loud you WILL stop whatever it was you were doing without conscious thought. Biting is very rare, Royals can be head shy, I know my Duke is, he jumps out of his skin and jerks his head back if anything touches his head, quite a kick when he does it too because he is weighty. Other than that the obvious one is leave them alone when shedding and for the 48 hours after a meal. |
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matco
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/12/2011 : 23:07:12
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Just discovered she is shedding now, looks like head is pretty much done, body just looks really wrinkly but not peeling
Just flicked water around the viv to try raise humidity,
She is due to feed tomorrow should I carry on as normal or leave her or a bit?, she is a very good feeder although should I move her to her feeding box? Or try her in the viv?
Sorry for all the questions |
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Posted - 22/12/2011 : 23:25:19
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It's hard to say - personally I'd wait until she's shed, although I've known many snakes, boids and colubrids, who will eagerly eat during shed.
I'd put her water bowl in her warm end to create evaporation and extra humidity rather than the water flicking ...I'm just renovating a very old solid viv, nice heavy piece of work, that has contained lizards, whose owners must have maintained high humidity ...floor and lower front panel were all swollen. A few quids-worth of melamine and a bit of diy is putting that right and still good value; I like fiddling lol, but you don't really want to have to replace a viv floor eventually lol.
As for in viv feeding or box - do just as she wants. They do train us, little gits, but have to love them! |
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