When yoiu say half half, you don't mean dividin the tank and keeping both a Snake and a Lizard in it do you?? That is like the worst idea ever, outside monitors must Lizards are scared crapless of snakes. My iggie when it sees my Boa flips out and goes nuts trying to bury herself and she has a good three feet on him lol
keeping snakes in glass?
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hahah It wouldn't be see threw xD like when I do it for my cichlids I use pexi glass colored or so, they cant see threw otherwise they dont breed and try to kill the fish on the other side!
Many reptiles rely on their sense of smell as their primary sense. As people we assume that sight barriers are adequate to separate animals, but that's because our sense of smell is pretty poor and we rely primarily on our sight. If I have handled my monitor and haven't washed my hands, all of my other reptiles get VERY concerned if I come anywhere near them. On the flip side, I handle one of the other reptiles and go to work with my monitor without washing my hands then he's going to try to taste me 90% of the time because I smell like food.
My guess is that a lizard and a snake living next to each other will cause both animals to have stressed lives, the snake because he can't find the snack he smells and the lizard because he wants to avoid being the snack he knows he smells like to a nearby predator.
My guess is that a lizard and a snake living next to each other will cause both animals to have stressed lives, the snake because he can't find the snack he smells and the lizard because he wants to avoid being the snack he knows he smells like to a nearby predator.
Yea I noticed that I bought a used hamster tank into my house and both my corn snakes went into straight hunting mode... You saying that now makes the ordeal make sense I was confused lol
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bit confused about the whole smell thing, like I understand it but they sell lots of units like this over here which is where I got the spiting idea from.
http://vic.gumtree.com.au/c-Pets-pet-supplies-pet-products-Reptile-Enclosure-W0QQAdIdZ354775792
does this mean even a unit like this would just spreed the smell into each section? or do they have away of preventing the smell for leeching up or down? if not it might explain why every-time I check out the lizards at my LFS they are always panicking because they can smell the snakes a few stories above?
http://vic.gumtree.com.au/c-Pets-pet-supplies-pet-products-Reptile-Enclosure-W0QQAdIdZ354775792
does this mean even a unit like this would just spreed the smell into each section? or do they have away of preventing the smell for leeching up or down? if not it might explain why every-time I check out the lizards at my LFS they are always panicking because they can smell the snakes a few stories above?
A big issue with glass aquariums is humidity. If it's a snake that needs higher humidity levels, then you may have problems. Also, you don't need to feed your snake in a different container. This is an outdated method that many people and breeders no longer do because you should not bother a snake after feeding it. It is more likely to regurgitate its food or bite you.
First of all, snakes don't hear, so I don't know how they can hear the cage opening. By assuming that they learn that their cage opening means they are going to get fed and will bite is no different than if they learned that the cage opening means they're gonna be moved to the other cage, which would also get a feeding response. I keep and breed several species of pythons and boas, all of which are fed in their own cage. I have not been bit in years. Just make sure you let the snake know you're there and don't stick your hand in if you've handled rodents. They know the difference.
I did a quick search on the myth of feeding in a separate container. Here's a link. There are also many other pages that support what I said above. http://pet-snakes.com/feed-snake-separate-tank
First of all, snakes don't hear, so I don't know how they can hear the cage opening. By assuming that they learn that their cage opening means they are going to get fed and will bite is no different than if they learned that the cage opening means they're gonna be moved to the other cage, which would also get a feeding response. I keep and breed several species of pythons and boas, all of which are fed in their own cage. I have not been bit in years. Just make sure you let the snake know you're there and don't stick your hand in if you've handled rodents. They know the difference.
I did a quick search on the myth of feeding in a separate container. Here's a link. There are also many other pages that support what I said above. http://pet-snakes.com/feed-snake-separate-tank
agree! there's no need to move your snakes when you need to feed them. just give them a good substrate, some branches to climb and a structure (may it be a hide box or a large rock) where they can feel secured and lastly plenty of water.
This, as long as your hands don't smell like rodents, the only snakes you need to worry about a feed response from are the really psycho feeders like retics. And if you must concern yourself, hook train them. Take a snakehook (or anything really) and gently touch the snake with it before reaching in and grabbing it, so it associates the touching with being handled.
