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| ScaryVonHayleystine |
Posted - 10/06/2013 : 21:38:47
Hello, My partner and i have fallen in love with a couple of snakes on a rescue website. We are hoping to get them in the near future when we have their new tanks (we prefer the monkfield terraniums) and other snakey needs.
What i was curious about is possible cause of stress to my current snake Mo. You see the 2 snakes we would like to get (even though we may only result to rescuing one) are almost fully grown and Mo is still a baby at soon to be three months old from hatch date on 19th June.
Any ideas/information on the situation would be nice and appreciated greatly.
So opinions on rescuing snakes (as there is a lack of medical history)?
How it may cause stress to my baby Mo?
Would it be best to (obviously quarantine)but in a separate room or Have them in the same room to get used to each other as soon as?
Again any info would be awesome.
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| Kellog |
Posted - 11/06/2013 : 09:04:04
Figs is right Hayley, snakes rarely take any notice of each other.
It's best to quarantine your new snake/snakes in a seperate room for at least three months. Also thoroughly wash your hands before and after handling each snake and use seperate equipment (i.e feeding tongs etc) for each of them.
My first snake, Kellog, I got from someone who'd had him since he was a hatchling, so I got a full history. With Silvi it wasn't as good. I bought her from her owner but he was scared of her and would only handle her with gardening gloves  . When he picked her up to show her to us she was striking at him and trying to escape. I automatically took her, bare handed, and she immediately stopped striking and her escape attempts were less frenetic. I just couldn't leave her there, so we brought her home even though she wasn't what we were looking for. It took a few months of careful handling to calm her down but soon she was as lovely as Kellog. I explain how I did it in Handling tips . She has never grown very big and her growth was probably stunted from not being cared for properly. I got Asher from a rescue place, so no history at all with him, and he's been lovely.
You never know what you are going to take on with a rescue snake. I would suggest that you spend some time handling it/them, to see what it/they are like and whether you feel you can cope with it/them.
It's great that you are going to be giving one or two snakes a new home  . Well done.
Xxx
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| ScaryVonHayleystine |
Posted - 10/06/2013 : 21:57:44
Thank you i'll bare that in mind :)
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| Figs |
Posted - 10/06/2013 : 21:41:48
I dont think they'd even notice each other to be honest 
Most of mine are in one room and they dont pay any attention to anyone else (well... except the boys at breeding time!)
I'd quarantine in a separate room, just to be safe |
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