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Posted - 17/08/2009 : 13:58:26
Hi board - 1st Post :-)
I have a question about my snake, Sid.
I have only had him for about 7 months and my housemate has recently made a new vivarium for him.
I suspect the vivarium size may have something to do with my problem as it is about 1.5 meters long and probably about 3/4 meter tall.
Sid was placed into his new vivarium about 3 weeks ago and since then i have rarely seen him. I have put some wood shaving type substance down in the vivarium (recommended by the pet shop) and since then he spends all his time buried under the shavings.
Is this normal? Does it take a certain amount of time for him to adjust to his new surroundings?
His previous "cage" was a standard plastic container which is probably about 3-4 times smaller than the new vivarium, so i suspect that he may just be rather nervous of all the space he now has.
I would like to enjoy the snake more, but at the moment have no idea where he is as he is never out exploring.
I was thinking of maybe swapping the wood shavings for something he can not hide under as much if he continues to hide.
I would like to be able to get him out, but as he is always under the shavings i have no idea where he is and am a bit fearful of going digging round in case it upsets him and he decides to bite.
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Apologies for the loooooooooong post, i just wanted to include as much detail as i could. |
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| Kellog |
Posted - 17/08/2009 : 22:09:18
Think that is really best marknbrandon, maybe you need to treat him a bit like you did when you first got him - he may be feeling overwhelmed and unsure. Leave him be, only going in to change water daily and clean up when needed. See if that settles him down. Others can give you better advice about feeding ie - how big, how many, how often. Hope he gets used to his new home soon. xxx |
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Posted - 17/08/2009 : 14:37:45
**UPDATE**
I have just had word, that the mice we put in last night were still in there this morning, so we have removed them.
I think the best option for now is to leave him to his own devices as much as we can now and not go into the vivarium unless we have to. |
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Posted - 17/08/2009 : 14:13:08
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Originally posted by Flatpack63
He's probably still getting used to his new environment at the moment. Such a big jump up in space has probably un-nerved him quite a lot. You will more than likely find that he's up and about during the hours of darkness as this is when he will feel safest. Try coming back and looking about half an hour after the lights have all gone out.
Is he feeding ok still?
He seems to be.
He was last fed about 2 weeks ago now - we gave him 3 mice (small white mice) - i now, from reading the guide think this may be too much - Last night i put 2 mice in there and they were still there when i went to bed - only about an hour or so after i put them in.
I suspect you may be right with the "getting used to the new environment" though, since he was put in there, we have been in and out, adding things to it - like additional "furniture" for him to enjoy, thermometers and yesterday a new bulb - we have a red one in there now and a "basking light" which is normal light bulb colour.
Is the best option now to not go into the vivarium unless absolutely necessary - i.e. to clean up mess, for the next few weeks?
Thanks |
| Flatpack63 |
Posted - 17/08/2009 : 14:05:37
He's probably still getting used to his new environment at the moment. Such a big jump up in space has probably un-nerved him quite a lot. You will more than likely find that he's up and about during the hours of darkness as this is when he will feel safest. Try coming back and looking about half an hour after the lights have all gone out.
Is he feeding ok still? |
