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stuart619
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 22/01/2011 : 15:28:30
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I got a new plug in air freshener for the bedroom (where I house my snakes).
I have noticed since I got it the snakes don't seem to be taking their food as quick as they normally do. I have removed the air freshener and was wondering if the snakes sense of smell may have been impaired by the new smell in the room.
I know it sounds like a strange topic but I was thinking how do external smells around the viv effect the behaviour of a snake.
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Account Deactivated
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/01/2011 : 15:31:23
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Nimbus always comes out of his hide for a sniff around if I light my Yankee Candles!
Not sure if he likes it or not but he can certainly smell it!
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DannyBrown91
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3070 Posts |
Posted - 22/01/2011 : 16:10:30
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| Not sure how it would effect the snakes, but they will certainly smell it. They have an amazing sense of smell to the point that they can detect the individual chemical compunds that make up the scent, Or atleast thats what Nat Geo Wild says. |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 22/01/2011 : 16:32:15
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| Its true, I heard the saying, 'cook a curry and you can smell curry but they smell each individual ingredient'. |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 23/01/2011 : 17:41:50
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I had a curry for dindins today, Venom came out and ask if I would let him off his diet!
I shouldn't think it impairers them though, maybe it distracts them as they don't know what it is or if it is good or bad. |
   
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
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geckolass
Egg
United Kingdom
79 Posts |
Posted - 25/01/2011 : 16:59:19
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| well snakes have a jacobs organ in the roof of the mouth each indivudual smell partical sticks to there toung and goes in to the jacbos organ and they can sence what it is how far away it is and if its prey preadtor or friendly. really cleaver and sensitive |
  
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