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mohikan22
Snake Mite
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 Posted - 10/10/2011 : 08:13:02
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hi all, I have a question which may be stupid to some but to us "noobs" its important. Can snakes smell other snakes and what would their reactions be? Ie. i have 4 corns and a Jap Rat.. if i handle my male corn (tango) would it really effect the others if i pick them up say 5 minutes later??
many thanks.
P.S. not that it seems to of affected them so far......
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2011 : 08:25:09
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| I think they can. My king went nuts when my female corn was in the moody for sexy time earlier this year and he always carefully smells my hand over and over again when I have handled the corns, he does the same for the feeding tub too. |
   
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LittlestarRed
Egg
United Kingdom
99 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2011 : 10:51:22
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| Not sure if it would 'affect' them exactly (I'm a newbie too), but they can certainly smell each other! |
0.1.0 Carolina Corn Snake 'Nagini', 4.8.0 Royal Pythons, 1.0.0 BRB, 1.0.0 Honduran BCI, 1.0.0 Yemen Chameleon 'Jasper' and 1.0.1 Beardies 'Snuggle' & 'Beanie' |
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
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kdlang
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3556 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2011 : 12:29:43
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| I always use alcohol gel between handling and wipe out the feeding tubs with disinfectant in between snakes. Even so, I can tell when one gets a whiff of another while slithering over my clothes etc. They go still apart from their heads and their tongue flicks like mad |
4.1.0 corns - Izzy (Carolina) Alice (Amel) Peanut (Butter Motley) Swayze (Ghost) Carmellia (Butter Motley)
0.1.0 cat - Kizzy
1.0.0 Dog - Dobbie
Location - Chesterfield, Derbyshire
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2011 : 14:52:52
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I've found the same with mine. I always use wash inbetween but Falcor especially will go very still and seems to concentrate on an area. Last time he did this was after I'd held Ofelia and on putting him back in the viv I saw his vent open up.....and it wasn't for a No 2!  |
      
3.1.0 Corn snakes, 1.0.0 T-Albino Cape House Snake, 0.1.0 Western Hognose,
1.0.0 MBK, 0.1.0 Childrens Python, 1.0.0 Nicaraguan Dwarf Boas
0.0.1 Occelated Skink, 1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, 1.0.3 Tarantulas, 0.0.2 Damon diadema
1.0.0 C0ckatiel,
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2308 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2011 : 17:46:33
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| Glad I'm not alone regarding alcohol gel (Handsan). Always use between handling snakes. |
0.1.0 Okeetee (Sookie) 0.1.0 Powder (Luna) 0.1.0 Bloodred (Arlene) 0.1.0 Caramel Stripe (Tara)
0.1.0 Ghost (Crystal) 0.1.0 Caramel (Jessica) 0.1.0 Lavender Stripe (Portia) 1.0.0 Platinum (Godric)
0.1.0 Thayers King (Lettie Mae) 0.1.0 Albino Blairs King (Lorena) 0.1.0 Russian Ratsnakes (Pam)
0.1.0 Korean Ratsnake (Katerina) 1.0.0 Russian Ratsnake (Lafayette)
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LittlestarRed
Egg
United Kingdom
99 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2011 : 10:05:38
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| Good point! I always wash then F10 gel my hands between handling my reptiles! |
0.1.0 Carolina Corn Snake 'Nagini', 4.8.0 Royal Pythons, 1.0.0 BRB, 1.0.0 Honduran BCI, 1.0.0 Yemen Chameleon 'Jasper' and 1.0.1 Beardies 'Snuggle' & 'Beanie' |
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mohikan22
Snake Mite
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Posted - 11/10/2011 : 11:17:49
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thanks for the insights guys n gals.
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snake smell.....
