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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 07/08/2014 : 16:40:02
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I kept rats at the same time as having snakes. I kept them in separate rooms but the rat smell does travel a lot (especially if you get slobby boys like my trio were).
To begin with, all my corns went a bit nuts (roaming the viv all the time, tongues going like mad) but they got used to it and as long as I didn't handle a rat then handle a snake, it had no noticeable effects once they got used to it. Apparently washing hands with soap isn't enough to get the smell off, my snakes would still strike if I had handled a rat within an hour or so of handling them (even though my corns get mice not rats).
It's the same with my geckos. When I first got them, the snakes were a bit interested for a bit, smelling food I guess. Now as long as I don't handle a gecko before I handle a snake, they don't seem to even notice anymore 
Rats are totally awesome pets and it didn't cause a problem for me  |
2.4.0 Corn snakes
1.0.0 horse
0.1.0 Golden retriever
1.4.0 Guinea pigs |
Edited by - Moppet on 07/08/2014 16:40:34 |
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Rats + Snakes.
