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josh9961
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 17/04/2010 : 22:22:22
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| Would it be at all harmful to a cornsnake if it were to live in a snuggly warm sleeve as it's hide? |
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 17/04/2010 : 22:37:14
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I'm assuming you mean like a jumper sleeve in it's viv??
If so, then it wouldn't be a problem and cleaning it would be fairly easy as well, a hot rinse in the washing machine and it's done. |
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josh9961
Hatchling
United Kingdom
381 Posts |
Posted - 17/04/2010 : 22:45:33
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| Cool, I have an old hoodie that the snake likes to curl up in. Methinks it's time to butcher it and make use of the sleeves :D |
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1.0 Spur thighed Tortoise
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 17/04/2010 : 22:54:20
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| Um word of warning I tried this once. I have never done it since. Somehow my snake went through the sleeve. Not the hole of the sleeve as in actually through the material. I had to cut him free as he got stuck. |
   
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josh9961
Hatchling
United Kingdom
381 Posts |
Posted - 17/04/2010 : 22:57:56
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 Eek, would not want that, any idea why or how? that would take some huge application of force to get through that. |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 17/04/2010 : 23:20:14
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| I dont really like the idea of fabrics in a viv, it can be mistaken for food. I saw a photo of a burm that ate a towel once. |
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josh9961
Hatchling
United Kingdom
381 Posts |
Posted - 17/04/2010 : 23:26:56
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 Bet that wasn't pretty  |
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 17/04/2010 : 23:32:02
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Originally posted by matty18714
I dont really like the idea of fabrics in a viv, it can be mistaken for food. I saw a photo of a burm that ate a towel once.
In fact somewhere on the interwebs is a story and xrays about a burm that ate an electric blanket, plug and everything.
So maybe a sleeve is worth having a good think about, my reasonings for saying yes was becaise I have used fabric in my vivs before, and we tend to recommend sticking a sock or something similar in for first time keepers with skitty snakes. |
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 17/04/2010 : 23:34:21
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Cant say I like the sock method either  |
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josh9961
Hatchling
United Kingdom
381 Posts |
Posted - 17/04/2010 : 23:37:13
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she's too small to eat it, and it's quite dense fibers so she'd have trouble getting caught in it, an dI really think it would help her get used to me, at least for a while.
Just found that burmese python/electric blanket article. All I can say is, wowza, glad the snake was okay. |
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Edited by - josh9961 on 17/04/2010 23:40:56 |
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 18/04/2010 : 03:11:36
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Weirdly I've never considered that could happen Matty and upon further thought it is a very valid point.
A vast amount of snakes will try to eat a lot of weird stuff and I've never thought of it like that, even though Mr Hissle used to try to eat his plastic plants it STILL didn't occur to me. 
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
7308 Posts |
Posted - 18/04/2010 : 04:52:35
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Have just looked at an article and pics of the python - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/07/060724-snake-blanket.html. I cannot believe it survived!
I know a number of forum members have used the method of putting a piece of their clothing in with a skittish new snake to help them adjust to their new owners smell, but have never had to do it myself. I can certainly understand the logic behind it, but hadnt considered that there might be dangers. I would hope that as it is usually down with littlies and the item is usually a sock (a knee high sock with the foot cut off seemed like the best suggestion I saw) then them swallowing them wouldnt be an issue....although them getting through the fabric would....
Definitely something to think about.
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 18/04/2010 : 08:52:33
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Originally posted by josh9961
Eek, would not want that, any idea why or how? that would take some huge application of force to get through that.
No idea, He's a big in every direction lol and I have yet to find a water bowl he does not move and he manages to move building pipes and he's so incredibly nosey. I think I'm lucky I caught him when I did I hate to think how long he had been like hat as last time I looked he was all snuggled upside. The only thing I can think of is maybe there was a loose area of threads somewhere that he made even looser and then went though but I checked to see if there was any loose ones before and I couldn't see any.
In any case, I imagine cutting up sleeve will make the threads of even a tightly threaded/woven item to become lose in areas. Maybe the mistake I made was that I just put it in that viv and it was a bit on the floppy side. If you maybe put a toilet roll in the sleeve that it won't happen. But then it's just a nicely decorated toilet roll lol |
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reptiledanny
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1809 Posts |
Posted - 18/04/2010 : 09:56:32
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| putting the toilet roll inside the slieve is a good idea cuz then i kepps it open as well. |
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 18/04/2010 : 10:51:16
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quote:
Originally posted by Kehhlyr
Mr Hissle used to try to eat his plastic plants it STILL didn't occur to me.
Nothing ever does, does it??  |
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