I agree with your ideal of sensory overload. I think the largest reason our snakes get "flighty" or whatever is because the majority of our snakes spend their time in a 2'X4' cages or smaller on paper towels/newspaper/aspen etc. When they are placed outside they are very unfamiliar with everything their senses are picking up on (sights,smells,sounds,wind etc.) Or the basic feeling of the grass as they crawl on it.

I think they are extremely stressed out. I live in Michigan and my snakes do go outside a few times a year, not nearly enough to make them comfortable or used to it.

In a nutshell...unfamiliarity is probably why.

Bob McPhee

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• Opinions on taking a boa outside... - michaelburton, Tue Mar 14 01:55:56 2006
• RE: Opinions on taking a boa outside... - AshLopez, Tue Mar 14 02:37:54 2006
• RE: Opinions on taking a boa outside... - pythonis, Tue Mar 14 04:57:49 2006
• RE: Opinions on taking a boa outside... - hognose15, Tue Mar 14 11:59:59 2006
• As to your other question - LauraV, Tue Mar 14 09:29:58 2006
• RE: As to your other question - robertmcphee, Tue Mar 14 11:47:56 2006
• What temp. range??? - michaelburton, Tue Mar 14 12:08:23 2006
• RE: What temp. range??? - joeysgreen, Tue Mar 14 12:43:44 2006
• Well, Im from FL so I get quite a few - RyanHomsey, Tue Mar 14 13:48:31 2006
• Thanks - michaelburton, Tue Mar 14 16:21:45 2006
• Bob, do you think... - ChrisGilbert, Tue Mar 14 14:03:06 2006
• RE: Bob, do you think... - robertmcphee, Tue Mar 14 14:10:02 2006
• I'm not Bob, but - LauraV, Tue Mar 14 14:10:27 2006
• Forgot to include - LauraV, Tue Mar 14 14:24:01 2006
• Thanks Laura. - michaelburton, Tue Mar 14 16:23:08 2006
• Thanks for the replies. - michaelburton, Tue Mar 14 16:22:21 2006
• RE: Thanks for the replies. - pythonis, Tue Mar 14 17:48:45 2006