would say it is taboo and will make your snakes aggressive because they will always be smelling food, but due to limited space, I have both mice and rats in my reptile room. They can both see them and smell them. The mice and rats are in tanks in a center island (have no choice about this until I can afford a better set up) with the snakes against all the walls, surrounding them. I have found it makes little difference with the snakes. Once in a blue moon they will sit and watch the rodents run and play in their tanks (they are more inclined to watch me when I enter the room than the rats), but they have not been any more aggressive because of this. Nor do they appear to be stressed out: normal sheds, normal poos, normal tudes. They seem to know when it is feeding time and when it is not. Of course, I do not handle my rats and then handle my snakes. I'd rather not tempt fate. When I occasionally introduce new animals into the room, there is little to no adjustment for them. Some of the babies born here are aggressive, some are not...these are the same results I got before I bred my own rodents. In my estimation, it is an individual behavior. Some snakes are more predisposed to strike and aggression, some are not. Baby aggression is usually a defense mechanism due to fear of a large world and they tend to grow out of it unless they are aggressive natured. If that is the case, they will usually remain aggressive as adults. Rats and mice in the room have had no real effects on my animals. At least, that is my experience. I'm sure if others have had experience to the contrary, they will be sure to post.
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