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Posted by: regalringneck at Wed Oct 5 06:46:38 2005   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by regalringneck ]  
   

....I would suggest the majority of our captive snakes are more similar, behaviorally to their wild breathern then some might think...Even a wild snake, well fed/& hydrated finding itself at a thermal optimum is a pretty lazy beast

I agree that many of the defensive behaviors are suppressed by regular handling, tho when my dog approachs for a sniff...that hardwired response uploads pretty fast....

Much of what little Im gleaning about the aut-ecology of regal ringnecks is done via observing them in captivity & attempting to simulate ntrl events.

There appears to be more going on in those wee heads than we generally recognize, which is why I have concluded captive snakes do better w/ regular (weekly) roaming time & handling.


   

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